'a whole year has already passed, and I have yet to accomplish something that is spectacularly worthy of an epitaph to engrave into my tomb stone'
With that morbid thought in mind, I came up with a brilliant plan that would solve all my woes and worries away - a bucket list! But not just any bucket list. I created a formidable checklist of things I wish to accomplish before I turned ripe age of 21. This was not made for the mere thrill of having a tomb stone that said 'Here lies Gillian: a contortionist, dragon-slayer and all around good person'. A lot of the times we tell ourselves we want to do something BIG and memorable in life - it could something as crazy as climbing to the top of Mt. Everest, travelling the world or falling in love. However, more often than not, we never do it.
And why is that, you might ask?
Because we are all procrastinators.
Now, don't huff at the screen and deny what is true - that procrastination is that addicting drug that keeps haunting our thoughts and guiding our actions. The same goes for anything we hope and wish to accomplish in life - we keep telling ourselves over and over that we'll do something great, something fun, something different, but do we really?
I, for one, don't. Thus, I conjured up twenty things I have to accomplish before I turn 21. 365 days to settle down and get a move on the things I've been meaning to achieve or do. And with this, I hope to push myself to become someone who isn't reliant on the word tomorrow but lives each moment, each opportunity on today. Without further ado, here's my list!
And why is that, you might ask?
Because we are all procrastinators.
Now, don't huff at the screen and deny what is true - that procrastination is that addicting drug that keeps haunting our thoughts and guiding our actions. The same goes for anything we hope and wish to accomplish in life - we keep telling ourselves over and over that we'll do something great, something fun, something different, but do we really?
I, for one, don't. Thus, I conjured up twenty things I have to accomplish before I turn 21. 365 days to settle down and get a move on the things I've been meaning to achieve or do. And with this, I hope to push myself to become someone who isn't reliant on the word tomorrow but lives each moment, each opportunity on today. Without further ado, here's my list!
- finish a painting i've already started making
- paint a new painting
- write a short story
- pierce my ears
- save a certain amount of money
- visit a theme park with good friends
- go legally drinking with college friends
- make 10 new friends
- fill a whole notebook with the most random of sketches
- bake a cake
- lose a healthy amount of weight
- run a marathon
- design, decorate and fill up my monthly planner
- attend a concert
- get my license
- ******* (something quiet personal I am not ready to divulge)
- burn a scented candle
- dye my hair
- try a cronut for the first time
- create a memory jar
Note: these may not seem the most interesting of lists, but they are things that I can realistically accomplish within a year's time.
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