So now the introspective waffle is out of the way, let’s talk about the small matter of me turning 30 in a few days.
Not because of the turning 30 part, there’s nowt I can do about that (and I’m looking forward to being FABULOUS at thirty … or something) but the part where I set myself a list of things to do before I was 30 and have utterly failed to complete the list.
It’s not like I didn’t try. I did some pretty radical (for me) things in 2015, things that I never thought I’d cross off the list but managed anyway. I also have some list items “in progress”: Gaz and I are booked on a hot air balloon flight early this year, I did *cough2cough* random acts of kindness, I registered to give blood but had to cancel my appointment because of a bad flu-like illness, and I have sort of worked with other developers on a couple of things.
But… there are definitely items on that list that were doomed from the start. Read 100 books? I’m lucky if I read 10 books in a year these days. Earn £5000 in passive income? Take off a zero, pal. And how do you even define a pay rise when your employment situation does a complete 180. I might earn four grand in one month and sod all in the next.
I still want to learn to swim. I want to volunteer because I think it’ll be good for me to get out of my little bubble. But mostly I just want to continue taking risks and doing cool stuff, and I don’t think I need a list for that.
05 Jan at 12:14 am
You’re right, live life, have fun and most importantly be happy. :)
07 Jan at 7:16 am
This is why I’m always reluctant to make goals, but I think progress on any of them is positive. It’s great that you did some of the things on the list anyway!
I challenged myself to read 60 books last year and I read about 10. There just isn’t enough time in the day.
Hope you have a great birthday!