21 Things

This is my list of 21 things I want to do before I turn 21. Started 07/14/10, and to be completed by 11/19/2013. Completed: 10/21

1. Save up for & buy a DSLR Camera Completed: October 25th, 2010
I don’t have a particular one in mind, but perhaps a Canon Rebel or a Nikon. I love photography, and I want a really fancy camera so I can learn more about photography and everything that goes with it. I got a Nikon d3100 today (October 25th, 2010)

2. Start & Finish a Photo365
I’ve always wanted to do this, but I always feel like I wouldn’t have the motivation to keep going. I’m planning on starting it soon, once I figure out a good way to have it all set up.

3. Graduate from college, or at least be past my first year
I will hopefully be starting in the Fall of ’11, but if something happens and I don’t apply/go for whatever reasons, I want to at least be in college and trying.

4. Learn to cook at least 5 dishes.
I love food, and I want to learn how to make some dishes. Whether it’s simple meals for dinner or even more complex ones, I think cooking would be fun.

5. Have my full liscence.
I only recently got my G1 and truthfully, I’m a little scared to drive so I want to get my full liscence and not worry about it so much. On August 19th, 2011 I got my G2.

6. Buy my own car.
When I first get my G2, I’ll probably use my parents car + insurance, but I want to get my own someday, even though it means paying loads for insurance. In November of 2011, I bought and insured a 1990 GM Sierra Truck

7. Save up money for a 21st birthday trip
I’m not sure where the trip would be to, but hopefully to Vegas with my best friend Taylor. We have a saying “To vegas and back”, which is a long story but basically, we plan to go to Vegas together one day. Our 21st birthdays seem like a good idea.

8. Get a tattoo.
I have no idea what OF, but I love tattoos, and I want one badly.

9. Start learning Spanish and/or Guitar
I’ve always wanted to do both of these things, so I want to start learning one or both by the time I’m 21. I think the Spanish language is sexyyy, and I want to try to learn it one day. I don’t think I’ll be fluent by the time I’m 21 (or ever, really..) but I want to know some basics.

10. Make $100 in a month online.
I know it’s possible, but I never really put in enough effort to make this much in a month online, so I want to try. If I do more than that, I won’t complain

11. Go to at least 3 concerts (preferably at least one Taylor Swift)
I would lovee to see Taylor Swift in concert, but the last time she was here the tickets sold out too fast. I want to go to at least three concerts because I love the atmosphere, but don’t tend to go to many. Completed: 3/3. I saw Taylor Swift (!!!) live on July 15th, 2011. CCMA FanFest September 10th, 2011 (many different artists). CMT Hit List Tour (Dean Brody, Deric Ruttan, Aaron Lines) October 14th, 2011.

12. Spend an entire paycheck on stuff for myself.
I don’t mean for stuff like food or what not… One week (when I dont particularly need the money), I want to just take the whole paycheck that I’ve got and buy myself something nice with it that I want, even if I don’t really NEED it. I’ve bought multiple pairs of cowboy boots, which when buying two pairs at the same time, took up an entire paycheck.

13. Learn to drive stick shift.
I should probably just learn to drive a regular car first, but I think it’d be cool to be able to drive shift. David keeps saying he’ll teach me..

14. Take someone out for dinner, my treat. Completed: September 6th, 2010
I don’t mean to just Subway or something as I’ve done that before, but actually take someone out to a nice restaurant and not have them worry about paying for it. Maybe my parents, for their anniversary one year.
I bought David dinner tonight at East Side Mario’s, which classifies as a real restaurant. It was technically as part of a bet, but it still counts.

15. Learn to love my body. Completed: March, 2010
I’m not very confident with myself, but I really wish I was. Whether I do it by getting killer abs and working out or some other way, I just want to be comfortable with myself. While I’m not 100% there, I am so much more comfortable with myself & my looks, and I love it.

16. Be a bit more outgoing.
I’m a very shy person and while I don’t mind that, I think it’d be nice to be a tad bit more outgoing.

17. Drive a boat
I don’t particularly like water, though I do like riding in boats.. so I think it would be fun to drive one at a time where I’m not eight years old with my Dad holding onto my hand that’s on the wheel.

18. Go on a trip to somewhere I’ve always wanted to go
This could either be somewhere like Austrailia, or combining this & #20 and going on a road trip to somewhere like Boston or Seattle, where I’ve always wanted to go. While I didn’t always know I wanted to go there, I went on a trip to Sault Ste. Marie, ON in July 2011 with my best friend Taylor.

19. Get a Brazilian wax
This is pretty much just to see what it’s like. It sounds a little painful, but I think the end result would be interesting.

20. Go on a road trip with a friend/boyfriend Completed: March, 2011
Doesn’t matter where, I just want to go on a 6hr+ road trip with someone that I care about. I went to Florida with my sister & her friend, from March 3rd-10th, 2011. We drove there & back, and it was an amazing trip.

21. Bake something completely from scratch, and give it to someone as a surprise Completed: July 16th, 2010
I love baking, and while I have made things from scratch before that turned out deliciously (and some that turned out not so great), I want to surprise someone with it because I know I’d love someone handing me 12 freshly baked, home made cookies.
David was having a bad day, and got some bad news about his dad, so I thought it’d be a good day to try this. The cookies cheered him up, until he tasted them. They were too floury (which I knew before I gave them to him), but they were still alright.