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25 Things To Accomplish In My 25th Year

With 1/4 of my life finished, it's time to make some changes.

Kristen Galloway

Jan 03, 2017

Knoxville, Tennessee

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Saturday is my 25th birthday and aside from the feeling that I'm getting older, I'm feeling like it's time to make a few changes in my life. I'm a person who likes to set resolutions for the year and while I don't always follow them, I usually try my best. I think starting a new year with some goals is always a good thing, and since this is my 25th year on Earth, and a quarter of my life is done, I think it's time to set some huge goals for myself.

1. Learn to forgive

2. Love harder

3. Go to the gym and don't stop in a few weeks

4. Wear makeup because I like it, not because I feel like I need to

5. Write the book I've had in my head for years

6. Go to as many concerts as I can

7. Crack open my personal shell

8. Spend more time with my family

9. See some new places

10. Read more

11. Spend less time worrying about everybody else

12. Appreciate the little things

13. Eat out less

14. Try harder to be a vegetarian

15. Learn a new programming language

16. Be more optimistic

17. Get a new tattoo

18. Spend more time outside

19. Learn some new recipes

20. Be happier in my own skin

21. Make new friends

22. Save more money

23. Learn to manage my mental health

24. Be the best person I can be

25. Just live

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