I have an unofficial goal to actually visit every state in the United States. Some people ask why every state, isn't it all the same? Personally, I think every state has something unique to offer and how fun would it be to keep track of and document your travels all within this one country in a journal? Currently, I've been to 3 states, 2 of which I actually lived in. Nothing all that impressive so far.

When we think about traveling, a lot of us think it is this huge thing that needs to be planned out, when that isn't necessarily the case. There are tons of last minute deals to different states around the country. The cool thing about living in a country so large is that you can easily jet off for a long weekend and won't have jumped into a whole new time zone. But even if you're like me and enjoy planning things out, set up a calendar! Figure out when you can travel and leave the destination unplanned and just see where it takes you! Go alone, go with your family, go with your friends, go out there!

Depending on where you are within the country, you could even make this into a road trip! My family turned our move from Southern California back to Texas into a road trip and it was one of the most memorable things that has happened in my life. So go out and take your friends on the road with you!!! (Seriously, how fun would it be to drive up the west coast from Southern California to Washington?)

If you really wanted to, you could do all the stereotypical "must sees" and "must dos" for every state and it will leave you with a great story to tell!

At the end of the day, you've gone somewhere new and experienced new things and that's awesome! So grab a notebook and start planning!