24 Things Everyone Should Do Before Turning 24

This month, I turn 24 years old...and while I don’t have a ton of free time to reflect on what that means (hello grad school, two jobs and one thesis to be completed!), I wanted to spend some time thinking about how year 23 treated me. And considering how popular my post on 22 things to do before you’re 22 turned out to be, I thought it was about time for a repeat.

So whether or not you?Re approximately to show 24 as well or you simply want some notion for things you can do to undoubtedly effect your personal lifestyles, Right Here are 24 activities earlier than you turn 24.

1. Go thrifting and purchase at least one piece of garb that?S in a style, shade, and so on. You?Ve by no means dared or idea to strive earlier than.

Read more of my thoughts on body image and thrifting Right Here...

2. Learn some thing new about your family history, or your personal adolescence.

And it doesn’t have to be earth-shattering either. You might just spend one night chatting to your mom or dad about their childhood and learn a funny story about how they really got that scar under their chin.

Three. Master as a minimum one recipe you experience snug cooking for others.

Might I recommendsome of mine to start with?

Four. Try out strength schooling.

Weight lifting may not be for everyone, but research shows that it offersLots of benefits...and while I was self-conscious when I first started hitting the weight room, I love how strong I feel now that I’m a few years into lifting.

five. Write a letter for your family, buddies (or function fashions of choice), telling them what you?D want them to recognize if the arena ended day after today.

Sounds sappy...and it may be. But that doesn’t mean it’s a bad idea!

6. Say ?Sure? To something that (competently!) scares the crud out of you.

Like, for me this year, working three jobs...staying in Minnesota for the summer...Pronouncing ?Yes? To a long-distance relationship.

7. Reach out to a chum you haven?T talked to in a while, and catch up...Even though it?S simplest a short phone call or some texts.

Eight. Try a yoga class - one as hard or smooth as you want!

Read more about my experience with hot yoga and what I've learned from yoga Right Here.

9. Go to remedy, if you have the possibility.

If you’re still in college or grad school like me, you may receive a certain amount of free therapy appointments per semester with your school’s Counseling Center. And if you do have free resources available...use them. You may be surprised at what you learn - even if it’s just that it’s normal for you to be overwhelmed with everything on your plate, or that it feels realllly good to have someone objective yet caring listen to you talk.

10. Spend at least someday completely on my own...And test with getting to know what being happy at the same time as alone looks as if for you.

11. Enjoy a staycation.

Don’t worry about traveling somewRight Here exciting or new! Stay at home and treat yourself however you want - whether it’s by eating out or trying new recipes, Looking Netflix or spending the whole day unplugged.

12. Get actual approximately your finances and research what you sincerely value spending cash on...And what you?Re OK announcing ?No? To.

In my case, I know that food is something I really enjoy and would be willing to splurge on more than other things (like going to the movies). Learn how I save money grocery shopping and eat gluten free for only $35 a week Right Here.

13. Read a ?Conventional? E book you?Ve constantly heard approximately but by no means tried.

Some of my favorites from this exercise are 1984 and The Handmaid?S Tale.

14. Go dancing in a club or fun spot downtown.

You don’t have to stay until the club closes or even drink. (I didn’t do either!). But staying up way past my bedtime to dance to super loud music with friends in Minneapolis is one of my fave memories from grad school.

15. Go through your social media profiles and stop following accounts that don?T upload some thing true in your life, anything that is probably.

16. Get involved along with your network in a few way.

It could be volunteering at the local library or making friends with people at the gym you go to. But I know from personal experience that giving back to others’ comes with plenty of personal benefits.

17. Forget which you?Re an adult for at the least an hour each week.

How? By dancing in your pj’s to your favorite songs, eating ice cream for dinner, sleeping as late as you want or doing whatever else makes your childish heart happy.

18. Forgive a person who you think definitely merits a 2nd chance.

19. Go on a hike with a good friend (of an acquaintance you want to get to know better) and really talk as you walk.

20. Find at least one self-care practice you can rely upon while things get difficult.

And if you need ideas...find plenty Right Here and Right Here.

21. Stay sober at a party wRight Here most people are drinking.

Trust me - it’ll be a very interesting experience, and you may learn more about how much alcohol you really prefer to enjoy while socializing.

22. Work a activity no longer at once associated with your destiny profession goals.

If you haven’t worked as a grocery cashier or a salesclerk by this age...consider yourself lucky. However, working as a produce stocker for a local grocery store while I'm going to grad school has Taught me loads approximately staying prompted and grateful and shown me the benefits of being able to leave work at the office (errr...grocery store). Plus, it's helped me build a better mental picture of what I do and don't want from a long-term job.

23. Go roller skating - exterior or in an old-fashioned roller skating rink.

24. Make a listing of 5 stuff you?Re grateful for and five methods you?Ve grown over the last 12 months.

'Cause...Why now not cease your birthday on a tremendous notice?!?

My Biggest Takeaways From Year 23

And while I’ve done a good job of checking every box off on this list at age 23...it seems only fitting to end this post (and start my 24th year) by answering point 24.

Age 23 and my 2nd (and very start of my 1/3) yr of grad faculty has definitely been a curler coaster. I?Ve felt overwhelmed and broken-hearted and angry and uncertain...However I?Ve also felt extremely proud and, at moments, extra cushty in my own pores and skin than I were in ages.

So when I think back to this last year, I’m grateful that I survived the Polar Vortex of 2018 (and am reallllly hoping 2019's winter won’t be as bad) and traveled safely through at least two blizzards. I’m thankful for the college friends that I can still reach out to when I’m feeling low, and to have parents I can always call for advice or comfort. And I’m grateful for good health, even though I have ups and downs with my body and we certainly don’t always get along.

As for the way I?Ve grown...The listing ought to seriously add some most important phrases to my thesis! But to slim it down to 5, I?D say I?Ve grown:

In no longer being afraid to show my funny side when I'm teaching English 101...even if it can sometimes be a real challenge to get my students to laugh at 10 AM.
As a graduate student. So. Much. I ended my first year with maybe one drafted essay and the worry that I’d never crack my code for creative writing. I’m starting my third year with 60,000 words (around 240 double-spaced pages) of material already written for my thesis.
In knowing that I can juggle going to school full time, three jobs, a blog, and a minimal social life...though that workload isn't ideal, so I've also grown to realize that less is more in many ways.
In the gym! I'm very proud to say that I can now bench press and do a lat pulldown with 50 pounds...which isn't huge to some people but is huge for me.
In my fears of uncertainty (more on that below).

I know I still have so much to learn. After all, I’m hopefully still less than a fourth of a way through this crazy life of mine. But I’m slowly learning more about who I am, and How my chronic ailments in shape into my identification. And while I still have soooo many questions about this world and who I am and what is going to happen next for me...I’m getting a little better at accepting the uncertainty and leaning into the unknown.

So on that note...I’m going to enjoy the only known part of turning 24 so far: eating some yummy gluten free dessert! And I’m excited to see wRight Here I - and this blog - go in this next year.

What's one factor you think every body need to do this year? Tell me inside the comments!

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