Yesterday during my workout class the instructor wanted people to randomly, at anytime, volunteer to go up in front of the class and do 10 bar pull ups. Now this may seem a little silly to some, but for me bar pull ups are intimidating–especially to do them in front of an entire class. After the 4th person went up and completed their 10, the famous quote from Eleanor Roosevelt: “do one thing every day that scares you” popped into my head. So without a second thought I walked right up to the bar, struggled to get my feet in the ropes, and did 10 pulls ups! Now this has got me thinking, as I am turing 29 in a few days and am about to embark on the last year of my 20’s (insert crying face),  I want to start pushing myself to do more things that scare me. “Make it happen” as my new years resolution would say.

I have decided to create a list of 21 goals to accomplish. I am no stranger to writing a bucket list, I have been keeping a running list since High School. This list will be tailored to goals that can be accomplished by pushing myself to make it happen, instead of fantasy ones like buying a yacht and meeting Julie Andrews–one can dream so hush. I will start with just 21 and as I cross those off I will create another list until I turn the dirty little word of thirty. So here is my first top 21 list:

1) Run in a race

2) Go sky diving

3) Try 4 new workouts

4) Visit a new city/state

5) Take a cooking class

6) Write a book

7) Get a puppy

8) Read 20 new books

9) Do the Paleo Whole 30

10) Create a logo/illustration for my blog

11) Attend a Blogshop workshop.

12) Take tennis lessons–quitting my job sorta put a damper on this goal for this past summer.

13)  Buckle down and learn to speak French–I have a rosetta stone series but only dab in it every once in a while.

14) See a TED Talk live

15) Try paddle boarding

16) Do 10 random acts of kindness

17) Attend a blogging event

18) Join a new club

19) Find a new job/apartment

20) Collaborate with a brand for my blog

21) Purchase classic flats