30. Buy a house.
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The reason for this is obvious. I have kids, too much junk, and no place of our own. It is one of those "needed" things for adults with families.
However, better than my goal is five goals from my guest blogger today. I am glad to welcome back Roger from A Daily Dose of R&R. I trust you will enjoy his goals and perspective as much as I did!
Here he is...
Hello! It’s Roger again, you might recognize my name from a
post a while back about long distance relationships. As for a quick update,
things are still well on that front. Still miserable, and still well worth it.
But that’s not the point of my being here today. Amanda asked me to stop by and
talk about the five things that I would like to do before I turn 30. Well, I’m
24 now, so I like to think that time is on my side… But it’s also moving much faster than it once
did, so many of the things on this list are already in the works to get done.
So, whether you wanted it or not, here’s a chance for you to learn a bit more
about me.
1. I’d like to get a book published.
Who hasn’t fantasized about writing a book at least once
their life? I can’t speak for everyone, but as an avid reader, having my name
on a book was definitely something I knew I wanted to do before thirty. And, I
am quite pleased to say that this goal is very close to becoming a reality,
only not in the sense you might think. Starting earlier this year, my
girlfriend and I collectively began working on editing an anthology to raise
money for a non-profit organization called First Book and fulfill our dream of
attaching our names to a published work. That book, Neverland’s Library, is
scheduled to release in March of next year. In fact, I’ve been so successful in
achieving this goal, that I now have plans to release not one, but four
different books.
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I’ve not given up on publishing a book entirely written by
me, but editing is definitely a unique way of achieving this goal. I can
certainly live with my name being attached to a book with fantasy genre authors
that I read and love.
2. I’d like to move from having a job to having a career.
Sometimes the early twenties can feel a lot like being that
lanky kid from school who hit their growth spurt before everyone else. Your
arms are hairy, you’ve got that terrible eighties whisp-stache and you’re about
a foot taller than everyone else in your class. Okay, I lied. I’ve almost always been about
average and on the lighter side of hairy, but I understand not quite fitting
in. I’m ready to move past working an hourly job and begin working toward a
career. While I know some people are able to jump straight from college into
these types of opportunities, the large majority of us experience some growing
pains in this aspect of life.
Adult bills tend to catch up on us a lot faster than our
adult paychecks. I’d better get a real career soon before I’ve got a wife, kid
and mortgage. I’m ready for that monotonous day-in and day-out penance to hurry
up and begin so it can end before I’m too old and decrepit.
If money was a moot point, I would see the world and get
lost in it. My bushy beard would hide my carefree smile as I travelled from
country to country while honing my terrible American accented version of
whatever native tongue I try to speak. I’d stay in hostels, take a million
photos that will never make it onto my facebook and just get exposed to the
vast world that I’ve only seen in pictures!
The twenties are meant for exploring. Our youth should be
fun! Before I turn thirty I want to create some memories that I can embellish
on and impress and inspire my one-day kids.
4. I want to go to the Olympics.
Rather than mentioning Europe and the Olympics, I should
just ask to be rich, shouldn’t I? Yes, a great many goals come with being rich,
but that’s life we live in. It’s a shame that the lovers of sports and common
men and women who fill the streets and fields to play these games can’t afford
to go watch them live when they grow up. While I would love to do this, it’s
not something I expect to do before thirty. That’s okay though, not all goals
are attained. Sometimes it’s just fun to dream big.
Instead, I’ll settle for a close-knit group of friends
gathered around the TV and stuffing our faces with a less than athletic
assortment of *Ahem* dietary foods.
Now don’t take this to mean that I don’t have dreams and
ambitions, but I know that there will be things that I will want and desire,
but I know that’s not always possible. So rather than waste all five of goals
for before I turn thirty on selfish desires, I’d like to step back and work on
being appreciative for the things I do have. I’m a selfish, idiotic,
mid-twenties fool who wants it all, but I have a feeling if I actually got
everything that my black little heart wants, I’d just find myself wanting a new
set of unattainable goals.
If I ever end up getting it all, I think I’d like to make a
few other people’s goals come true instead of just mine. Sometimes making
something possible for another can be more enjoyable than doing so for personal
gain.
So there you have it! My five things I’d like to achieve
before I turn thirty. They’ll probably partially change before the day ends,
but that’s okay. I’m young, or young at heart at least, and I’ve got time to
make a few more mistakes before old age comes back to bite me.
Thanks,
Roger Bellini
