I’m sorry, how old?

In a week I’m turning 25. Wow.

One of my coworkers told me not to think of how I’m going to be a quarter of a century old but to think of all I’ve accomplished in the past 25 years and how much more I’ll accomplish in the next 25. I think that’s a pretty good way to look at this impending birthday so I’m going to take that advice and look at what I have indeed accomplished in the past 25 years and make a list of the things I hope to accomplish in the next 25.

• I was born. A feat in itself.
• I learned to walk.
• I learned to talk…and haven’t looked back since!
• Learning to talk led to learning to sing.
• I learned to drive.
• I graduated high school.
• I survived my 21st birthday. And that wasn’t easy.
• I graduated college.
• I fell into debt.
• I’ve become an adult, an adult with a cleaning schedule.
• I’ve had and excelled at 3 adult jobs.
• I’ve adopted two puppies who needed me.
• I met my soul mate.
• I married my soul mate.
• I’ve transitioned into marriage.
• I’ve put myself on a debt pay off schedule.

Things I wish to accomplish in the next 25 years:

• I plan to have two beautiful kids. No more, no less. I told my husband that I don’t plan on being outnumbered.
• I plan to get out of debt completely, except for good debt, of course.
• I plan to buy a house and make it a home.
• I plan to celebrate my 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th and 25th wedding anniversaries.
• I plan to be well on my way to retirement.
• I plan to watch my children grow into wonderful individuals. Because I’ll teach them all of the good values and none of the bad.
• I plan to volunteer at community theatres.
• I plan to be the “cool” mom whose house is always filled with rambunctious children and teenagers.
• I plan to chaperone every field trip my children go on and will be the mom whose group is always requested.
• I plan to live happily ever after.

*kisses*

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