it took me 28 years and I finally got the wine glass to mouth motion down 😉
It’s official–the big 28 is upon me. You know, I am not sure if I have ever had expectations of what I would be doing, what I would be like, and so on when I was younger of the year that is to come. I am assuming if I would have had expectations they would have gone something like: I will not laugh at people when they fall, I won’t say your mom jokes in response to serious questions, and I will certainly not desire mac and cheese for 20 out of 21 meals per week. However, because I never planned to not do all of the above, here I am. Laughing, saying immature things, and eating like it’s my job. The lesson here is screw expectations, you are much better off without them.
Being that I am a turning a year older and am a maniac when it comes to making lists and resolutions [that I never follow through on] I figured what the heck, lets do another list. If there is one thing I have learned in my old age, it is that if you don’t plan for your life to be awesome, it will suck. And because I am not a fan of sucking [well, you know] I present to you [or really myself…] twelve different things I want to do in my 28th year of life to keep it suck free.
July: Master the art of making the best Moscow Mule on this planet. And then serve them to friends in copper mugs. Preferably
these copper mugs. <— last attempt for a birthday gift from my husband. While on the topic of birthday gifts, perhaps add something additional monogrammed from
Alison + Ivy. It only took me 28 years to get something monogrammed and now that I have something, I feel like I need everything.
August: Create an office for my myself with a teal/aqua ceiling
September: Quit blogging and all things social media cold turkey for one week. Learn how to read a book, write with a pen and paper, photograph things with a real camera, spend time in the kitchen, listen to music, enjoy time with friends and family, and do it all while not sharing it with anybody virtually.
October: Host an emoticon party. Everybody dresses up as their favorite emoticon, I dress up as the salsa dancer. Dreams will come true this night.
November: Eat at RPM steak in Chicago
December: Have a picnic in the snow with my nieces-the main course being hot chocolate and cookies.
January: Sleep in a homemade living room fort for at least one week out of the month complete with white twinkly lights and real wood burning fires.
February: Organize a progressive Valentines dinner with friends. One course here, another course there, drinks and more drinks everywhere.
March: Go to Turks and Caicos. This can actually take place at any time during the year however, March seems like a good time to get away. But then again so does always.
April: Buy
a sweet bicycle with a bottle opener, cup holder, and front basket. Ride that thing like a mother.
May: Go to a casino and play black jack with real men while drinking whiskey on the rocks. Try not to puke or lose thousands of dollars in the process.
June: Learn how to line dance at a country bar. That or do The Wobble in a country bar. Basically just go to a country bar and dance, enough with being picky.
And if all of the above doesn’t pan out, drinking a cold beer and laying on a couch sounds pretty good too.
Bring it on 28, I’m ready for you.
Founder and creator of LIY, Erin turned her dream of a hobby blog into a full-time career which she now runs alongside the LIY team! When not in front of her computer screen [with a La Croix or wine in hand] or in front of a mirror taking mirror selfies, you can find Erin spending time on the water, cuddled up with her two pups and husband most likely watching the latest Shark Tank episode, or getting lost in an easy beach read.