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16. Retirement Plan

This is so adult and I am being questioned at least once a month on how does working in Dubai help with my retirement life. Honestly I still think I am too young to worry about that but to keep myself and my family at peace I have to start the plan prior to my 30^th. Dubai doesn’t help with aging. Here you have to stay forever young or leave the country once it’s time to retire. So I have to start and honestly better late than never – so many times my motto in life.

17. Keep a plant alive for a year

Never did I ever make this possible. I did well with some cactuses (mostly because my mom took care of them when I was away from home) yet failed with most of them even in Dubai. So I will buy a plant and try to keep it alive for a year. My mom will be proud – I hope.

18. Finish a 30 day challenge

This I have to decide which one. Maybe drinking water challenge, plank, squat, abs. Something. Excited. Maybe I will run a marathon every day for a month like this crazy impressive guy is doing in Dubai for the 30x30 challenge. Nah, doubt it. But most likely it will be sports related. Maybe just to do Sun Salutations (yoga) every morning.

19. Start a Scrap Book

I admire my friend who does a scrap book and compiles photos, tickets, passes, medals literally everything. It’s so amazing! I need to stop procrastinating on this and get down to business. I want to compile a scrap book for all the things I have since I came to Dubai and maybe even do one for Vegas and one on Scotland. Oh that would be fun when I’m old! And I should add the playlists of the songs I get obsessed with – songs always bring memories. Those relatable ones. Oh how amazing is that, to reminisce about the heartbreaks, tears of joy, silly moments and best nights. Those are my favorite moments.

20. Something New

Let's try something new, something unexpected. Try a new type of food (maybe eat a bug?), do something filled with adrenaline (ok maybe zipline?), Oh I know! Diving in Fujairah. Have to do this in the first quarter of 2019!

Forward into the past

11. Renting Own Apartment

I have my own car, I live away from my parents, I can cook and I regularly do sports. The final thing I need to do is get my own apartment. I think doing this before 30 would be a great achievement and since I don’t have a boyfriend to rent it with I want to do this on my own. Of course this will be a result of my financial independence. I plan to change my job which will bring better benefits resulting in independence and an actual feeling of being a grown up. Currently I am sharing a villa, which is nice, but it constantly makes me think I still live in a fancy dorm of university J I do want to be forever young but this is the final step I need to take to my grown up life.

12. Learn how to cook 30 dishes

I cook, but everything I cook is just for me. I am shy to cook for others because I fear that they would not like it and would feel forced to lie to me. I would be happy to know how to do 30 meals which I would be ok to do for others as well. (so far I am comfortable making crepes and toast haha). I will keep the list updated here J

13. Buy a designer bag

I do not think that will make me incredibly happy but it will be a feeling of achievement. I want to be able to buy myself a proper gift. Living in such a superficial city makes me proud that my plan is not to get one as a gift but actually to buy it myself. And this, unlucky 13, is definitely not a priority on my list. If I don’t achieve this one I will still survive.

14. Pay of my credit car

Done! Ha! This one I placed on the list 3 months ago and I am happy I made it even before my 29^th. Well, let’s see if I can stay away from using it again.

15. 30^th Birthday

I want to celebrate it in Vegas, crazy I know. But I just want to go back to the city with the same girls I lived there before and go to the same club where we were going out and stay in a nice hotel and just enjoy it for a week with them. Well a night maybe 2 in a hotel and the rest of the stay with the girl who lives there. J I think this would be a perfect celebration of my next round number! Before my hips start to hurt and my knees start to be weak and all that jazz.