18 things before 35...

I found this article interesting in a recent magazine I was flipping through!

Thought I would share with all my knick knack followers :)

1. Give up a grudge. Letting go of the old frees you up for the new.

2. Decide on a Wednesday which country you'll be taking a bargain flight to on Friday. Last-minute travel gets harder, not easier, when the responsibilities pile on.

3. Ditch the “you know” or whatever little vocal habit you got into during high school. It’s, like, not doing you any favors.

4. Create a photo album that’s not exclusively on Facebook. It gives you tangible proof that you rocked the hell out of your youth.

5. Work full-time? Ask your benefits manager about opening an IRA. Really.

6. Take yourself out to dinner. Sit at the bar, bring a book, and just chill without checking your phone every minute.

7. Host your first cocktail party, the kind with LBDs and wine glasses.

8. Agree to a blind date without asking a million questions about the guy. Just go.

9. Have a cause. Committing to a specific charity (1) makes you more interesting and (2) is more productive.

10. Buy a piece of jewelry that signifies all you’ve achieved so far. It will boost your confidence every time you see it.

11. Clean up your social circle by getting rid of the deadweights (you know who they are)

12. Expand your social circle by asking a friend you admire to fix you up with a friend she admires.

13. Learn to curse in at least one new language, Because “shut the eff up” sounds so much more sophisticated in French.

14. You know your favorite type of wine. Now figure out why it’s your favorite, so you can describe the flavors, body, and acidity you prefer to a sommelier and ask for recommendations – I suppose this would go for craft beer lovers as well.

15. Stop wearing clothes that aren’t you. Start wearing clothes that are you, yet even sexier.

16. Ask for a raise when you’ve earned it. It is nerve-racking, heart-pounding and essential to growing your career.

17. Buy anything you used to be too shy to purchase. You’re a woman with needs. Own it.

18. Choose a larger-than-life old-school idol – Jackie O, Audrey Hepburn, Mick Jagger (it doesn’t have to be a chick) – to be a fun, fearless model for your style and/or attitude.