Let’s see how I take on my adventures and creative 2025 bucket list!
This year’s bucket list might sound/read more like a goallist. But hear me out! From the summer of 2023 till autumn 2024 I was very restricted in what I could do. In case you are new here on the blog… Hi! I changed my last name.This was a long process from start to finish and there were many things I couldn’t do in that time just because the name change news could drop any minute and I would have to do a lot (A LOT) of administration. Like renewing my passport, driver license and many more things.
Anyway, you can imagine that I had to hold off on a lot of dreams and goals. So 2025 is going to be the year that I do things that make me feel free or finally be able to enjoy my private time again. Also, I am not going to lie, there is still a lot of unknown about my future this year. This is in regards to my business and where I might be living later in the upcoming months. My business will go international this year (whoop, whoop!) and I am planning on moving. Will I be immigrating or will I be a nomad again? Only time will tell. Right now I am simply enjoying life again and everything on this bucket list are things to make me fall in love with life a little more day by day.
1. Doing something every month that makes me feel alive
When I basically couldn’t leave the house for months on end, you probably understand this year I want to make it my mission to do something fun every month. Something that makes me feel alive. This could be anything! Going on holiday, concerts, trying out something new… you name it.
January: London, baby! I had so much fun going to London and meeting up with one of my close friends who I haven’t seen in a while since we both live on a different side of the world.
Read here about the other special meaning this trip had and read here about what I did this time around on this trip.
Also, I know it’s easy to forget since it happened at the start of this year, but in the first half of January I actually still lived in Vienna! Don’t forget I also travelled to Düsseldorf and Brussels. Wow, I am not going to lie, I am really impressed with my own travel game so far this year.
February: At the beginning of the month I was still in London and I also travelled (again) to Brussels, but the main event of February? Going to a concert of Kiss of Life! I had an amazing time, met some great people and danced the night away. This was my first K-pop concert ever, so it made the evening more special to me.
2. Finish my manuscript
Last year I spent some long hours behind my laptop. Of course this was for admin. But this year I finally want to finish one of my manuscripts. Ever since my creative flow has come back last year, I know I am able to work on my writings again.
Yes, I am writing again! Although I must admit that I had a breakthrough earlier this week. I had the feeling the way I was writing the story didn’t feel right. But I think I found my solution. Luckily I was just 5.000 words into the story, so the shift doesn’t have that big of an effect in my manuscript.
3. Explore my storytelling
In the last few years there have been so many life changing things in my life. Both bad and good. I want to explore how this impacted my storytelling, grow with it and learn new things. I’ve been having such a blast with videography, but there is still so much to learn. However, storytelling is also writing, this blog, my business and many more things. This is an adventure that amazes me each day.
There are still things I am figuring out and the amount of travels in the first two months of this year affected my inspiration. I have been mostly focused on writing, videography and my business. At the moment there is nothing special I can mention, but hopefully I can later this year when my projects see the light of day.
4. Staying in a castle
Depending on how long you’ve been following this blog, you probably know all the unique places I’ve lived. From an estate to a museum. So the next logical step seems to me to stay at a castle, right?
Not yet. [insert cry face]
5. Become a polyglot
Let’s go! At the end of last year I joined a language learning community. It has been amazing to get to know like minded people all over the world and helping each other with language goals. There are many others in the group I have been talking about Chinese, Italian, French, Japanese and Korean. It’s fun to share experiences and tips on learning. Studying languages brings me so much joy! Over the last few years it even helped me with exploring my storytelling when it comes down to writing.
I have done a lot of immersion thanks to the many travels so far this year and my time living in Austria. But for the next two months I want to focus on theory and books. Although, I do have a week-long business trip coming up to Germany!
My most studied languages in the first two months: German, Korean and French.
Conclusion – My 2025 bucket list
A list filled with joy, learning, exploring and doing a freefall. And I have been very active in achieving all these goals. There are still ten months left of this year and I am very excited to keep on working on these dreams. I can’t wait to go on my next adventure and when I won’t be travelling I look forward to doing all the other things on this list.
How is it going with your bucket list?
Love,
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