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.
In the blog “Bucket list ’25 update #1 | London, concert & writing” I go into depth about the first two months.
January: London, baby!
February: Going to a concert.
In the blog “Bucket list ’25 update #2 | Leipzig, storytelling & writing” I go into depth about the third and fourth month of the year.
March: Leipzig Book Fair.
April: Created a new company.
NEW
May: A2 level in French!
June: Celebrated my Rebirthday.
2. Finish my manuscript
During my last update I mentioned that I hoped to write lots of scenes in the next two months, well.. I did not do much of those. I was mainly working on the structure of the book. I worked out a lot of settings. By each step I see the story grow which makes me not mind that I didn’t write actual scenes. I think the beauty in my story is the flow that will be filled with some twists and turns. That’s why I think the actual scene writing should come later. While setting everything up I got the chance to meet and understand the characters even more and I have been surprised with who they shaped to be. I do hope to write lots of scenes in the next two months. I am not going to push myself to write a certain number, since I am currently also working on other projects.
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.
Setting up a new company asked a lot of my storytelling skills, so I was mostly focused on that and also working on my manuscript. For the next two months I want to focus on how I can put my storytelling to use in my social media presence.
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?
Still 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. 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.
Aaah, I got A2 level in French! On a random day in May I was curious about my French. My reading skills are quite good considering I don’t use them a lot. But also I can spot mistakes in grammar. So I was like: why not put it to the test? I got A2 pushing B1. My knowledge is still scattered and honestly there is still so much I don’t know even at A1 or A2 level. But I am happy that I at least roughly know at what level my overall skills are.
Conclusion – My 2025 bucket list
A list filled with joy, learning and exploring. And I have been very active in achieving all these goals. There are still eight 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, it won’t be a travel destination this time around, but rather other kinds of adventures.
How is it going with your bucket list?
Love,
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