One of the things on my list is that I want to be known for something food-related. Like I want people to say "can you bring your famous cake/bread/salad/whatever". Weird thing, I know.

@Jay-dn2fc

3 жыл бұрын

I completely understand this, not weird at all! I have a similar one on my mental list that I want to have a skill where friends/people can call me up to perform for them. For example, hair styling, make up, etc. There are definitely more examples but that’s all I can think about right now 😅

@doctorwholover1012

3 жыл бұрын

Being food-famous is such a goal lmao 😅

@ellaraykondrat

Жыл бұрын

I love that because it's two goals in one... to cook well and have a lot of friends! Or at least some good friends.

@juliak1615

Жыл бұрын

That is really cool and sweet! It feels community oriented to me and that is always wonderful :)

I’m turning 40 this year, and you inspired me to write a list of 50 before 50. I think, particularly for women, that the focus is heavily on ‘your 20s’ and there’s a lot of life to live in each decade, just just seen as dwindling because society values youth in women but no experience or joys.

@ilakaizen4926

Жыл бұрын

Im turning 40 sept 2023... i do my 40before40 last minute edition🤣

i feel like keeping the 40th goal unfilled is actually a nice way to acknowledge that you never know what's gonna happen and maybe you reach 39 and then realize that you want to put something completely different you've never even considered there

Let’s foster a chill vegan community! We can do it!

@MiaLens

3 жыл бұрын

Yessssss!

Also one of my favourite quotes by the late great Agnès Varda is “you have to invent life” which I think is very relevant here. Like there’s definitely this idea that life is this weird societal checklist of marriage and babies. And I much prefer the idea that nothing in life exists and you have to literally invent your own life like it’s a piece of art

@BlogManiac64

4 жыл бұрын

ThePrimeOfLife omg that is amazing!!

@MaximumDull

4 жыл бұрын

Les glaneurs et la glaneuse 💙

@ShraddhaRao11235813

3 жыл бұрын

This comment of yours made me look up Agnes Varda and now I am in love with her! Thank you

#18: being a vegan myself I hereby declare that I will defend you until the end of my days when you upload that vegan video, regardless of if you’ll do it *~right~*. e v e r y o n e who raises awareness helps. just do it. I believe in you (as always) 💛

@jennylf1

4 жыл бұрын

Yupp I never understand why a small but loud number of people seem to get madder at people who try to be vegan but don't do completely right than people who don't try at all

@leenanorms

4 жыл бұрын

haha aw thank you that means a lot x

@Liurika

3 жыл бұрын

Another vegan here (over 3.5 years now) and I wholeheartedly support you and believe you can do it!

@annieevery1531

3 жыл бұрын

I'm a vegan. I call myself a vegan and I tell people I'm a vegan. I ate a Yorkshire pudding at Christmas that very much wasn't vegan because I wanted to and my mum cooked it. I ate a croissant one morning, again because my mum bought it for me and I was staying with her and I wanted it. I am still a vegan. We don't have to be perfect to identify as vegan and talk about the benefits. GO FORTH AND BE IMPERFECT

I was in therapy the other day and I was talking about how our issues don’t just go away with age. For instance, i have a 50 yo coworker who deals with body image related insecurities and is always anxious. She’s also passed that on to her daughter who kinda learns her mom’s shame. Being 21 I just want to be happy in my 30s. I want to develop healthy coping mechanisms and tools to navigate through life without falling apart so much

@monikamylonopoyloy6223

4 жыл бұрын

Another 21 year old here with the same goal. Wish you luck mate!

@skywheeler5464

3 жыл бұрын

Same here, what advice did your therapist give you for that?

I just turned 31 and you’ve inspired me to go and make my own list immediately! ✊🏻Also side note - please could you make a video solely on not having kids/getting married? I’d love to just sit and listen to your words of wisdom on this subject as I am the only one in my friendship group that is taking this path. I think it would be very comforting to lots of your like-minded followers 🌷

@leenanorms

4 жыл бұрын

Aw maybe I will in future, but if you pop over to Hannah Witton’s podcast Doing It, I’ve JUST been interviewed on that very topic so that might be faster for now :)

@leenanorms

4 жыл бұрын

Good luck with your list ☺️

@May-wm3vc

4 жыл бұрын

Highly recommend this podcast episode, it is GREAT

@kasia8306

4 жыл бұрын

i loved this episode so much!!!! I recommend it as well!

Leena: I have a list of people I think are going to have kids. Me: and Hannah Witton is probably at the top of it.

@Larissa_KD

4 жыл бұрын

Lolll I also whispered Hannah :P

@leenanorms

4 жыл бұрын

🤣

@Hillary429

4 жыл бұрын

Luckily she has made her intentions very clear on her channel.. best of luck to Hannah with her budding family!

I just turned 27 on Tuesday and I'm sick of people telling me that I'm nearly 30 (getting old) and should be doing XYZ things. A lot of those things are social normalised things. I still live at home, have recently swapped jobs (still finding my feet on that one) and save a decent amount of money for doing things later on in life. I also love being able to go travelling so having my base at home works. I'm Ace (people are still confused by this) and have no desire to have kids, and strangely people have opinions on that too 🙄. I'm still finding my feet, dealing/coping etc with mental and physical health too. Bottom line, I feel this. As I'm not reaching certain milestones that are placed upon us the harder it becomes to explain why or how to people who should mind their own business. I want things for my future, but they do differ from what people expect. 🙂

@winterwrenn

3 жыл бұрын

I have been dealing with the same comments from my family...I’m 26, turning 27 in a couple of months and I don’t understand why they all feel the need to tell me “ you’re almost 30” and need to get my shit together. Unbeknownst to them, I do things like work on my finances, job security, housing for the future and trips with my bf and it’s extraordinarily difficult NOT telling them about things that I’m doing or want in my life because each time I do, I deal with their reactions and push-back. (Their) reasons why it’s not a good idea to do what I’m excited about and future goals I have. Don’t get me wrong, I love my family and they’re supportive, it’s just always been on their terms since I am the youngest.

I had tonsilitis on my 30th birthday and I spent it metaphorically dying in bed before attending a doctor's appointment and getting antibiotics. I was recently unemployed and it was the lowest point in my life. Everything I've done since then has been better and better. I got a job in Manchester, returning to the city I was at uni in and reconnected with old friends, and then got a better job in London and loads of new friends and experiences. Now I'm living my best life.

I loved goal 6, my godmother doesn't have any children and I've always felt like she was my second mum and definitely affected the trajectory of my life.

Now make a list of all you accomplished in your 20s! Have a little celebration, you made it!

* find a partner to go through life with * find people I can be emotionally vulnerable with (AKA "find my family") * learn skills I've been putting off and really master them (knitting, embroidery, flemish sign language, book binding, ...) * explore who I am and learn to love all of me and if that proves impossible: be kind to the parts of myself that I can't love * adult (sort my life out financially (pension planning, understand my taxes, fuck it fund, ...), move out of my parents' house, cook more) * STOP AVOIDING OR PUTTING OF THE THINGS THAT SCARE OR INTIMIDATE ME (AKA buck up and get shit done)

@Jay-dn2fc

3 жыл бұрын

I LOVE THIS

Omg Leena, I'm 25 and I've been feeling a TON of anxiety around adulting, and all the stuff you're supposed to do as an adult vs the things you actually want, and how to balance doing the things you HAVE to do (pensions, taxes, learning to cook, etc), with the things that you want to do (creativity, cultivating friendships + relationships) etc...gah! Even just writing that out makes me anxioooouuus but this video made me feel surprisingly calm, and you always have a way of making hard scary adulting things sound like exciting possibilities for living the life you want to live (which they are! if we just take ownership of them rather than trying to avoid them!) So thank you! Thank you for living an adventurous life full of books and (hopefully) saving the planet. Thank you for sharing even a little bit of it with us. Excited to see where all your fabulous goals lead you!

You're such an inspiration. Thank you very much. I turned 30 last year and get through a lot of change already: go to therapy, get my own place and financial indepedence. But now i feel lost and not knowning what to do with my life. Definetly not getting kids, mortgage and other "adult" stuff because i basically lost my twenties to my illness. And thanks to this video i'm thinking of my own list :)

If you're comfortable with it - would love to see a video about your journey with food!

@kayleighperry6200

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@argusfleibeit1165

3 жыл бұрын

It is better to be private and autonomous about your food. What you take into your body is actually as intimate as sex.

I thought you'd said "go to Ireland and buy a boat" and didn't even question it. I was like, yeah, a decade is a long time. Sounds reasonable. ANYWAY, love this so much. Life-shaping very much on the brain, as I'm sure is true for so many people in the comments. For me it's that the end of uni is hurtling towards me (3 months to go! Ahhhhh!) and I don't have any really strong instincts about what I want to do next. (A few about what I *don't* want to do, so that's something I suppose!) Would quite like a video about volunteering: where to look, how to decide where you want your time to go when there are so many causes and organisations, how to match your skills, idk, whatever you think you'd want to know if you hadn't grown up volunteering. Going vegan is a goal of mine too, so also that, and all the fast fashion/making your own clothes stuff as well! Many thanks for the great video as always :)

@EmmaAus

4 жыл бұрын

As far as volunteering... A great place to start is to think about your value system, & how you want the world to look in the future... What are the main things you want to see changed? Once you've sussed that out, try find organisations that are in line, & ideally are smaller scale, or have good track records of transparency etc. A great place to physically start, if the idea of linking up with an organisation seems daunting, is to have a browse of places like HelpX or WorkAway... Hope that's at least a little helpful 🌹 All the best with it all hun. Sending love from Australia ❤ Emma 🌈🔅

Fuck I loved this!

I'm turning 28 this year and really want to use the last 2 years in my 20s to find out what I really want. I feel like there is little time to just sit with yourself and think about what you want out of life. Gonna use this "you know what" time to get that process started. Love a good list :) and I really want to get a tattoo in my 30s

your videos radiate such a cheerful and powerful energy, they actually make me excited about life haha i'm 21 and have got some similar things on mind btw (growing my own vegetables, enjoying local holidays, cutting down on fast fashion,...)! loved this video x oh and your outfit & earrings look so great on you!

Considering how many of the goals are an ongping process or need years-long preparation, it's truly amazing how many you already achieved!

Hi, Leena. I am almost 32. Thirties are the best thing that happened to me. My 40th thing on the list would be - I want to fully acknowledge, accept and LIVE the fact that I don't have to do anything, and I can do everything I want. Meaning - just because I am living my life a certain way today, doesn't mean I have to live it the same way tomorrow - I have the power to change it. Best regards!

Gumptioner here :D I'm 19 so still have all that to come but I've been thinking a lot about coming to the end of being a teenager, and looking back at what I have/haven't done compared to what's expected of 'teenagers' as a group. I'm pretty quiet and shy but also do want a lot of the typical expected and extroverted stuff yet feel like I've wasted the decade in a way as I haven't lived up to all the things I expected of myself, though I realise that some of those expectations have been imposed on me and some were also just not the right fit for me. I'm trying to come to terms with who I am and also challenge why I already feel like that's who I have to be and stay being. For some reason I feel as though I can't do 'teenagery' things when I'm in my twenties so will have missed out on what many people say is the best time (though I hope that's not true), but I'm trying to convince myself that these things don't have an age limit :')

@jwatson11

4 жыл бұрын

Hello from your friendly neighbourhood thirty-plusser - this time is not wasted! Other people's idea of what a decade of life looks like isn't the answer. If you've got closer to understanding what it is that makes you happy, or what it is that you DON'T want your life to look like, you're nailing it. Be kind to yourself x

@sophies3692

4 жыл бұрын

I'm also 19 and I feel the same way :)

@visitingstatue171

4 жыл бұрын

I'm a bit younger than you but already feel the same way :)

@votebanana

Жыл бұрын

I'm thirty-five and I'll frequently do teenage stuff because I want to and it makes me happy 😁. The one thing I unfortunately learned too late for my actual teens & twenties, because I unfortunately spent those in an emotionally abusive family and tried to just survive the experience XD, is that you can do whatever! the! heck! you! want! (as long as it doesn't harm others of course). Maybe it's a female bodied thing, but the amount of compliance to silly rules I've felt has veen way too much. Now I'm just "too old to care" anymore. Do I want to own a purse with cute Anime style animals on it? Heck yeah! Do I want that way too dressed up fancy style for a family dinner? Go for it! Do I want to roll off a hill and laugh like a child! Ooooh yeah! I have felt way too weighed down and unhappy trying to squeeze myself in that societal norm of grown-up-ness and my inner voice taunting me "a grown woman bodied person doing/wearing/saying XYZ? Pathetic! You know better... You want to be taken seriously right!?" Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr 😡😖 So I'm applauding you for learning that lesson wayyyyy earlier and having fun in life NOW instead of denying it because life didn't work out in a way for you when it was socially acceptable XD Lots of love! We're in this together!

I am heading toward 42 in a month and I love this list!! And it has inspired me to make a list for the next 8 years. 50 before 50? And honestly some of these will make their way into my list. Thank you for all of your content!! You make me smile every time I watch you!

Loved this as a 31 year old with no plans for kids or a mortgage, wondering what my 30's are about! I would love to hear more (perhaps a video) about pensions and the process to combining multiple pensions, building a healthy relationship with food and also building community when you more around alot/ live in a city in which people are very transient. Thanks Leena ☺️

Hi Leena, l picked up sewing a couple of years ago and it has transformed my relationship with clothes shopping. I make 90% out of thrifted fabric. Professor pincushion is a great channel for instruction, but Dorothys daughter has a great Friday sewing school for beginners. Love your channel, you remind me of my daughter who also lives in London and wants to learn to sew!

@hflo2375

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the recommendations!!

Like you, I've seen lots of 30 before 30 lists but nothing about 40 and I LOVE IT! Might pinch for myself as 30 also approaches...

Herbs are super easy to grow in a windowsill. I recommend basil as a starter. No garden needed

@exxology1

3 жыл бұрын

Rosemary is another super easy one that tastes great in many dishes!

Absolutely loving what you're putting out there :)

You look incredible!!! You’re glowing 30’s and thriving am I right 😂 x

Love love love this idea! I'm going to work on my 40 before 40 list!!!

i think one of my goals would be to get to know myself better. i've been working on it, i've been making progress!! i know what i need when i feel like i'm in the aura of a potential anxiety attack. i need my heating pad, my weighted blanket + a soft one if it isn't too hot, a hot shower, hot cocoa or lukewarm is good too if i forget about it long enough, kleenex nearby, and a good and happy movie i know what i need when i feel like i'm in a rut, when i'm depressed about it. i need to go the gym and do some simple chores; completing those tasks make me feel accomplished. maybe a hot shower, showers always feel like "wash the physical filth and the mental funk off" for me, plus i play happy music whenever i shower. sometimes i bake cookies for another simple "you accomplished something!". im usually too depressed to do complicqted things like cook, but walking to get take-out helps me feel healthier for a low amount of effort. it's also premptively good of me to go work out for even just 10 or 25 min a day to make those days happen less i just do the eliptical for now but that + a video while i do it helps my brain a LOT already i'm learning more about what i need from my close relationships with other people unanimously, and i'm learning how to productively put in that love for another and, in response, they give love back rather than just asking for it. it's more mutual and healthier to say "i saw/heard [x] and it made me smile because i thought of you!! i miss you and i love you so much, i hope we can find the time for a chat soon, you're really good company" than it is to say something bad about yourself to fish for being given the love you need. plus, giving love??? it makes you feel more loved before they even send a response; 12/10 exp, must reccomend. juliet was right about love being like the sea-- the move i give, the more i have, for both my heart and the sea are infinite i've also learned that i need a pet, always, as a part of the stability of my mental health. so i spoke to my doctor and got certified for an ESA or Emotional Support Animal. i can't bring my pet into any sort of resteraunt or workplace, but it is a v proactive little slip of paper that says anybody in housing or real estate of any kind cannot ask me to pay an extra fee for having an animal or disallow my application because i have one. so i have a rescue cat now, she's extremely cuddly and clingy and talkative and i adore her i think i still need more therapy, i went for a while in hs, but i don't have the fiances for it here in America. but, it's within my own 10 year goal to go back to that because i think i might need that regularly anytime i don't want to do something in the morning: make myself hot cocoa. i'm not a morning person. i have yet to find a tea i like, and caffeine induces migraines so coffee is a no-go, but a warm drink helps me feel comforted that i just gotta go do that thing i dont wanna in the morning. its still not great but, that and some warm food, it makes the ordeal better and i feel more awake and soothed my migraines mean i can't read in the midst of one or look at screens cuz they both hurt. and i can't sleep it off cuz its too painful. so i started calling friends (after texting to see if they're free to chat for an hour or two) and that makes me feel productive and not like a lump for two hours, and like. love helps soothe the pain, y'know? i've also been learning more about my ADHD and executive dsyfunction and inducing the "Might As Well" mindset of setting up X next to Y so when i go do X i "might as well" do Y, and other tricks i've been learning to check in with myself emotionally when i'm with people, esp new people, like how my thoughts are making me physically feel (uncomfortable= chest is tight, excited= face feels warm and i'm smiling, etc). edp important for dating; doesn't matter if we're perfect on paper if i feel jittery and like i have to prove myself to this person all the time-- i want to feel comfortable around who i surround myself with. im learning to recognize my body's feelings as deciding factors on if i continue seeing a person; its my evolutionaryily-built jury for a reaaon, i need to listen to it more before deciding a verdict it's been handy, learning more about how i function and how to manipulate that into my own process of living rather than be frustrated that i don't know how to "fix" myself when i haven't even done the work to learn aboit how to productuvely fix anything about myself. it's like i'm researching for developing manual about myself, it's been really good

Loved this leena and made me want to do a 30 before 30 list! I'd love to hear more about your walking tour if you do that :)

Oh my god, the walking tour sounds amazing! Also, all the tattoo videos, please, though you have already inspired me to get my first one! (Side note, we have the same notebook! )

Loved ur video leena :) completly going through my stuff at my parents flat and deciding what to get rid off and what to take to my own flat is on my 30 before 30 list ;)

I'll be turning 30 this year and I'm so glad to have found your channel. 💖 thank you for your videos!

I loved this! I'm always setting goals for myself and then don't do them, but I think it's nice to do it anyway cos it feels good in the moment. I'm in my 20s and I'm now at the point where I can actually think about longterm goals and this has been really great to watch

I have been hooked on your twenties tool kit videos. I will be 22 this year and I love your advice. One of my new favorite channels.

Your videos have been a huge source of comfort at this time 🌻 thanks for making them.you’re the best! 💕

In this past year I started thinking about my 30s for the first time, and I'm honestly excited for it. My 20s have been a mess, but it feels like things are kind of settling (as the world burns), and I can picture my adult life in a new way.

Just wanted to let you know I appreciate your videos. Had an incredibly shitty day at work-not the fault of my workplace-, and it is really nice to come home and play stardew valley with your videos playing in the background. Reminds me the world isn't all horrible. So, thanks.

I absolutely love this video, this idea and this list of things! I'm 29 and I do want kids and all that jazz, yet I also share SOOOO MANY of the goals you mentioned! ps. Friendly vegan here! Would love to watch videos on your journey with that!

Omg I love walking tours so much and that has been a back of mind goal for years!!! I would love a virtual walking tour from you 💙💜💚

You are thoroughly engaging and delightful. I always receive so much from watching. Thanks, Leena.

I just dicovered you and it’s made these last day about 78% better.

Leena Norms is my spirit animal.

I also love a good walking tour! What better way to explore a city then someone who knows all this great interesting stuff about it!

When I first heard about We Are the Weather I thought you would like it, and it gives me such a thrill as an admirer/audience member to find out I was right! Also I saw that you were listening to it over and over again on audiobook, which is super smart. Like the writing it so beautiful, and the facts are so important that I think I'm going to copy that strategy so I can make sure it all sticks in my brain.

As someone who’s only turned 18 half a year ago seeing someone talk about turning 30 in a way that’s not negative is really interesting and motivating, especially the way you talk about your life right now, in the future and in the past. I feel like in this day and age there’s so much pressure to have your entire life figured out and your entire moral compass already set straight that it’s sometimes hard to not feel down about how your own life is going when you only see people your own age showing their “staged” lives on Instagram and co. I think that’s why I find you so inspiring & refreshing, because while I may not even be close to the point you are at in your life right now (I mean I’m only gonna graduate high school this year) the way you talk about “failures” in your 20s has been very comforting for me, and one certain quote of yours that you said in (I think) a cleanup video is something I wrote down immediately which now hangs next to my desk. Keep doing what you do! PS: I’ve been vegan for a little over 2 years now and I’d love to see you make some videos about that topic, but yeah, some vegans can be brutal, so I 100% understand if someone wants to figure that stuff out for themselves.

Firstly, I love this 20s series so much ❤️ also you should watch Rachel Nguyen’s videos about turning 30. Everything she makes is so beautifully produced and edited and for some reason watching her set goals is extremely calming to me

This is a great list, such an interesting way of getting to know a person by hearing about their long-term goals! I volunteer at my local library, reading to young children every week who might not get read to them at home by their parents - maybe that would be something for you, too? (re: volunteering regularly/keeping books alive)

I've actually read all of Meg Wolitzer's books and my favorite by far was "The Interestings", so definitely give that a try!

I loved how you mixed- and matched a little bit of everything (that is important to you) to reflect 'ahead', so to speak. Very authentic and inspiring! Thank you

You look so cool in this dress with your tattoos out, I love it!!

I love the self portraiture one, and it reminds me that one of my life goals generally is to get a proper self-portrait painted. In my childhood family home we have portraits of all the family members, and even mine of when I was about 1 year old fills me with joy.

I’m about to turn 31, loved this video! Excited to journal about this topic more. Kind of related to your “build a healthy relationship with food” I want to do so with my body. I want to give more time to an activity or sport that brings me joy. For me, that would be dancing and board sports (current skateboarding, maybe snowboarding and surfing later) and just developing that intuitive communication with my body, understanding when I need to move, eat, stretch, sleep, etc.

very tiny side comment, currently from dissertation land: I am very grateful for your place in my online media diet, dear Leena. And I have the same bullet journal!

Loving all the red! I’ll be 30 in about two years, and my main goals for the next 5-10 years are countries I want to travel to (England, Scotland, Korea & more) and creative writing projects I want to finish.

I'm 31 now and one of my goals for the decade is to have an adventure, a spontaneous one or like being a yes-woman for a week, because in life so much is planned, but there is no excitement about it, so maybe you can top your list off with something like that - the great unknown is great for a reason :D Also, I hope you finish a book one day, would love to read it and kudos to the plan of reading everything M. Atwood has written, I am on my way to finishing all her books also! Love watching your videos, thanks for making them!

oh my god, seeing goals as lighthouses!! Mind blown, what a great way to look at them!

As a 21 year old about to graduate from university (but doing my final semester online cause apparently this is the worst year to be in university) it was really helpful to hear you talk about how you’ve grown to know what you truly value. It’s scary seeing the future of the planet and knowing I have to start my adult life & career in a world that will probably look very different in 10 years. I resonated with your anxieties but I also want to say thanks for sharing your knowledge of what matters to yourself. I’m still figuring that out and it’s comforting to think that I might be doing a bit better about that in 9 years (even if the planet isn’t).

Love your look & your positivity. I had similar mindset when I turned 30 & made my own list "30 for 30s" but never completed it. Figure I will add goals as I go thru the decade. But at 32, I reviewed my list and realize many of my goals could be consolidated. Had similar theme

I love this so much! I really find your list actually inspirational. I would love a video around all the books from one author, and boat related goals would make great videos. Thanks for continually inspiring me, making me think, and building a corner of the internet that feels like the Hufflepuff common room (P.S. where did no. 28 go?)

Seriously one of the best videos I have seen on KZread in a while! Absolutely loved the intro.

@mia.jade.

4 жыл бұрын

+

Leena I'm self isolating and I needed this. Now thinking I need to go and make a quilt. Love your new tattoo very jealous. Also author Rebecca Schiller runs lovely writers retreats I think you'd like - totally relate way better than a holiday to Ibiza.

“My best threatening handwriting”. 😆😆😆 I love your thought processes here Leena. I think you should leave the last goal as an add-on for the future.

I have the same cathartic experience on city walking tours :) did a few cool ones on my own in Dubrovnik!

Loved this! So many cool ideas to think about 🌱 Have you looked into dyeing your hair with natural henna? I'm not sure how it behaves on hair that has been chemically dyed before but it's definitely something to keep in mind! It will not only give your hair some colour but it also strengthens it and it's good for your scalp too!

Lists are really useful in helping you see what you actually value Vs what you don't and need to let go of. I'm turning 27 this year and the way of looking at time - a year Vs ten - hit home so much! I still feel like a child but I kinda know why and what I need to change to feel more like I have agency over my life and future. So I'm gonna do a 5 key things to do before I turn 30, and then do a proper holy hell I'm an adult now how do? 40 before 40 list like you have. ❤️

The boat journey to Ireland is great! I know it takes a lot longer than a plane, but I genuinely find it much less stressful. It's very chill, you can nap and read, and the boat itself is very fun. Have done it countless times. Would recommend x

Leena, you are so beautiful and smart and inspirational!

Literally started to make my 40 before 40 list and now I came across this video because of your insta shoutout!

I just turned 20 and wow this video really spoke to me. I obviously have no idea what I'm doing in life and am really at that stereotypical early 20's point were I'm like "how do I adult? What choices can I make? What do I want my life to look like? What's even realistic and affordable??" and even though it's kinda freaking me out, I think that's very okay. It's a good place to be rn even if I sometimes lay awake at night scared for my future. It just feels so calming to me that these questions do evolve and settle down a bit over time, but no matter what age you are, you're not going to know the perfect way to live your life or what the future will bring. A thing that really spoke to me in your video was figuring out what causes or things are the most important in your life, things you are willing to work for and pour your life into. Right now I kind of balance these two big passions of mine and I don't really know which one I want to pursue with higher education and make a career out of. At the same time as I low-key just want to go live on a farm with my friends, be self-sustainable and not have to think about having a "real" job ever again.

i started to feel really anxious this sunday evening and this video (which i had already watched a couple of times) really soothed me. my goals and life can be about fun and joy and pleasure and beauty. thanks for that reminder leena

The sail-rail to Ireland from London is actually beautiful!! I took the ten hour cheap route which was still lovely and just isn't tiring, but there's a bit more expensive but much quicker direct train to ferry route and honestly!! Beautiful!!

Hey Leena! Love your videos, I became vegan for environmental reasons and support you! It took me a long time to go from vegetarian to completely vegan, it's a process and go easy on yourself! Wish you the best of luck with all of your goals!

Excellent Topic. I love this thought process. Please keep us updated. I'm very interested in your vegan journey. I also feel the need to go vegan, but am not there yet.

A year plus later, you are well on your way with this list! Maybe a yearly update on these goals?

I'm all about the low-dairy veg goal!!! I've been vegetarian, vegan, now somewhere in-between... go for it! To whatever end it takes you!

I stopped journalling to watch this, lawl. I'm turning 31 soon and am also not going to do the whole kids thing -- I should really make a list like this! The only before-40s goal I have currently is to earn a six-figure salary, which is not only a reach, it's probably coming from an unhealthy place of feeling fearful and insecure, and there are probably goals I can have that are better for me. Like your goal #34 -- it really got me. That's definitely something I've been thinking a lot about lately. Anyway, you've made a great list and I'm looking forward to seeing what you do over the next 10+ years!

Congratulations on completing #16!

Full. Personal. Contentment. And. Acceptance

I'm 28. This has inspired me to make a list for my 30s as well!

Leena, you should make your own literary prize! I mean, why not? You have a great audience, you can decide the criteria and really give some authors a leg up in this world. I'd be interested to see who you pick and why you picked them.

You’re genuinely one of the coolest people I know and I aspire to be like you more and more everyday! Just imagine you with a sleeve in vintage clothing that you made yourself bring a badass low dairy vegetarian author! #Goals

So I’m currently binge watching your videos as I’m coming off my anti-depression meds and having horrible withdrawals and generally feeling poop

I'm in for that walking tour!

I kinda hope you make one of these for as many decades possible

Meg Wolitzer is on my to-read-everything-by list too!! I would highly recommend reading The Interestings next, as that is currently my favorite!!

So happy we are the same age, love hearing your thoughts.. and yes! Oryx and Crake is such a heartbreaker but I absolutely love it, Atwood is probably the only author I’ve considered tackling the full booklist of.

@AliciaB.

3 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK for writing out the name of that book, I couldn't quite make out what she was saying and have been searching for variants of 'morrison craig' all over the internet for the past 30 minutes

I'm a low-dairy vegetarian: super simple change depending on your location and food preferences. There are amazing options now and I will completely defend your journey! You don't have to be perfect, it's all about doing the most you're able too.

Loving all the red. So invigorating and glam

I never comment on KZread videos but...I grew up on a small island in Orkney. It's a very beautiful, interesting place to live but faces many many issues - but as a holiday, very peaceful! As an easier trip, I'd reccomend Skye - there's a lovely non-profit ferry (last turntable ferry in Scotland) that makes the crossing - if you want to support a local business rather than the bridge. I also lived on a narrow boat for several years as a child - another lovely, slower pace of life. Finally, as an alternative to London, Edinburgh is wonderful and has a very vibrant literary/creative scene. I love it here. Love your videos and you are a regular source of wisdom in my life - keep being you!

As a 28 soon to be 29 year old, I found this was such a brilliant way to think about goals throughout the decades of life. By the way if it helps, the ferry crossing to/from Ireland really isn't as bad as you think! Try it in the summer to start with and it'll be grand. I've done Liverpool-Belfast and its looooonnngg but a steady crossing and if you wanted to do a wee Scottish/Irish camping travel, the Cairnryan-Belfast is lovely xx

I've done the ferry to Ireland from Holyhead before it wasn't too bad :) you should defo do it!

i keep coming back to this video

When I was 13 I went to Ireland with my choir and we went from Germany by cars and boat!!! You can do it!!

Also on growing your own food, you can grow a lot of food in pots! Which works if you have a balcony? If not there’s a lot that can be grown inside at a window!

Also, I love you sm!! Fave bookworm x