Spring Break
21 things to do before turning 21
Megan McWethy, Assistant Lifestyles Editor
Issue date: 9/30/05 Section: Lifestyles
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14) Win. This one is pretty simple. Winning is fun, winning can be done before the age of 21 and winning feels much better than losing.
15) Forgive someone. This one is pretty complex. After being mistreated or used, the last thing you feel like doing is breaking bread with your newfound enemy. But holding on to feelings of anger and hurt does nothing but eat away at you. As my mother told me time and time again, "Being angry doesn't hurt the other person at all. It only hurts you."
16) Have a glass of wine. This is a ditto on No. 6.
17) Learn how to cook one great dish. Mine is a recipe for blueberry cobbler passed down from my aunt. It is scrumdidilyumptious.
18) Buy something you can't afford. I do this every day so you should be able to do it once in 21 years.
19) Have your heart broken. My first heartbreak was at 16. Because it happened when I was still just a wee lass, I was able to grow and learn from it and now when tragedy strikes, I am much more able to deal with it than someone who has never experienced pain.
20) Go to a keg party. Go to the party, don't get wasted. Have fun with friends, don't get wasted. Be the designated driver, but don't get wasted.
21) Volunteer. Whether it be Habitat for Humanity or the Humane Society, there are plenty of wonderful organizations out there that need generous helpers like you.
Megan McWethy is the assistant lifestyles editor. Her column appears on Fridays.
15) Forgive someone. This one is pretty complex. After being mistreated or used, the last thing you feel like doing is breaking bread with your newfound enemy. But holding on to feelings of anger and hurt does nothing but eat away at you. As my mother told me time and time again, "Being angry doesn't hurt the other person at all. It only hurts you."
16) Have a glass of wine. This is a ditto on No. 6.
17) Learn how to cook one great dish. Mine is a recipe for blueberry cobbler passed down from my aunt. It is scrumdidilyumptious.
18) Buy something you can't afford. I do this every day so you should be able to do it once in 21 years.
19) Have your heart broken. My first heartbreak was at 16. Because it happened when I was still just a wee lass, I was able to grow and learn from it and now when tragedy strikes, I am much more able to deal with it than someone who has never experienced pain.
20) Go to a keg party. Go to the party, don't get wasted. Have fun with friends, don't get wasted. Be the designated driver, but don't get wasted.
21) Volunteer. Whether it be Habitat for Humanity or the Humane Society, there are plenty of wonderful organizations out there that need generous helpers like you.
Megan McWethy is the assistant lifestyles editor. Her column appears on Fridays.
