26

I'm not 26 yet but I thought I would revisit some of the things I had put on my list for 25 last year:

• Get a new cat
• Zaytun won't cope well 

I could never replace my cat

• Go on a solo trip
• I won't actually enjoy this 

I did this and it was the best time of my life. Granted, I ran into a couple of friends

• Quit my job
•  I'm too risk averse/I like my job

I did this and it was a good decision

• Buy a Chanel purse
• I don't actually want one/I'd never use it 

Still don't want one, and even less so now

• Move to a new city
• I will miss my parents (don't tell them!)

Depending on the post-pandemic situation, I am moving to a new country and don't feel this way anymore

• Go on a long, extended trip to Europe
• Where will I get sugar wax...? A real concern

Still don't want to do this, pretty sure I would get bored (but if I end up going to b-school I guess this would be part of it)

I don't really have a list for 26, other than to figure out my b-school plans. It feels selfish to want things during a pandemic and global economic crisis, anyways. I want to make tiramisu for my birthday, to re-read War and Peace, and spend Ramadan in a fulfilling way. I want to travel to Uzbekistan, back to Italy, back to Turkey, Austria, Norway... other places once this is all over. And I want to find fulfillment in my work. But materialistically I can't really think of anything I want--I'm very lucky.