NOW CLOSED Tell Pink Lady® what would have been on your bucket list of things to do before you’re 21 – a bottle of pink Taittinger champagne and flutes worth £100 to be won

[AngelieMumsnet]

As part of their 21st birthday celebration, we've been asked by Pink Lady® apples to find out what was on (or is on if you're still that side of 21) your bucket list of 'Things to do by the time you're 21'.

They say "Pink Lady® apples first arrived in the UK 21 years ago and we are celebrating in true Pink Lady® style! We're running an on-pack promotion where you can win one of 21 prizes that are on our birthday wish-list, including a trip to the Big Apple, a week in Tuscany and a jaunt on the Orient Express. Between turning 21, the traditional 'coming of age', and a wish-list packed full of adventures, it got us wondering what people did, or thought they would have done, by the time they hit this major milestone."

So, did/do you have a bucket list of things to do before your 21st birthday? Maybe you wanted to see the world or go on holiday with your friends? Did you aspire to go to university or start climbing that career ladder? Maybe you were determined to do a skydive, or get the piercing you'd always wanted? Or perhaps it was as simple as falling in love? Did you achieve any of them? Any epic fails?

Is there anything you wish you'd done before turning 21? If you could, what would you tell your younger self to do? What would you advise your DC's to do before they are 21?

Whatever you did or wish you had done, Pink Lady® would love to hear about it.

Everyone who adds their comments on this thread will be entered into a prize draw where one MNer can win a bottle of pink Taittinger champagne and two champagne flutes worth £100.

Please note your comments may be included on Pink Lady's social media channels (Facebook and Twitter), and possibly elsewhere, so please only post if you agree to this.

Thanks and good luck,

MNHQ

PS For a chance to win a prize from the Pink Lady® 21st birthday wish-list, pick up a specially marked pack in your local store from 1st July and enter the competition here.

[MustTidyUpMustTidyUp]

Am racking my brains to think of anything I wanted to do before I was 21. I was so short sighted I was just interested in what was happening that weekend. . Looking back I should have done some travelling before I settled into a career then had a family. But I'm not sorry that I did what I did - I was lucky to be supported through university etc. my parents have always been fantastic.
I'm not sure i would advise my DCs on what to do before they are 21 - other than the usual get your education etc. it's more what I want them to be; happy, healthy, respectful, confident, kind.

[SirBoobAlot]

I turned 22 in May.

I wanted to travel, and I went to Australia at 16 with a youth organisation to perform, which was amazing :) I didn't do as much travelling as I would have wanted because I developed CFS six months later, but this was a once in a life time opportunity.

I also performed for various dignities, including swinging swords (possibly just outed myself there...) on the Captain's Bridge of HMS Warrior, for Prince Michael. Performed standing directly in front of Prince Andrew. So that is ''Do something special'' ticked off the list! That was before 17.

I wanted to meet some inspiring people. I met, and spoke to for a good half hour, Dame Vera Lynn, who was by far one of the most amazing individuals I have ever met. As well as her, I got to know the French paratrooper veterans, who were so utterly lovely, I can't put into words how wonderful they were. And sometimes on down days, I remember laughing with them all as they were sneaking us boiled sweets behind standards in the rain, and that makes me smile.

I wanted to perform on a big stage. I performed on two before 17, both singing and dancing.

I wanted to find some meaning in my life... And that came in the unexpected form of DS. 'Having a baby' certainly wasn't on my bucket list, but I'm glad it found it's way there. He arrived at 18.

I wanted to help people... And so after having DS I then trained as a peer supporter at 19. I know it helps people, because they tell me.

When I became ill, all my priorities changed. I then was desperate to prove that I would be able to achieve something, and to feel like I would be able to again one day. Life still isn't perfect, but before turning 21, I found out I could still learn things, I could run a shop single handed when covering for my friend, I could handle the admin for said shop, I could cope as a single parent, I could start new friendships and relationships, and I started writing again. All this after being completely bed bound, and staying awake for maybe one hour in twenty four.

So I didn't do everything, but managed a fair amount actually, reading that back :)

[SamsGoldilocks]

Travel, travel, travel. I had list as long as my arm of places to go, still do really. Don't see a lack of funds as an inhibiting factor.

I wish I'd realised what a beautiful body I had, and had the confidence to wear what I wanted. So I would say be confident in who you are and learn to like yourself to anyone under 21.

[MmeLindor]

Find a job that you really love and do it well.

Took a bit longer than my 21st birthday, but I managed it before my 40th!

[westcoastnortherner]

To feel beautiful in the body you have

[ThePeppermintHippo]

The things most important to me that I wanted to do at that age were move out and go to university (which I did when I was 18) and enjoy my life doing that. i had loads of bands I wanted to see live on my "bucket list". Also live abroad, which I did when I was 20.

[Hazelbrowneyes]

Buy a decent car and I achieved this on my 21st birthday when I picked up my beautiful Audi A3 I loved that car.

I think my main priority was to have fun and I managed to do that and so much more.

[TheSkiingGardener]

Fun things I wanted to do before I was 21:

Travel to Hong Kong to fly into the old airport
Work in the city
Buy a fun car

Achieved 2 out of 3!

Things I wish I had done before I was 21:

A lot more growing up, it would have saved a lot of wasted time and pain.

[FlouncyMcFlouncer]

I'd have loved to go on a girlie holiday with friends when in my late teens - but I was already a parent by then so it wasn't possible. I didn't go in a plane until I was thirty!

[beeelaine]

oooh well im a little over 21 but here is my bucket list

see Lee Evans live (done)
see the Northern Lights
Visit Fiji
hire a Harley for the week if i dont win the lottery
Swim with Dolphins
Learn to Ride a motorbike (done)
visit Sigiriya in Sri Lanka (only because it was on Duran Durans Save a Prayer Video) - Done! :-)

[Lent1l]

Things I did and don't regret:-
Had a job (part time on Saturdays) - by earning my own money I was allowed to spend it on what I liked!
Moved away to university - independence is a good thing
Studied Abroad - scary but such an adventure
Fell in love, and out again
Learnt to drive
Saw in the dawn having spent all night talking

What I would tell my dc is to enjoy life, regret the things you've done not those you haven't, make the most of every opportunity and chance that comes your way. And if everything goes wrong or you need a break from it all home is always there waiting for you.

[melrose]

Live I my own
Have sex!

[helcrai]

Leave my dead-end job & go to uni
Find the love of my life
Go abroad as many times as possible


Happy to say I managed them all!

[majjsu]

Laugh, love, live life to the full, explore, grab every opportunity, travel, have as much fun as possible and be happy.

I would say go out there and experience life the best you can. My motto has always been have no regrets!

[Isthiscorrect]

Gosh so many things but what I did,
concerts and festivals,
go out with someone famous
travel - Europe and the US
fall in love (and out again),
stay up all night and watch the sunrise,
make a political statement,
say yes to more fun things and opportunities,
say no to things you dont want to do and make you feel bad,
listen to older people, sometimes they really do know what their talking about,
sail around the world (sadly not achieved)
don't overthink things,
do save some money,
be kind to others, its easy when you're young to be unkind,
yy to being able to open champagne and to open wine without a corkscrew,
take time to breathe and enjoy life.

To DS, take every opportunity that isn't illegal (sorry cant condone drugs or other crimes), enjoy yourself and dont forget to be nice to your lovely mum

[therumoursaretrue]

I wanted to go travelling by myself. Was talked round to going to uni instead...which I promptly dropped out of.

Finally managed to finish uni and graduated last week...but I still want to see the world!

[Bear]

get some cooking lessons

[snowgal]

Have various hairstyles and dye your hair
Snog lots of random wo/men
Amass an amazing group of friends
Live away from your parents
Try out lots of different styles before you decide who you are
Travel with friends
Get a job. even if it's just a bar job to pay your bar bill
Get to know your siblings
Have an unsuitable boy/girlfriend, and work out why they weren't right for you
Stay up til dawn
Don't forget your skills - whether it's gymnastics, playing the trombone, calligraphy...., someday you'll wish you'd kept doing them...
Go to lots of gigs/festivals
Dance like crazy
Never turn down an opportunity

[snowgal]

Crikey, should have added:

Fall hopelessly in love
Stand up for your beliefs

x

[angell74]

I was going to get my A Levels (yes), go to Uni (yes) and travel the world (managed Europe and the USA), was going to have a high powered career (for a while) and never have kids (total fail on that one I now have 2) ..... and I wouldn't change a thing.

[Openyourheart]

I would have lived in Spain for a year in order to learn to speak fluent Spanish. I did A-Level Spanish and if I had lived in Spain I would probably still be able to speak it.

[makemineamalibuandpineapple]

Would have loved to have travelled around Australia and America. Determined to do that when my son leaves home!!

[littlemonkeychops]

I didn't have a bucket list before i was 21. I had one for 30 and am compiling my one for 40, as in my 20s i just thought hmm i better make sure i try and do things i really, really want to do as otherwise life can drift along. But 21 is so young, i'm not sure there's anything you must do by then.

My advice to my younger self would be more about outlook on life, eg don't worry so much what other people think, be more confident and enjoy yourself. That would be my advice to my DDs too, you only get one go at life so enjoy it!

[JoInScotland]

Learn what it is that makes you happy and try to do that every day. If you can make money doing it, so much the better!

And travel, and try different languages, foods and culture as much as you can, before you get busy with work, family, children, life....

[MortifiedAdams]

Learn to drive
Own a car
Earn a reasonable wage
To have travelled a bit
Have a degree

Managed to tick them all off whoop!