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.

[Rulesgirl]

why 21. Your still basically a child, still finding your feet and moving into adulthood. Your life has been protected and nourished by loving parents. Bucket list at 30 maybe.

[scottishmummy]

21 is age lot folk finish uni,start career,are having relationships.traditionally it's a biggie
21 isn't teeny young it's young woman,30 is adult done more,not so new out education etc
It's sponsored quiz not a deep exploration of emerging into adulthood

[Rulesgirl]

To me the age between 20 and 30 is much more significant with regards to life adventures. The 21st birthday might be a big one but you have only really been an adult for a couple of years so one wouldn't normally have done a lot of proper life experience. Usually you finish uni and then start travelling, living with others, careers etc. I would have said what bucket list did I draw up when I turned 21 that I planned for my life and how did that turn out. Much more interesting.

[lolancurly]

Fall in love - before you are 21, you should experience a little romance and maybe a little heartbreak. Enjoy the wild heart pounding butterflies and the gut wrenching yen of separation. Unrequited love was my poison of choice, but I wouldn't have had it any other way.

[inraolyn]

My plan was short and to the point:

Write a book and get published
Go to Egypt


Then DS happened, and I have achieved neither. Still writing though. One day, eh?

[vb21]

I wish I could tell my 21 year old self:

Don't be afraid of what might happen, grab those opportunities and run with them!
Travel!! Every chance you get!
Tone those legs and get into good habits fitness wise, it'll be worth it in ten years!
Fall in love..and tell him you love him don't play it cool..he's not a mind reader and you'll only end up wondering why you didn't say it when you had the chance.

x

[hjmiller]

Girls holiday everytime! ESSENTIAL part of the late teenage years!

[everybodysang]

travel travel travel travel travel...and more travel.

And just know how beautiful you are at that age.

Sigh.

[Julestar]

Use contraception

[chrismse]

Carefree travel,
when you get older you still travel but worry more :)

[namechangeforaclue]

See the northern lights.
Will try scotland first, if thst doesnt work then iceland it is.

[Pennyloveschocolate]

Travel, fall in love, be amazingly thin, learn to drive, learn a language, get a career. Have managed to do 2 1/2 of them and I'm much older than 21.

[goldenretriever]

Don't get pregnant. This is your time. TRavel.

[CestTout]

I wanted to (and did) live abroad for 18 months. Best thing I've done!

[Sarahjhancock]

P ick good and true friends
I nvole yourself fullywith life
N ever forget who you are and your values
K iss 21 frogs to find your soulmate
L ive your life to the full
A lways have a goal
D ont go to bed on an argument
Y ou can achieve anything and remember that
2 gether you are stronger
1 day you will look back with no regrets or what ifs

[iwasyoungonce]

Travel to Australia with a girlfriend. Don't think I'll ever do that now.

[isitsnowingyet]

Go to Nepal.

Complete nurse training.

See the Rolling Stones live

[ataraxia]

A did travel and go to gis when I was younger so my wish I'd done before 21 list is a little more low key - I wish I'd taken advantage of the opportunities at uni such as developing photos in a dark room and working on the student radio.

[maximum4]

I wanted to leave home, buy a car and support myself - which I did.

Is there anything you wish you'd done before turning 21?
I wish I'd gone to University.

If you could, what would you tell your younger self to do?
Work harder in school and 6th form college.

What would you advise your DC's to do before they are 21?
Take every opportunity offered, live life to the full, work hard in school and be happy x

[MollyBerry]

I didn't have a goal as such. I've drifted through life so far so I guess when I was 21 I just hoped things would be ok as I normally do!

[louise88uk]

Me & my best friend had always wanted to travel to America at 21 because it looked so fun on the movies. We then moved in together, fell out & unfortunately we haven't spoken since. I also wanted to get a diploma in nursing by 21 too but after achieving what I needed to be accepted in to uni they stopped doing the nursing diplomas. I met my daughters dad when I was 21 though and my life changed completely for the better. I can't imagine my life without her and I'm thankful my life changed at this age. I now have new plans & dreams which involve my daughter & I'll still be young enough to do them eventually :o)

[al88]

Be independent was the biggest thing.
Also:
Get a degree
Get a job
Live away from home
Travel

[Letitsnow9]

Help 21 people (like in the film pay it forward)
Travel to 21 different countries

[Maggietess]

I lived at home throughout uni (we were a mile down the road so it made no sense at all to move out) so I found my best "coming of age" experience was to go and work in the US for the summer. It doesn't have to be a specific place but I think a summer working (and travelling if you can squeeze it in) is a great way to grow up, particularly if you're living at home for college or uni (as more and more are these days given the fees!).

[rusmum]

See live bands,
Travel, see the world.
Go with the flow, tomorrow comes too soon