♫ Happy birthday to me
- Hey guys, so it was my birthday a couple days ago,
i.e. from when this video is being uploaded.
My birthday was the 19th of February,
I turned 25,
right now I'm still 24,
but it's February, and I'm a big birthday person,
and I very much enjoy making my birthday last
as long as possible, so the moment it turns February,
I'm like, birthday month.
25, quarter of a century.
Yikes.
So I really enjoy watching other peoples videos
where they talk about things that they've learnt
in 20-odd years or 16 things I learnt in 2016.
Like, I love those kind of videos.
So, I thought I would do one of my own,
of 25 things that I've learnt in 25 years.
Some of these things I learnt several years ago,
and some of these things I learnt last week.
And I'm sure between filming this
and when I actually turn 25,
I will learn loads more.
So, this is not a finite list,
but here are my 25 things.
If you don't have a rolling pin,
just use a wine bottle wrapped in cling film.
Not everyone is going to like you.
I enjoy going on walks.
There is not enough time to read,
watch, listen to everything, so prioritise.
Staying in and not talking to other human beings
is glorious.
Friendships are about quality, not quantity.
I learnt how to enjoy a bath.
I learnt how to have an orgasm.
Go to the dentist.
Second puberty in your 20s is a real thing.
Spots, weight change, emotions.
People on the internet are mean.
I hate getting called out on my mistakes,
and I hate apologising,
but, where possible, I will do it.
The difference between love and infatuation.
Listen to my body and take a break when I need it.
How to count in binary on my fingers.
One, two,
three, four,
five, six,
seven,
eight, nine,
10, 11,
12, 13,
14,
15,
16, 17,
18, 19, you get it.
If anyone understood that, my fellow nerds,
love you.
How to do a Rubik's cube,
but then also in my 25 years,
I then forgot how to do a Rubik's cube.
Maybe I can learn again, in my 30s.
How to flirt.
Or at least, how to recognise when I'm flirting.
How to use gifts and emojis
to communicate feelings better than words.
I'm a Hufflepuff.
I need attention.
My family is full of pretty badass people.
Use the incognito window when booking flights,
and watching porn.
That mess will not get cleaned up by just staring at it,
and hoping your housemates will do it.
The importance of voting.
No one has their shit together.
Everyone is making up as they go.
Alright, those are 25 things that I've learnt in 25 years.
Obviously, I've learnt more than 25 things,
but those are just the ones
that came to my head when I sat down to write this video.
Maybe I'll elaborate on some of them in a blog post,
maybe I won't, but stay tuned in case that happens,
I guess?
Also, my next video, or maybe the video after that,
is going to be a very special one,
cause about a year and a half ago,
my mum gave me this letter
that she found in our family home,
and it says on it,
do not open until 22nd of February, 2017.
And my mum had a look inside,
and it is tiny child Hannah,
has written a letter or something,
I don't know.
So I'm going to be opening this
for the first time ever on camera.
I have had this in my room for a year and a half,
and I haven't touched it.
That is willpower.
Yeah, that video will be soon,
and I'm really excited, but my mum did kind of warn me
to not get too excited,
so maybe what is inside is actually going
to be completely anticlimactic,
and is going to make a really shit video.
So, we'll see.
But yeah, I look forward to this.
Please give this video a thumbs up
if you enjoyed it, and I would love to hear in the comments
somthings that you've learnt in your years
that you've been alive so far,
and don't forget to subscribe
so you don't miss another video,
and I'll see you soon.
Bye!
(smooth electronic music)