25 Before 25

Today is my twenty-fourth birthday.

A few weeks ago I came across the blog Seventeenth & Irving, specifically this post entitled "30 Before 30." In it, Lauren lists thirty things she's going to do in the year before her 30th birthday. They are job-related, food-related, fitness-related, and all unique. Some are free, some are expensive, some can be done in an afternoon, and some will take months, but all are attainable.

As someone who has few well-defined goals but adores lists, I decided to put together a list of my own 25 Before 25. Inspiration came from a lot of places, but they're all uniquely mine. Here's to 24!

1 Read 5 books in French
2 Apply for the Master of Music program at U of L
3 Pinterest-Per-Week (in which I will choose a Pin to try every week)
4 Host a dinner party and make everything myself
5 Exercise in some way at least once every week (At the moment I exercise ZERO.)
6 Go on an overnight climbing/hiking/mountain trip
7 Make something I can wear
8 Read the Bible, cover to cover (Eat This Book with E-Free Church)
9 Read 25 books I haven't read before
10 Purge and simplify (inspired by The 100 Thing Challenge and Conquer Your Closet)
11 Have a picnic lunch in the middle of nowhere
12 Get certified in first aid
13 Get recertified in Camp Evergreen's challenge course procedures
14 Leave a note on a stranger's windshield
15 Take piano lessons
16 Write a story, and let friends read it
17 Write a song, and let friends hear it
18 Learn some Spanish in order to write a basic letter to our family's sponsored child in Colombia
19 Have a Vegetarian Week every month
20 Take an art class
21 Make a photo album of my undergraduate years at U of L
22 Volunteer at least twice a month
23 Cross the US border in a car (I have done this only by bus so far.)
24 Take a dance lesson
25 Wild Card! Something spontaneous and adventurous that defies such a list as this.

January 27, 2013: It's okay to fall behind and then catch up!