25 Things To Do

On my birthday, I come up with a number of things to do before my next birthday, one less than the age I’ll be turning. So this year I came up with 25 things to do before I turn 26. Since I didn’t post these when I turned 25, here they are now. (Note: Sadly, some of these have been carried over from last year. That won't happen again!)

1. Go whale watching—between April and October.

2. Travel to Wisconsin.

3. Get married.

4. Learn Norwegian.

5. Big Purchase: MacBook (Pro?)

6. Finish saving a generous, 6-month emergency fund.

7. Knit a sweater.

8. Start a Roth IRA.

9. Open an Etsy storefront.

10. Apply for my CE.

11. Go see a doctor—this is something I don’t do, but should. This is the year.

12. Go see the Statue of Liberty.

13. Make my Christmas presents—I’m going to try my best here. Some may be belated.

14. Complete my Graphic Arts Certificate.

15. Illustrate my book.

16. Grow out my hair. This is purely so I can do something with it for the wedding.

17. Change my career.

18. Perfect my yogurt recipe.

19. Weave a basket.

20. Learn how to sew.

21. Get to work early and leave early—I’m going for more waking hours at home to get some of my other goals accomplished!

22. Have tea with a mental break everyday at 4PM.

23. Become a true gardener.

24. Bake weekly. I’m imagining a household with constant good smells coming from the kitchen, and a general kind of coziness every Sunday afternoon.

25. Organize that 2nd bedroom! This must be done for our sanity.

Casy plans on updating everyone this weekend...we're almost to November, which means he'll have a bit more time on his hands...and that will be wonderful from all angles. So stay tuned for his update!

Pictures?

Love, T.