25 Before 26

I celebrated my birthday all week long and it was glorious. I went out for drinks with a small group of good friends, went bowling, went to an art crawl, and had a birthday/housewarming party.

I am so thankful for the incredibly sweet cards, packages, treats, and messages I received on my birthday. Despite feeling very far away from many good friends and family, I felt insanely loved. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I wrote a new goal list and am excited to start working towards accomplishing as many as possible in the next year.

25 things to do before I turn 26:
1. Skill share in the Howley House
2. Go to Canada
3. Ride the incline
4. Document a whole day with a disposable camera
5. Learn to cable knit
6. Explore my new city
7. Try 52 new recipes
8. Visit the Warhol Museum
9. Move everyday: dance, walk, stretch, run, bike
10. Develop Upbeet!
11. Carve pumpkins
12. Visit a U-Pick farm each growing season
13. Make time for creative endeavors
14. Host a holiday party
15. Take a cooking class
16. Go camping
17. Travel with new friends
18. Buy a nice camera
19. Write a letter to someone I admire
20. Explore the city via the trail system
21. Grow a garden
22. Learn to let go (and then let go!)
23. Organize, declutter, purge
24. Volunteer with a youth-serving organization
25. Be brave

Some goals are much more ambitious than others, but I am excited to be more adventurous. Being in a new city with new friends helps break me out of my comfort zone too. There are lots of things to see, do, and learn. I am going to do my best to embrace that!

I guess this is what 25 looks like!

Feeling so thankful.