Friday, August 13, 2010

Twenty-Five in Twenty-Five

{Honorary List Item #26: Play with more sparklers.}

So, I turned 25 two weeks ago.

25 is kind of a big age for me; I have this belief that by the time you're 26, you have to have your shit together in terms of becoming a grownup, or at least be on the path to having your shit together. Which means that as of two weeks ago, I have a year to figure some stuff out before I have to actually pretend to be a real grownup.

Whew. Does that make any sense to anyone else?

Anyway, by the time I'm 26, I want to be on the path to being a really awesome grownup. Inspired by Katie's 25 in 25, and Maggie Mason of the Mighty Life List, my plan for world (or at least life) domination in the next year:

1. Get a freakin' drivers' license.
2. Leave the country at least once, even if it's just to Canada.
3. Go back to California to visit the friendsies.
4. Run a 10k.
5. Get a grip on my finances.
6. Meet a blog friend in real life.
7. Follow 100 blogs.
8. Go on a date with a stranger.
9. Buy a digital SLR, and learn how to use it.
10. Find a monthly or weekly volunteer opportunity, ideally with children.
11. Sew something really cool.
12. Make my apartment a place that I really love (with the roommates).
13. Do a Martha Stewart project.
14. Buy a piece of artwork for my gallery wall.
15. See live music six times.
16. Have a really fun party with good music, cocktails, decorations, and dancing.
17. Try being a real vegetarian for a whole week.
18. Try out weight watchers for a month with Dewey.
19. Grow a garden.
20. Go hiking in New England.
21. Come up with a five-year plan.
22. Plan and execute an overnight reunion trip with my high school friends.
23. Paint a picture worth hanging up.
24. Learn to make a really delicious signature cocktail.
25. Get back in the habit of eating five fruits and veggies every day.

I know the last one is kind of lame, but hey, fruits and vegetables are really delicious, and I'm missing out on them by only eating a few every day.

{Photo of me at my birthday picnic by Anna, roommate extraodinaire.}
{Emma's a pretty extraordinary roommate, too.}
{Neither of them read this blog, so I'm not sure why I'm so worried about their feelings here.}
{UPDATE: Anna reads my blog. Hi Anna!}

11 comments:

  1. I have a 101 things to do in 1001 days on my blog. Same thing kinda. Love your list. A few of the things on yours are also in mine!

    Ramblings of a Small Town Girl

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  2. happy belated birthday!
    p.s i'm 27 and don't have my shit together..

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  3. I love number 3!! (actually I love all of them, but 3 affects me the most since I miss you!)

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  4. Lists like this totally motivate me. I can't wait to see what the year holds for you!

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  5. Yeah, good luck with 22. Cuz that has worked out SO well in the past. Not that I won't entirely support your attempts! :-)

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  6. But I think you can definitely do 25 in 25! See, I can be a supportive friend!!!

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  7. I can definitely facilitate 16 and 24-- we should have an exploration date for the latter very soon :)

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  8. ohhh sweet jesus i have never met anybody who share the you have to have your shit together by the time you are 26! this made my day!

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  9. Happy belated birthday! I'm 25 this month and I feel the same about getting my shit together (in fact I'm freaking out about it lol) Thomas has been 25 since April now and is completely unbothered by it - humph!

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  10. i love this list, abbie! probably more than i like mine. i think i'm going to steal from yours now and then. :) hope that's ok.

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