twenty five by twenty six

This year I have compiled a list of 25 items/tasks that I would like to complete before I turn 26. I hope to chronicle my progress and keep it up to date here. To read more about how I completed the item/task, just click on the task and it will take you to the linked post. Without further ado, my twenty five:

1. Start a daily journal 

2. Cook more often 

3. Run another half marathon     

4. Learn to knit or crochet

5. Go to Arkansas        

     
6. Volunteer somewhere 

7. Practice & become a better faux-tographer 

8. Go to Kentucky 

9. Host a dinner party           

10. Celebrate Friendsgiving 

11. Go to Oregon 

12. Try sushi 

13. Plant a lemon tree

14. Learn to hula hoop 

15. Play sand volleyball 

16. Learn to golf or at least play putt putt golf

17. Plant a real garden

18. Read 1 book per month (at least!)  

• September:
•  All 7 Harry Potter Books (I was a bit obsessed)
• The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks

• October: 
• Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

• November:
• I failed...no new books were read

•  December:
• Case Histories by Kate Atkinson

• January:
• The Hypnotist's Love Story by Liane Moriarty 

• February: 
• It was a short month...I failed 

• March:
• Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple

• April: 
• Yes Please by Amy Poehler  

• May: 
• I'm still reading Yes Please by Amy Poehler

• June:
• One Plue One by Jojo Moyes

• July:
• Oh! You Pretty Things by Shanna Mahin
• The Vacationers by Emma Straub

• August: 
• The Underwriting by Michelle Miller

• September:
• All the Difference by Leah Ferguson

19. Eat at a new restaurant  

20. Go to Indiana   

21. Finish our basement! 

22. Ride on a tandem bicycle 

23. Write and mail more letters  

24. Redecorate a room in our house  

25. Go to Tennessee