Quarter of a Century

Well guys, here's the thing... I turn 25 in August. Most would say it's not as monumental of a birthday, but hey... You can rent a car, and you're a quarter of a century old! That's good enough for me. Anyway, I was looking through my external hard drive and I found this old bucket list that I had made. Things I wanted to do before I died. Some of things on the list included...

1. Go on a vacation with friends
2. Participate in a 5K
3. Visit a new restaurant once a month, for at least a year
4. Go out to eat for a full meal ALONE

It got me thinking about why I wanted to wait so long to accomplish this list. Why am I setting goals that could potentially be years away, rather than focusing on what I could do now, in this moment!? So I decided to make a list. A bucket list of sorts, but more specifically, 25 goals that I want to accomplish before I turn 25. This is how it came out:

1. Drink nothing but water for 30 consecutive days (Start date: ____)
2. Hand write a letter to a friend who lives in a different state once a month until August (0/4)
3. Have a date night with my lady friends once a month until August (0/4)
4. Save $1000+ (__)
5. Read one book a month for pleasure until August (0/4)
6. Cook a new recipe twice a month until August (0/8)
7. Go fishing (__)
8. Ride 5 roller coasters (__)
9. Go on a weekend getaway with girl friends (__)
10. Go to at least 1 concert (0/1)
11. Attend a wedding (0/1)
12. Complete 10 DIY projects to post on the blog! (0/10)
13. Successfully complete my summer courses with at least a 3.0 (__)
14. Run/walk a 5K (__)
15. Get somewhat of a tan (__)
16. Go on a trip somewhere with Ben (__)
17. Watch every episode of One Tree Hill from the beginning (0/187)
18. Finish watching the Gossip Girl series (0/10)
19. Watch every episode of Criminal Minds from the beginning (0/181*)
20. Have a quarter of a century birthday/going away bash (__)
21. Throw B a huge half birthday party with friends (__)
22. Finalize more big wedding decisions - bridesmaid details, gifts, food, etc. (__)
23. Update Polka Dot Chronicles at least 3 times a week!! (0/42)
24. Lose 10 pounds (0/10)
25. Make 5 new friends (0/5)

I've added a countdown to the side of the blog so that you can keep track of where I'm at, and I will periodically (maybe 1 time a month?) repost this list with my progress!!

I'm looking forward to you guys taking this summer journey with me!

What's on your bucket list??!