25 Before 25

I have been working on a list of 25 things to do before I turn 25 and it is harder than I thought it would be. At first I included things that I’ve done before but want to do again. But I tailored those so that everything on this list is a new challenge. I am scared of how fast time flies but I am excited for all that is ahead. I truly look forward to being twenty-five, I think it will be a great age and I expect to be ready for new adventures. But, as my dad always advised, I will not wish my life away. I will live in the moment, while also planning for the future, and I will try my hardest to accomplish these twenty five “to-do”s in the measly fifty-one weeks ahead.

1. Plan and begin bike ride across the US of A.
2. Start cakestruction blog with Ingrid.
3. Swim for sport.
4. Set foot on the Appalachian trail.
5. Go to Charlottesville with Joshua.
6. Try at least 15 new restaurants in DC.
7. Give YOGA another chance.
8. Significantly refresh and improve my French. Then spend an afternoon speaking only French with my mom.
9. Become comfortable with public speaking.
10. Go Running in Vermont with VT Shaws.
11. Begin Composting.
12. Properly train for a half marathon and run it, comfortably, in under two hours.
13. Create custom title/header for my blog.
14. Survey my friends on the best coffee in DC. Drink a large cup from there. And savor it.
15. Ride a century with my dad.
16. Go somewhere new with Joyce and Nicole.
17. Take at least three writing workshop courses and develop theme/plan/vision for my book.
18. Complete comprehensive, streamlined Operations Manual for Fund Development department at GSCNC.
19. Go to a Red Hot Chili Peppers concert.
20. Create and eat a complete meal with foods only picked, killed, or scavenged by me and a sous-chef. Dad?
21. Convince Nathan to run Somerset 8k with me. 
22. Rock climb outdoors (with a harness and stuff).
23. Learn to use Adobe video editor. Take more videos.
24. Become much more handy. Especially with bicycle maintenance.
25. Swim in the Pacific Ocean.