I saw on A girl and her Mutts blog about her annual 33 while33 and 32 while 32 lists. Since I recently turned 26, I feel like I should try
this. So here is goes:
26 while 26
In no particular order
1. Volunteer
– somewhere! They really make some forms of volunteering really difficult. I
went on a rampage of wanting to volunteer at an animal shelter, but none of the
ones near me were taking volunteers or they required a ridiculous time
commitment at impractical times. So, I am still on a mission, if anyone has any
good ideas let me know
2. Hold
a baby. Babies kind of scare me, but alas people seem to keep having them, and
as I get older those people seem to be closer to me. I think I need to get over
this fear! -- This past weekend I held
my friend Melissa’s new baby. She pretty much cried the whole time, so it did
not help to alleviate my fear but on the positive side she cried when anyone
held her not just me so I did not feel as bad.
3. Do
a 365 photo challenge. This is going to be tough. I am terrible at taking
pictures, I do not even know where my camera is. They may wind up being very
crappy cell phone pictures and there is a good chance they will all be of Leo
and Ghreylin. Almost a month into 26 and I have not started this yet so It might
not be an official 26-27 documentary.
4. Start
looking into doctoral programs. Going along with my quarter life crisis, I felt
I needed a change and that I may want to become a PhD to get more involved in
research. Thus far that is as far as I have gotten on that mission.
5. Do
a girls trip. Beach trip, adventure trip, whatever I just need some time with
the ladies.
6. Go
camping. I go hiking on a regular basis
but I have not done an over night wilderness adventure in a few years and I
think that needs to be amended. Ironically right after making this list Jordan decided
we need to go camping. I have enlisted the help of my father who goes
backpacking frequently to help us plan a trip. We even discussed getting Leo a
puppy backpack! I think he would do great with it. He is a fabulous hiker.
7. Become
at least conversationally competent in Spanish. I bought Rosetta stone to
learn, but no it is a matter of actually doing it. It seems effective, but
every time I do it Jordan makes fun of me!
8. Learn
to knit or sew. I have a ball of yarn and some knitting needles on my dresser
that I have attempted to do something with via several websites, you tube
videos and tutorials, but I still cannot seem to get past that first row of
knots.
9. Plan
a trip (and ideally go on one…) We have discussed going to Colorado
where Jordan’s sister lives
or to Florida
where a lot of his family is.
10. Read at least 12 books. I just finished The
Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down. Taking recommendations on books to read.
11. “Blog with
intention” I am stealing this one (though I now cannot recall the source!) but it is very pertinent. I have a running
list of these “BIG” things I want to write about, I get 2 sentences in and put
them on the back burner.
12. Try a new
recipe. As much as I like cooking I tend to just throw things together and
Jordan refers to it as shlop.
13. Stay better
in touch with people. I have done a decent job at this the past year but it has
definitely taken effort. When left to my own devices I am perfectly content
with being by myself and not seeing any friends for weeks at a time. That being
said I love seeing my friends and family and hate having to do the once every 6
months catch up. I know I need to make a conscious effort to contact people and
make plans in advance.
14. Organize and minimalize! Donate/Throw
Out/Give Away 100 items. I have the constant goal to become a minimalist but I
am just so bad at it! We just have so much stuff. I feel like I do a good job
about cleaning up, donating and minimalizing in the short term but as MissMinimalist would say, I am a bad “gatekeeper.”
Things seem to keep making their way into our house!
15. Monthly workout challenges such as the 30 days
of yoga and 100 push up challenge. They keep things interesting and keep me
accountable.
16. Go on a
spending diet.
17. Get out of
some debt. I have no delusions I will be debt free in the next year but maybe
try to be in less debt than I am now would be nice.
18. Do a date night at least once a month. Nothing
fancy, just some quality time.
19. Submit
something to be published. Ideally a science type of paper but I will take
anything!
20. Calm down –
meditate. It is funny how some people describe me as so mellow and even keeled
and others think I am completely crazy. I would like to be mellow and even
keeled, but I have anger management surrounding certain issues, namely noise. I
discovered there is a name for my “condition” – Misophonia. My goal is to be
less tightly wound about the little things.
21. 26 random
acts of kindness- hopefully more but at least 26 very intentional ones.
22. Try a new
kind of work out. Last year I tried trx, cross fit, barre, bikram yoga.. what
will be next? Accepting suggestions!
23. Be able to
do the splits again. It is amazing how inflexible you can become without
effort. This seems like an attainable
goal within the next year.
24. Make my
wedding scrapbook. I have the album. I have the pictures. They just need to go
together.
25. Attempt to
make myself look acceptable at least once a week. I wear scrubs to work and
come home and put on sweatpants, I tend to not try very hard. I do not feel the
need to suddenly become fashionable but I think putting some effort in every no
and again may be good for me.
26. Watch the
star wars movies… I have never seen them. I have been told for years this needs
to be amended.
