For the background on my list, read this post.
25 For 25: Where I include "25" as much as possible in order to overuse the theme.
Be Healthy
1. Run 250 miles (not all at once)
2. Exercise for 25 minutes a day, 25 days a month.
3. Hike 25 miles (not all at once)
1. Washington Park - 3 miles
2. Stella Olsen Park - 2 miles
3. Punchbowl Falls - 5 miles
4. Run an almost 25k (a half marathon, which is 21k)
5. Try yoga & bikram yoga
Be Crafty
6. Sew 25 things
1. Craft Fair Items
2. Dog Collars for Dakota and Cru
3. Bowtie for Bentley
4. Shamrock Run Tutu
5. Onesies for Vicki
7. Complete 25 house projects
1. DIY Ottoman
2. Half Bath Curtain
3. Chevron Curtains
4. St. Paddy's Decor
8. Make 25 new recipes
1. Monkey Bread & Egg Cups
2. Carrot Cake Cupcakes
3. Pumpkin Coffee Cake
4. Pumpkin Spice Bread
5. Sweet Potato Pie
6. Cinnamon-Sugar-Muffin-Things
7. Chicken Marbella
9. Catch up on scrapbooks and photobooks
10. Make 25 things from Pinterest
1. Cinnamon Roll Pancakes
2. LOVE Pillow
Be Smart
11. Learn 25 new songs on the piano
12. Make 25 new business contacts (internal or external)
13. Learn 25 things about photography
14. Read 25 good books
1. The Aloha Quilt
15. Learn to ski well
Be Generous
16. Make 25 things for others
1. Key Lime Cupcakes
2. Toddler Skirt for Mayra
3. Horse Coat for Bentley
4. Baby Items for David & Brianne
17. Take Bentley to the dogpark 25 times
1. Bentley Loves the Dogpark
18. Volunteer for at least 25 hours
19. Write/send 25 letters, cards, or packages (besides birthday cards)
20. Donate $25 a month to a good cause
Be Adventurous
21. Go horseback riding
22. Go on a spontaneous adventure
23. Go to Crater Lake and/or Bend
24. Save $2500 (on top of our normal savings)
25. Clean the house 25 times a month
Wow, right? I better get started! These things will keep me busy, especially through the wintery rainy months in Portland, when motivation goes down and the "blah" feeling takes over! And hopefully, by the time I'm 25, I'll have an array of accomplishments to share.
[A few rules - I won't "double-count" projects unless I get really desperate - for example, projects for #6 could easily meet the qualifications for #10 and #16, but I'll try to have them count for just one. Also, projects for #s 6, 7, 10, & 15 don't have to be massive - they can be simple like a dog collar or intense like redoing a bedframe. For #20, I will count 9 months - Oct through June - for a total of $225. But I could end up donating $50 one month to a certain cause and $0 the next month...For #24, I will make transfers to or deposits in our savings account - just because I declined going out to dinner and "saved" that money doesn't mean that counts toward the goal. That's a big challenge!]
