25 Before 25...

       Today is my 24th birthday and I am officially getting older. I am so lucky to be able to spend this whole weekend with friends and family, it has been a great last couple of days. So much has happened in the past year, I graduated with my Masters and started my first "big girl job." Although there is so much more to be done I am happy with how far I have gotten. I was inspired by the College Prepsters 25 Before 25 list and decided I should make my own list of things to accomplish. This way I can have an actual goal list to hold myself accountable for, so I officially have 365 days to complete all 25 items on my list which I think is attainable. 

25 Before 25:

1. 1.    Spa Day. I’ve gotten a facial before but I’d like to have a full day of pampering with a massage.
   2.     Plan another girls trip with my best friends, preferably somewhere with a beach and a pina colada in my hand. Either way I'd like to vacation somewhere I've never been before.
   3.     Visit Chicago (again), my cousin lives out there and I want to make sure I get out to visit at least once a year.
   4.     Expand my blog. I really want work at promoting it and getting my idea’s out there, maybe even get a sponsor or two.
   5.     Build up my savings account. Grad school drained my bank account but I’d like to have it built up to where it was before I got my Masters.
   6.     Start and finish Breaking Bad. Just what I need… another TV show on my list.
   7.     Read more books. I’m really good at picking up a book in the summer but I tend to slack during the other seasons. (Also… remind myself that fashion magazines do not count as books).
   8.     Take more pictures. My friends and I hang out a lot but sometimes we forget to capture those memories in pictures. So I vow to take more pictures.
   9.     Go see a New York Knick game at Madison Square Garden. I’ve seen them play when they come to Albany, but this winter I want to see them play on their home turf.
   10.  See another Broadway show. I try to get to one once a year.
   11.  Go to the Lights in the Park in Albany. Haven’t seen them in years but I love Christmas lights.
   12. Take a cooking class, I love to cook but I want to expand my horizons
   13. Organize my accessories, I have pretty good jewelry organization but I need a better way to display bags and scarves.
   14. Plan a dinner party for my friends--- channel my inner Martha Stewart.
   15.  Treat myself to a fun manicure, this sounds weird but I’ve never gotten a manicure, only a pedicure. Mainly because I’m a nail biter but I want to get a fun manicure for Christmas/New Years.
   16. Drink more water- I only treat myself to soda if I go out to eat but I need more H2O in my daily routine/
   17. Attend a concert; this was the first summer I didn’t go to SPAC (our local outside arena). So next summer I need to go back.
   18. Get a signature drink. If we got out for drinks I am always open to experimenting but I do want a signature drink I can order out and enjoy.
   19.  Treat myself to an expensive piece of jewelry. Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, right?
   20. Take an exercise class. Ugh.
   21. Wear bright lipstick- I love the look on other people but I’m still not so sure I can pull it off…
   22. Clean out my closet- I need to do an honest inventory of what I have and donate what I no longer need.
   23. Apply for a reality show- My cousin and I have decided to send in an audition tape for Survivor: Blood vs. Water 2. Maybe next year I’ll be sporting an Immunity necklace around my neck instead of a J Crew statement piece!
   24. Try new restaurants- I tend to stick to my signature favs instead of expanding my horizons- this will change this year!
   25. Continue to promote myself professionally- As the Jefferson’s would say, “I’m moving on up!”
   
   
   Do you have a list of things that you want to accomplish this year?
   Whats on your list?
   xoxo