26 by 26

26 may seem like a weird age to have a “bucket list by” type of post, but as someone about to turn 25 I wanted to set reasonable, attainable, and timely goals; “SMART” goals if you will. My golden birthday is going to be my 26th birthday, so I thought now would be a great time to really think about what goals I have for the next 13 months. So here is my 26 by 26 list:

1. Travel to the North-west coast of the United States (it is the last corner I’m missing)
2. Visit my friends from graduate school in their new locations (Arizona, Minnesota, Indiana, and Iowa)
3. Go to a women’s soccer game
4. Get into an actual gym regimine
5. Go to Hawaii and see my friends there
6. Train my dog to run a mile
7. Go real person camping (like in a tent in the woods)
8. Go on a hike nearby
9. Visit the Pioneer Woman shop
10. Read at least 12 new books
11. Run a 5K
12. Save up some money (maybe to use to go to Hawaii)
13. Invest in something financially
14. Read up on and vote intentionally at the local elections
15. Finish the family cookbook I’ve been working on
16. Write a new research proposal
17. Attend a professional development conference
18. Have a picnic in the park by my house
19. Go to a pumpkin patch
20. Surprise my husband with a clean apartment (he is the natural cleaner between the two of us)
21. Try a new workout class
22. Try a local art class
23. Spend a night in Tulsa
24. Go to a music festival
25. Keep up with Bachelor in Paradise/The Bachelor/The Bachelorette (my latest guilty pleasure)
26. Dress my orange cat up with a fake lion's mane 

You may start to notice that some of these overlap with my “summer goals” list, and that is ok. I did accomplish some of my summer goals, but I think giving myself a little over a year may make them more attainable. I’m also going to try to make posts as I accomplish different ones about them to hold myself accountable. What are the things you would add if you were making your own bucket list?

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