23 Before 24

140 days to mrs.

I’ve been inspired by many people to make a list of things I hope to accomplish before my next birthday. With a little over a month to get these done, and the holidays between here and there, I’d better get going! I tried not to include too many holiday things (everyone has to Christmas shop) or too many wedding things (there is life after April 18, or so I’m told).

1. Make these cupcakes.

2. Find a fabulous Christmas dress. (I have my eye on this one.)

3. Make a magnet board.

4. Plan a trip to Spokane.

5. Start a 2009 P.S. (Pretty Sweet) journal, to record something good from each and every day.

6. Start writing an honest-to-goodness business plan.

7. Try at least three new dinner recipies and make three batches of cookies, tarts, or other treats (preferably on my road to being a domestic goddess).

8. Read at least one page from a real book every day (i.e. magazines, blogs, and anything on my iPhone screen do not count).

9. Do yoga at least once a week, in addition to my regular training and cardio.

10. Join, and sign up for a class at, the IPRC.

11. Send five cards. (Christmas cards and wedding invitations do not count.)

12. On nights when it isn’t raining, stop to look at the stars.

13. Wireframe the redesign for my website.

14. Purchase one item specifically set aside for my future home with Josh.

15. Do a December Daily, or at least take a photo every day.

16. Simplify something.

17. Make the table runners for the wedding.

18. Apply for three freelance projects that seem out of reach and are more in line with what I want my business to be.

19. Finish my never-ending personal design/writing project, Listen Closely.

20. Relax.

21. Test drive a Tiguan. Just for fun.

22. Make a new year’s resolution.

23. Take a floral decor, cooking, or dance class.

Organized under Life.

3 replies

  1. 436 days ago,
    Momiest said:

    Not sure how the other 21 make 16 and 20 possible but I really like 12 - definitely doable (assuming it doesn’t rain every day in December). And 14 - piece of cake!

  2. 238 days ago,
    24.25 — Red Herring said:

    [...] by Em (and the list I made last November, toward which I made pathetic progress). 24 things to do before I turn [...]

  3. 17 days ago,
    Twenty-five — P.S. (Pretty Sweet) said:

    [...] year, I made a list of 24 things to do before I turned 25. This was actually my second time making such a list, but the first time around, I filled it with typical type-A, overachiever-type things and composed [...]

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