Today I turn 23. Twenty-three. Veintitres. 23 just doesn't sound right. Is it weird that I still feel how I did when I was 19? And then I stop and think of all the things that have passed/I've done since I was 19. Here are 23 things I want to have done by 24:

1. graduate college - done
2. learn to french braid my hair
3. collect a new postcard - from spain, from florida, from vegas
4. go ice skating - see photos from our ice skating adventure here!
5. Watch a hockey game
6. learn to more about graphic design & web design
7. try to be more open minded & say “yes”
8. upgrade my blog layout
9. come up with a regular exercise routine
10. do a photo book - in progress
11. wear more hats. and heels
12. find a hobby Chris and I both enjoy
13. do 6 DIY projects
14. gain (majority) financial independence - I said majority!
15. go see a comedian perform - I'm counting as going to a comedy club as a yes
16. host a girl’s night - Does a throwing bachelorette party count? I'm saying yes.
17. scope out the best antique local shops
18. go on an ski trip
19. find the perfect shade of lipstick
20. train for a marathon or relay
21. read 12 books
    -Love and Other Impossible Pursuits by Ayelet Waldman
    -The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
    -The Hunger Games: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
    -The Hunger Games: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
    -Wool 1-5 by Hugh Howey
    -What Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship, and Love by Carole Radziwell
    -Tell No One by Harlan Coben
    -Along Came a Spider by James Patterson
    -Kiss the Girls by James Patterson
    -Cross by James Patterson
    -Secret Diary of a Call Girl by Belle de Jour and Anonymous
    -Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
22. try screen printing
23. make a painting

*Idea and some goals nabbed from Wit & Whistle