BIRTHDAY LIST

25 for 25 

Every year since I turned 19, I've made a birthday list on my birthday. It encompasses a bunch of things I want to do during the coming year of life. Below is my current birthday list (25 for 25) and progress so far. 

01. Finish reading War and Peace

02. See a Cubs game

03. Run the Chicago Marathon
* 4:09:43 (10/08/17)

04. Watch The Shawshank Redemption and Top Gun
* The Shawshank Redemption (04/02/17)

05. Finish the online HTML/CSS and Java courses I started
* HTML/CSS (03/05/17)

06. Register to be a bone marrow donor

07. Make three salads from recipes
* Crowd Pleasing Vegan Caesar Salad from Oh She Glows (01/02/17)
* Butternut Squash Winter Salad with Farro, Kale, and Cranberry Dressing from Kitchen Confidante (01/09/17)
* Chopped Asian Salad from It Doesn't Taste Like Chicken (01/16/17)

08. Make two desserts off of the blog, This Rawsome Vegan Life

* Lavender Lemon "Cheesecake" (01/22/17)
* Pecan Praline Bars w/ Salted Chocolate (01/29/17)

09. Host a vegan dinner party

10. Memorize all of Alphabet Aerobics (for my next party trick)

11. Watch all of Stranger Things

12. Visit a Midwestern city I've never been to before
* Iowa City on 07/08 - 07/09/17

13. Buy a used credenza

* 06/03/17

14. Watch all of Friends
* Currently on Season 9 (10/14/17)

15. Get a lemon tree

16. Visit a Chicago museum
* Visited the Field Museum on President's Day (02/20/17)

17. Watch all of Parks & Rec

* Finished on 03/04/16

18. See Chicago from the Sears Tower

19. Move into a 1-bedroom apartment
* Move on 05/28/17

20. Host three friends/family members in Chicago
* Hosted Dan and his friend Theresa on 06/08/17-06/12/17
* Hosted my trail friend Napster on 08/31/17 & 09/01/18
* Hosted Dan again on 10/06/17 
*Hosted Dori on 10/06/17 & 10/07/17

21. Have my planned quarter life crisis (because I'm going to live to 100) and get a tattoo

22. Make a list of 25 places to eat at in Chicago and eat at half of them

* Currently at 13/13

23. Find somewhere to volunteer in Chicago

24. Get back to the Appalachian Trail and do some trail magic
In Bland, VA after Trail Days (05/21/17)

25. Knock off three things I have yet to do from past birthday lists

* From 24 for 24 - Hike an Adirondack High Peak in the winter (12/27/16)
* From 21 for 21 - Run a sub-25 minute 5K (Ran a 24:55 min 5K on 06/04/17)
* From 19 for 19 - See the Red Hot Chili Peppers in concert (06/29/17)
* From 24 for 24 - Go to Iceland (09/16/17 - 09/24/17)

Total To Date: 15/25
(aka: 60%)

Past lists can be found at here: 24 / 23 / 22 / 21 / 20 / 19.
You can also find other birthday list posts here.