26 Goals

With my 26th birthday coming up on April 26, and nobody seems to be excited about the significance but me :), I decided that from April 26, 2013 to April 26, 2014 I am going to give myself 26 different challenges.  I figure that if I blog about it and have reader(s) (ahem. Hi mom!) it will motivate me to actually do these things.  Now for the 26 challenges (which Tim graciously helped me come up with one or two)... Here it goes, in no particular order...:
1.  Think of 26 challenges for my 26th year*;

2.  Go without Facebook for 26 days;

3.  Go vegetarian for 26 days (Tim says, "What?! That's almost a whole month!"  I told him that these are my challenges...he doesn't have to follow =]);

4.  Hand-write 26 notes and mail them;

5.  Lose 13 pounds;

6.  Visit 26 new places in the tri-state area where I live (I was going to limit it to just Iowa, but I figured I'm close enough to Minnesota, South Dakota, oh, and I'll throw in Nebraska that I can discover places in them, too).  I hope that by doing so I can appreciate where I live a little more...;

7.  Try 26 new recipes (I mean that I cook);

8.  Read 26 biographies - I figure I don't read a lot of non-fiction, this will be a good way to maybe expand what I read;

9.  Get 26 new sewing projects started (and complete?? Haven't decided yet...it seems a little ambitious...)

10.  Bike the 26 mile round trip from Orange City to Sioux Center;

11. Find 26 recipes for fish.  Choose one and make it.  (FYI: I HATE fish.  Maybe this will expand my palate).

12.  Go without sweets and salty snacks for 26 days;

13.  Run at least 26 miles (not consecutively...hahaha) in one month;

14.  Visit the nursing home down the street from where I live at least 26 times;

15.  Exercise for at least 1/2 an hour for 26 straight days;

16.  Read 26 classics;

17.  Get $26 and take Tim on a date somewhere and spend as close to the $26 as I can;

18.  Take a cold shower 26 days in a row;

19.  Plan meals for 26 days in a row;
20.  Write at least 26 book reviews of books that I read throughout the year;
21.  Go on a minimum of 26 half-hour long walks with Tim around Orange City (I pushed for an hour, but that was a little too long for Tim);
22. Use my planner for at least 26 days straight;
23.  Find 26 different occasions to use our digital camera, and post the picture to this blog with a post;
24.  Listen to 26 different books on CD while I drive;
25.  Be able to identify 26 NFL Quarterbacks;
26.  Be able to identify 26 different types of aircraft (I'm going to need Tim's help for this one for sure!)  

*This is early, but at least I know that I will have accomplished ONE goal in my year :D