Welcome 2015, I am so excited that you are here! You are a brand new blank page in our story that is just itching to be filled with beautiful words, stories and scribbles. I am a huge fan of lists. I need them in my everyday life to ensure I’m doing what I’m supposed to. There’s some sort of odd satisfaction I get from crossing things off of my “To-Do” list, even if it’s something small such as ‘take barre.’ It’s so rewarding! With 2015 officially here, there is not a better time to get out that pen & paper and start the grandest “To-Do” list of them all. I’m talking about my 2015 ‘To-Do’ List.

Of course, I always want to keep working towards my larger, bucket list goals but, sometimes, it’s the spaces between the big moments that are worth remembering and savoring. 🙂 To me, there’s nothing like celebrating those small little victories that make us feel like a superhuman. Here’s my list of 98 “little” things I hope, no, I WILL, accomplish in 2015.

98 Things to do in 2015:

1. Celebrate turning 25
2. Watch the sunrise from Mt. Rainier : Sourdough Ridge Trail
3. Try a boxing class
4. Take a new dance class once a month
5. Camp out at Second Beach
6. Skiing in Tahoe
7. Blanca Lake
8. Drink more water
9. Volunteer at the dog shelter
10. Road trip to Couer d’Alene
11. Watch more sunrises
12. Travel Internationally
13. Minimalize belongings.
14. Sleep under the stars- no tent!
15. Develop and keep a pen pal
16. See the Big4 Ice Caves
17. Write a book
18. Climb Mt. Rainier
19. Go to Oregon/Idaho via public transportation. Adventure time!
20. Learn to play guitar
21. Plant a tree
22. Take a cooking class
23. Detox negative people
24. Run a 7K (maybe 10)
25. Ride in a hot air balloon
26. Research family history/ family tree.
27. Go ice-skating
28. Bike the Golden Gate Bridge
29. Learn a new language. Open to suggestions!
30. Chase a rainbow to see what’s at the end
31. Find a purpose
32. Spend a month eating ‘clean’ just to see how I feel
33. Blog once a week; minimum J
34. Bike the city for a weekend
35. See the Northern Lights
36. Go whale watching.
37. Explore Vancouver
38. Take an art class
39. Donate blood
40. Olympic National Park
41. Learn an iconic dance with my boyfriend.
42. Horseback riding
43. Climb the Hollywood Sign
44. Attend a music festival
45. Cape Disappointment
46. Get an article or two published
47. Panther Creek Falls
48. Learn to sew
49. Spend a weekend in Napa
50. Take Salsa Dance lessons
51. Glacier National Park
52. Cruise around on a Tandem Bike
53. Go fishing with my Dad
54. Photography outing with Mom
55. Choose a topic and learn as much as I can about it.
56. Make it to the 100 Club at Pure Barre
57. And then make it to the 200 Club J
58. See the fireworks at Disneyland
59. Hike the Half Dome in Yosemite
60. Dance barefoot in the rain
61. Kaniksu National Park
62. Kayak Prince William Sound
63. Study the Bible
64. Visit Big Sur
65. Camp out at Cannon Beach. Perhaps see the sandcastles
66. See Palouse Falls
67. Wish on a shooting star
68. Hike Lake 22
69. Learn to make wine
70. Finish a journal
71. Franklin Falls Trails
72. Volunteer at the Humane Society
73. Learn to drive a stick
74. Rachel Lake
75. Have a picnic in the park
76. Salvation Mountain
77. Visit my BFF in Colorado
78. Count the Constellations
79. Apply for my dream job.
80. Snow Lake
81. Joshua Tree
82. Make peace with the past
83. Write a letter to someone who has inspired me
84. See a MLB Game (go Twins!)
85. Samuel H Boardman State Park
86. Mt. Si
87. Lewis Lower River Falls
88. Rely on technology less; more face to face interaction
89. Visit Niagara Falls
90. 90.Mt. St. Helens.
91. Try Zip-lining
92. Run another Tough Mudder; no whining this time, ha!
93. Read one book per month
94. Surprise visit back to Minnesota 🙂
95. Throw an elaborate costume party
96. Scream into the infinite abyss
97. Find moment(s) of complete, unparalleled happiness
98. Keep Love.

With day one of 2015 already in full motion I am excited to get started, crossing things off my list. Happy Adventuring! I can’t wait to make this year our best yet. Remember, we are bigger than our bodies. Each person can do so much more than we think we can. We can’t forget to be fearless and limitless. We can better ourselves, better others and better the world each day if we just remember to get out there and make it happen. There is a huge world out there, begging to be explored and discovered. Let’s make this the best year yet.

Cheers!

“I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I –
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.”
– Robert Frost