true story – in elementary school, the principal announced birthdays over the intercom during morning announcements. when your name was called, you’d go to the office and get a special birthday ribbon. i’m still not sure how i did it, but i managed to get one on my half-birthday one year…i was so sneaky back then.
what is this? i don't even.
today, june 12th, marks my half-birthday. halfway done with 24, halfway to go until 25. i don’t celebrate it like i did when i was a kid, in fact, it’s usually just another day. but as my life keeps changing, i keep thinking about what i’ve done, where i’ve been, and where i’m going. so like so many others, i’m doing a “list.” since i only have 6 months to go until 25 – and there’s still so much i want to accomplish – i decided to do 26 before 26, instead of 25 before 25. this gives me 1 1/2 years to do all of this. 547.5 days. can i do it?
- Go to Europe/somewhere overseas/somewhere where I need a passport
- Complete a half marathon (planned: September 2011)
- Own a pair of designer shoes – NOT paid with using a credit card
- Go on a cruise
- Start my 401(k)
- Read at least one book a month
- Go to at least one game of every major Philly sports team
- Conquer my fear and give blood
- Become actively involved in a Philly community/club/team (does kickball count!?)
- Participate in a charity event
- Master my favorite recipes/create some new ones
- Raise money for a race
- Become a better photographer
- See another Broadway show
- Lose 10 lbs.
- Hike a mountain
- Meet a celebrity
- Do karaoke in front of a large group of strangers
- Attend a music festival
- Take a class to learn a new skill
- Try 5 foods I’ve never had/have refused to try before
- Host a REAL dinner party
- See my name in REAL print
- Watch all the Harry Potter movies consecutively, no breaks.
- Go on a trip by myself
- Meet 10 new bloggers (BiSC 2012?)
maybe i’ll go make myself a half cake? who am i kidding…i’d just eat the whole thing. cupcakes it is!
EDITED TO ADD: i realized that the end date for all of this is december 12, 2012 – YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS??? 2012??!?! right before the world ends (heh). i need to make some crazier goals, i think.
You got them to celebrate you half birthday? How late did school go in the summer? I never had my birthday celebrated in school or work or barely my 21st either, because my bday is xmas eve! I love this list. So many great things you aspire to do and maybe a couple we could even do together! (aka cruise? passport trip?)
Happy Half Birthday!! xoxo
thanks! in new york, school can go as late as the june twenties, like the 23rd or 24th. i know, so late! i’m glad you’re a fellow december birthday – nobody understands! i was always taking finals in college on my birthdays
I don’t remember how late school went when I was little. December bday’s do suck – My jewish friends were on vacation and my christian friends were in church! When I was little I would get whatever was leftover in the stores from xmas shoppers if I celebrated around my bday – so I finally figured out that it was best to have a party in January because the store shelves were restocked by then. AND it was too close to Hannukah/holidays so my birthday was always combined! Hopefully the Mayan’s got it wrong and next year we’ll have something to Celebrate on your birthday!
You could take care of 1,4 and 18 if you went cruising with us in November.
well, do you want me home for Christmas, or on your married people cruise?
No wonder I love you so much – you share a birthday with one of my best friends. Also, my birthday is March 12 and I’m pretty sure anyone born on the 12th of any month is a good/fabulous/wonderful person. Happy half birthday and cheers to your list – you’ve got lots of fabulous things on there!
thanks lady! sometimes i hate my december birthday, but then i remember that next year it will be on 12-12-12 and that’s just the coolest. hollaaa to us 12′s!