25 before 25.

I recently celebrated my half birthday.
There are 18 months until I turn 25.
Here is my compilation of things I want to accomplish before August 5, 2013. Some of them I have never done. Some I want to do again. Some I want to do alone. Others I will definitely need friends to join me.
Here goes.

1. Go to a movie at the theatre—alone.

2. Go to a fancy restaurant—alone…keep cell phone in purse the whole time.

3. Start my novel.

4. Get a real massage.

5. Leave the country.

6. Get back to my pre-college weight.

7. Finish my master’s degree.

8. Take public transportation in Springfield.

9. Ride a train.

10. Get a tattoo.

11. Make 25 recipes found on Pinterest—blog about them.
Balsamic Roasted Carrots
Chicken Enchilada Soup
Avocado Round-up
Easter eggs and peeps
Fortune Cookies 
Pineapple Whip
Brownie in a Mug
Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes
Strawberry Banana Muffins
Lambert's Throwed Rolls
Curry-Spiced Mini Turkey Burgers
Pumpkin Walnut Muffins

12. Write meal-tini cookbook.

13. Start paying off student loans.

14. Get a sewing machine.

15. Grow an herb garden.

16. Read for fun, not just for school.

17. Reunite with “the girls” from college.

18. Splurge on a really nice pair of jeans.

19. Dress up as a character for a movie premiere.

20. Go see a musical. 

21. Spend 24-hours technology-free.

22. Learn how to drive a manual car. (Changed to: Check something off my bucket list.)

23. Go horseback riding.

24. Run a 5k.

25. Have a real grown-up dinner party.