26 things to do before I turn 27.

Every year on her birthday, my friend Val (of in the mean time fame) makes a resolution for every year she has been alive. This year I am adopting this tradition and making 26 resolutions that I must complete by my next birthday. They are as follows:

1. Get a drivers license
2. Attend at least one live music event a month
3. Successfully cook: a souffle, creme brulee, puff pastry, fried chicken, sushi
   
4. Create at least 5 recipes from scratch
5. Visit NYC for a weekend
6. Visit one place I have never been before
7. Approach one person I have never talked to before
   
8. Communicate with distant friends more often
9. Reconnect with friends I have fallen out of touch with
   
10. Read at least one book a month
11. Move into my own place (or only have one roommate)
12. Play a game of putt-putt
13. Get a new camera & take more pictures with friends
14. Learn the Thriller Dance
15. Start and maintain a blog
    
16. Obtain a more positive body image
17. Run 7 miles in an hour
18. Attend an art gallery opening
19. Save $4,000
20. Begin some form of financial planning more than just a savings account
    
21. Try at least one new restaurant a month
22. Start a herb garden
23. Volunteer at 5 separate charity events
24. Donate $200 to charity ($100 to (c)(3) and & 100 to (c)(4))
25. Get a story on MLIA
26. Have 27 resolutions by my 27th birthday

Wish me luck