100 Before 25

List and Organization
1. Figure out a good way to keep track of my 100 things (January 2014)
2. Organize my iTunes (May 2014)
3. Throw away, donate or sell 100 items without replacing them (100/100) (April,2015)

New Years Resolutions

4. Get in the habit of drinking at least two Nalgenes of water every day
5. Completely get rid of gluten from my diet (So bad about cheating on my celiac disease) (Successfully started March 2014)
6. Give up junk food for a year
7. Set an alarm every day and get up without hitting the snooze button (Successfully started March 2014)
8. Stop using electronics for the hour before bed

For My Future and Growing Up

9. Finish graduate school (December, 2014)
10. Move into an apartment of my own without a roommate
11. Buy a couch
12. Get a "real job" (USA Cycling position February 2014)
13. Get a dog (Denver, February 2016)
14. Get my own business cards (March 2014)
15. Get a handle on my personal finances (April 2014)
16. Start a retirement fund (yikes!) (April 2014)
17. Throw caution to the wind and apply for internships/jobs that I don't think I would get (and gain some confidence) (USA Cycling position February 2014)

Life Long Learning

18. Read 200 books (148/200) (Bike Snob, Allegiant, Divergent, The American Heiress, Insurgent, January 2014 Dreaming of the Golden Age April 2014 The Guardian , Burnt Mountain, Sea Change May 2014 The Choice, The Fault In Our Stars, Wild June 2014 A Geologist's View of Cape Cod, City of Heavenly Fire, The Age of Miracles, How to Breath Underwater, Gold, The Turning of Anne Merrick, The Here and Now, All That Is, Eyes on You, Run Faster: From the 5K to the Marathon July 2014 The Rose and Thorn, The Magicians, The Magician King, Born to Run, Franny and Zooey, Mile Markers: The 26.2 Most Important Reasons Why Women Run August 2014 The Art of Thinking Clearly, The One and Only, 20 Something 20 Everything, The Power of One, The Ides of March, The Opposite of Loneliness, Rules of Civility September 2014 North of Boston, The Fortune Hunter, Water for Elephants, Firefly Lane, The Four Corners of the Sky, Plenty of Time When We Get Home October 2014 The Doctor and the Diva, The Silver Star, The Boys in the Boat, Girls in White Dresses, Niagra Falls Over Again, Bel Canto November 2014  The Devil in the White City , A Captain's Duty, A Matter of Grave Concern, The Longest Ride, The Thing About December December 2014 Following Atticus, The Winter Witch, Gone Girl, What If?, Not That Kind of Girl, Once A Runner, Again to Carthage January 2015 The Devil's Teeth, The Human Stain, A Wedding In Great Neck February 2015 This is the Water, Season of Storms, First Test, Page, Squire, Lady Knight March 2015 Lost in Thought, Little Big Lies, Point of Direction, Austenland, Redeployment April 2015 Hateship, Longbourne, The Good Soldiers, If I Stay, Napolean's Buttons, Where She Went, This Is How You Lose Her, The Company You Keep, Thank You For Your Service, Heartburn, American Sniper, Someday Someday Maybe, The DUFF May 2015 The Invisible Front, The Dog Stars, The Silkworm June 2015 Belle, First Impressions, Being Audrey Hepburn, Alanna, In the Hand of the Goddess, The Woman who Rides Like a Man, Serena, No Place to Hide, A Fighting Chance, California, Soldier Girls, Courageous, When The Game Stands Tall, Not That Kind of Girl, Nineteen Minutes, Beautiful Ruins July 2015 Terrier, Bloodhound, Mastiff, The Pact, Green on Blue, I Am Malala, Far From the Madding Crowd, Where All Light Tends to Go August 2015 The Rescue, Plain Truth, The Queen of the Tearling, The Invasion of Tearling, Mr Darcy Takes a Wife, Who Do You Love, Vampire Academy, Crown Duel, Frostbite, Love and Miss Communication September 2015  9 1/2 Narrow, Pretty Baby, China Rich Girlfriend, How to Start A Fire, The Knockoff, Visiting Hours, The Precious One, In the Kingdom of Ice, Crazy Rich Asians October 2015 In the Unlikely Event,  Saint Anything, Stories Around the Table, A Hundred Summers, The Scamp, Astonish Me, The Giver, November 2015 I Want to Show You More, The Yellow Birds December 2015  Deep, Somewhere in France, By the Water's Edge, January 2016 The Heart You Carry Home, Home Front, LA Candy, The Best of Me, The Art of Fielding February 2016 Ashley's War , The Taming of the Queen, The Blondes, You Know When the Men Are Gone)
19. Relearn Spanish
20. Download Photoshop before I lose my IU access and learn to properly use it
21. Get a library card for somewhere in Colorado Springs (April 2014)
22. Donate to Indiana University/ Little 500 Scholarship Fund (July 2014)
23. Go back to Indiana University for Homecoming
24. Watch the Little 500 as an Alumni

Cycling Related
25. Finish top ten in an NCC event, an NRC event, and a NTC event
26. Finish on the podium at a USA Cycling National event (January 2014 - CX Nationals, Team Omnium)
27. Complete every workout as scheduled for three months straight
28. Get back down to my goal weight from my 2012 race season
29. Go mountain biking somewhere awesome NOT race related (Arkansas, February 2016)
30. Get my own mountain bike (Trek Superfly 5, April 2014)
31. Ride across the United States
32. See Penrose Park rebuilt 
33. Ride at every velodrome in the country (4/27?)
34. Be at least a Category 1 cyclist in Road, Cyclocross, Mountain, and Track (0/4)
35. Get at least ten women into riding bikes (7/10)
36. Write a “Why Collegiate Cycling” letter upon graduating from Lindenwood and the end of my collegiate cycling career

Far Away Travel
37. Go back to Chattanooga
38. Go back to the Dominican Republic
39. Take a trip somewhere not cycling related (December 2015)
40. Visit the United Kingdom
41. Go back to St. Augustine (January 2014)
42. Visit a new continent (N. America, Europe already taken care of)
43. Go to 25 new cities (25/25) (January 2014 Boulder April 2014 Dallas, Richmond, Manitou Springs June 2014 Woodland Park July 2014 Hyannis, Buena Vista November 2014 New York, Fishkill, January 2015 Austin, Driftwood, Breckenridge April 2015 Santa Barbara, Carpenteria, Denver, Atlanta, Johnson City, Banner Elk, Bristol, Asheville, Brevard May 2015 Marshall June 2015 Lake Tahoe July 2015 Craigville, Mammoth Mountain) 

Family and Friends
44. See my grandparents at least once a year (2/2)
      (January, July 2014, July 2015)
45. Send my mom flowers for no apparent reason
46. Buy one of my grandmother's pastels
47. Go on a trip with my mom
48. Write one letter a month to my parents to be opened on my 25th birthday (3/28) 
49. Go to a *insert team name here* game with my dad... and be the one that pays
50. Email my grandparents once a week (26/124)
51. Plan something for my parent's 35th anniversary
52. Finish ten puzzles with my mom (8/10)
53. Do some sort of adventure with my brother
54. Visit the family out on Cape Cod  (July 2014)
55. Celebrate 4th of July with the family in Massachusetts
56. Write 100 letters to friends and family (76/100) (LIz Gardner, Bonnie Mailey, Lyndi Hollis, Mom and Dad, Arianna Gutierrez, Sarah Larson July 2014 Laura Zetzl, Norman Mininger, Laura Zetzl, Arianna Gutierrez August 2014 Norman Mininger October 2014 Grandma and Grandpa, Mom and Dad, The Garveys, Laura Zetzl, Arianna Gutierrez, John and Kim, Norman Mininger, The Welshes, The Olsons, The Palmers, The other Palmers, Mark and Kym, The Hollidays, Sarah Larson, The Bell Family, Tom Saccone, Norman December 2014 Norman, Laura Zetzl, Grandparents, Bell Family,  Norman, Parents January 2015 John and Kim, Mom and Dad, Laura Zetzl, Laura Garvey, Lyndi, Sarah, Norman February 2015 Norman March 2015 Norman, Parents, Norman, Norman, Parents, King (2), Milligan (2), Lees McRae (3), Warren Wilson (2), Mars Hill (4), Brevard (2), Mom April 2015 Mom May 2015 Norman, Parents July 2015 Norman, Parents September 2015 Norman, Parents, Arianna, Laura, Garveys, Welshes, Grandparents, Laura G December 2015 Norman Mininger February 2015)
57. Celebrate my 25th birthday with 25 people (though not all at the same time, I hate parties)
58. Host a surprise get together for a friend
59. Get coffee with 25 friends (10/25) (January 2014 Christina Dohr, March 2014 Patrick Long, Norman Mininger, Cassandra Barrett January 2015 Tasha Delange, Stephanie, Steve, Daniel, Tara, Cassandra) 

Faith
60. Read the entire bible
61. Go to church on a weekly basis (Hard to do with traveling for racing/work)
62. Find a church to go to when in Colorado Springs
63. Give up or do something meaningful for lent 

Healthy Habits
64. Start running on a regular basis (Successfully started June 2014)
65. Unplug from everything for a week
66. Put $10 in savings for every goal accomplished, $5 to charity for every goal missed
67. Have fresh flowers once a month for a year (2015: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December)
68. Find a good sunscreen and wear it (before I become more riddled with skin cancer than I already will be) (October 2014)
69. Go to the dermatologist and get checked for said skin cancer

Fashion and Style
70. Update my makeup collection and find a good daily routine
71. Learn how to walk GRACEFULLY in high-heels (June 2014)
72. Invest in a classic handbag and winter coat (September 2014)
73. Get towels with my monogram on them
74. Learn how to braid my own hair (or do ANYTHING with my hair besides throw it in a ponytail) (July 2014)

Food for Thought
74. Find a good gumbo recipe
75. Make 25 new recipes (25/25) (April 2014 Apple Quinoa Muffins, Polenta Pot Pie, Chipotle Pork Loin, Quinoa and Kale Patties, Caprese Chicken, Split Pea Soup, Risotto, Strawberry Shortcake Muffins, Clean Cornbread May 2014 Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes, Red Velvet Cupcakes, Chocolate Molten Lava Cupcakes,  Glazed and Grilled Chicken and Peaches, Grilled Eggplant with Tomato Goat Cheese Relish, June 2014 Greek Style Cheesy Quinoa Bake, Corn Tomato and Avocado Salad, Pulled Pork, Creamy Banana Popsicles, Corn Frittata July 2014 German Streusel Cake, Cerry and Goat Cheese Salad, Blackened Chicken and Strawberry Salad, GF Caramelized Pineapple Upside-Down Cake, Steak Tostadas with Fresh Peach Salsa, Crispy chicken with Corn Cakes, Hot Chocolate Pudding Cake)
76. Start my own recipe catalog in paper format (June, 2014)
77. Host a dinner/cocktail party (Wine Night October 2015)
78. Try 25 new restaurants (25/25) (January 2014 Trailhead Brewery, The Floridian February 2014 BC's Kitchen, New Day Cafe, Thai, March 2014 Front Range BBQ, Phantom Canyon, April 2014 Cosmic Cafe, Full Circle Tavern, El Chico, Capital Bar, Poor Richard's, The Golden Bee, Spice of Life Cafe, Salsa Brava May 2014 Illegal Pete's, Bird Dog BBQ, The Loop, Bon-Ton Cafe, Hacienda Colorado June 2014 Larkburger, Patty Jewtt's, The Egg and I, European Cafe July 2014 Eddyline)
79. Start upgrading to nicer kitchen/cookware (Birthday Gifts, May 2014)
80. Cook and eat a lobster dinner (poor little guy, this is going to be tough)

Life Outdoors and Athletic Pursuits
81. Go backpacking
82. Go stand up paddle-boarding (July 2014)
83. Go rock climbing 
84. Go whale watching
85. Run a half marathon (September 2014) 
86. Run a marathon (September 2015)
87. Go on a picnic
88. Go cross country skiing (January 2015)
89. Do "The Incline" (July 2014)

Random
90. Write a letter to myself once a month, to be opened on my 25th birthday (0/28)
91. Invest in a DSLR camera, learn to use said camera properly
92. Go to ta country music concert
93. Go to three art museums (1/3) (Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center)
94. Go to the Colorado Springs Zoo (October 2014)
95. Knit a scarf
96. Go to a drive-in/outdoor movie (July 2014)
97. Learn how to whistle
98. Take an archery class
99. Go to a professional soccer game of some sort
100. Do 5 DIY crafts (2/5) (April 2014 Decoupage Eggs October 2014 Homemade Scrubs) 


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