25 for 25

***edited to add that this list is for this COMING year… not for what I’m going to try and cram in before my birthday in February… gosh. Don’t hold me to all this. I am not Wonder Woman. (though I do have a crown of stars)****

So, I made a list for things I was going to try and do from like, October till February when I turned 25… I kind of scrapped most of them, because 1. it was too little time to accomplish them/especially in the winter months, and 2. my heart has been turned toward some different things…. (which the new list will reflect!) So… working on the new list. I have it pretty much figured out… so here’s what I have so far:

1. Read some quality books, and some just-for-fun ones. Here’s a tentative list.

2. To make my internet interactions of as much substance and quality as possible. (not to say I can’t be silly occasionally, but to be careful and intentional with what I can. Its so easy to be negative or flippant on Twitter, Facebook ect… and I don’t want to fall into that.)

3. To try and serve with a pure heart in the ministries which God has allowed me to be involved in. I want to be constantly aware of the real reasons why I  serve and not to lose sight of God in those ministries, and my involvement there.

4. To find someone to mentor me

5. To find someone to mentor/disciple/pour into in any way God would have me

6. Print and frame some of my photos for myself/my apartment

7. Develop a style board for each changing season

8. Travel to Seattle and maybe Portland

9. 12. Take at least one day (if not a weekend) each season to spend with just me and God. Time to write, to journal, read the word and get away from everyday life. A one person road-trip…

10. Purchase a piano. As long as it has 88 weighted keys and can play without being plugged into an amp. (anyone want to help me carry it upstairs? Yeah, I have a feeling its going to be electric.)

11. Shoot with film. Excited about this & I’m getting a Holga this week if my sister remembers to pick it up

12. Give up sugar for a month (I don’t know if I can do this… but I’ll try. I did manage 3 months without soda)

13. Start sketching and drawing again

14. Try Yoga

15. Wear red lipstick

16. Work on my home/interior folder-file

17. Photograph people just for fun. I have a few things I want to accomplish this year, if anyone is interested in helping me out/knows someone who would fit the description, let me know and we’ll work something out!! (free photos for a collaboration, maybe?) These are some of my goals:

a. I would like to find a super creative/stylish couple who would like to do a creative/conceptual photo shoot… creative outfits, creative locations, props, whatever. I’m up for pretty much anything, but I want the couple to be creative and into collaborating with me.

b. Guys. I need some males who are comfortable in front of the camera who want to be photographed…. musicians, artists, just regular guys. Whatever

c. some creative, stylish ladies who’d like to collaborate on some creative shoots. I have a few ideas, but I’d love to have some girls who have some of their own creative vision for a shoot

18. To travel outside of the country on a trip that focuses on missions and serving- and photograph the trip. (extremely excited about this one and some possibilities that could be in the works!)

…. and the rest of my list is personal, so I’m not going to share it here in a public forum. But the rest of these, if anyone has any suggestions or ideas, let me know!