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25 Notable Memories From The Past Year
1. Celebrated a lovely 24th birthday, including Domino's food with work pals, flowers from Tim, and lasagna & lemon cake with my family. (April 16, 2015)
2. Moved in with Tim. (May 17, 2015)
3. Traveled with Tim for the first time to Liz and Mike's wedding. (May 30 & 31, 2015)
4. Started my bad movie collection. (June 3, 2015)
5. Saw William Fitzsimmons in concert. (June 17, 2015)
6. Celebrated one year of dating my soulmate. (June 23, 2015)
7. Got my first tattoo. (June 27, 2015)
8. Marked one year with the book club. (July 16, 2015)
9. Started a business. (August 1, 2015)
10. Read a poem at an open mic night. (August 11, 2015)
11. Started writing for Gaming Trend. (August 24, 2015)
12. Saw The Front Bottoms in concert. (November 4, 2015)
13. Marked two years at my first full-time job. (December 16, 2015)
14. Finished a writing project, Apartments. (December 21, 2015)
15. First Christmas living with Tim. (December 25, 2015)
16. Started freelancing. (January 1, 2016)
17. Got my first tattoo that wasn't from a flash sheet. (January 5, 2016)
18. Voted in the Missouri primary. (March 15, 2016)
19. Had two praying mantis friends. (Gully on August 16, 2015 and Cassandra on October 13, 2015)
20. Drove on the highway for Columbia trips with Tim. (August 27 to 30, 2015 and April 8 & 9, 2016)
21. Saw Melanie Martinez in concert twice. (October 10, 2015 and March 13, 2016)
22. Participated in the Gaming Trend podcast (December 16, 2015; January 8, January 30, and February 20, 2016).
23. Made some adult purchases with Tim, including a mattress (April 2015), a bed frame (October 2015), a crock pot (January 2016), a washer & dryer (March 2016), and a blender (March 2016).
24. Hosted gatherings at my apartment for my friends. (housewarming party, Mad Girls Club, Halloween party, New Year's party, viewing of The Neighbors)
25. Cooked, baked, and prepared a lot of food. (muffins, smoothies, meatloaf, pasta, casserole, slow cooker meals, and more)

25 Goals For The Next Year
1. Finally learn how to play the ukulele, dammit.
2. Less blog reading, more book reading.
3. Start chipping away at my video game library.
4. Don't get so wrapped up in social media.
5. Completely unplug more often.
6. Finish another writing project.
7. Find more writing opportunities that excite me.
8. Make great strides with my wedding planning business.
9. Step up my cooking & baking game.
10. Keep the momentum with cleaning & decluttering.
11. Start exercising with Tim.
12. Get out of the house more (traveling and in general).
13. Go to more art galleries and antique shops.
14. Create more opportunities for socialization.
15. Prioritize learning.
16. Go on more dates with Tim.
17. More tattoos (of course).
18. Finally get myself a little houseplant.
19. Take more pictures when I'm having a fantastic day.
20. Break a couple of my worst habits.
21. Figure out self-care and relaxation techniques.
22. Strive for positive self-talk.
23. Accept that some days just don't have a plan.
24. Stop getting in my own way when it comes to what I want.
25. Add a little sparkle to every day so importance doesn't get built up on one specific day, like a birthday.