reporting.

a refinery29 article with yoga how-tos had me yearning for my yoga class this week. 

which had me thinking i successfully completed my goal to do more yoga while i was 24.

which had me contemplating my rounding out the last of my 24 things list. i deem this year a success. i think i marked off some nice goals. i'm proud. i feel accomplished.

1. go to disneyland.
2. hike mount timpanogos.
3. do more yoga.
4. travel outside of the united states.
5. finish reading jesus the christ.
6. read till we have faces. -- half checked off
7. go to paris with faux parisian.
8. make a quilt.
9. participate in a triathlon.
10. buy a condo and/or move to nyc. -- i'm gonna go ahead and count renting my little slc apt
11. jump off the high dive.
12. go to texas to see this bundle of joy.
13. ride my bike with no hands.
14. apply to graduate school.
15. have 1/2 of a master's degree in education.
16. obtain a larger, age appropriate wardrobe.
17. learn the art of watercolor.
18. remember the art of ceramics.
19. watch 5 2, never before seen, classic films. -- gentlemen prefer blondes, strangers on a train, the bicycle thief, ...
20. get a {henna} tattoo.
21. take an overnight trip with paige so she can use her delta airline refund.
22. learn how to slalom ski.
23. hike the narrows.
24. have blonde hair again.

12/24. half. maybe i don't feel accomplished ... nevertheless, i'll dust my shoulder off and try again this year. suggestions for the 25 things to do before i turn 26 list are now being accepted. 

stay tuned.

24 things update and call to action.

folks,

i wanted you to know that i haven't forgotten about my list of 24 things to do before i turn 25. it is always on my mind {this term is used quite loosely here}. below is an update of my progress. i tell you this now for a few reasons:

1. i turn 25 in approximately 70 days. 70 days left of my 24ness. but really it isn't that bad because for the past year i have been telling everyone i am 25. i think it has something to do with my rounding-up-obsessive-compulsive-impulse disorder {look it up}, which incidentally has also been affecting my height:  i have been telling everyone for years that i'm 5'5'', when really i'm like 5'2''. somethings wrong. but what i'm getting at is i'm in a hurry to get these babies finished!
2. to feel accomplished, which has been a daily goal of mine since 2009.
3. to enlist your help. if you feel so inclined to participate in any of the following, please phone me and let's get through this together.

1. go to disneyland.

2. hike mount timpanogos.
3. do more yoga.
4. travel outside of the united states.

5. finish reading jesus the christ.
6. read till we have faces.

7. go to paris with faux parisian.

i'm thinking this is most likely not happening within 70 days

8. make a quilt.
9. participate in a triathlon.
10. buy a condo and/or move to nyc.

can i count the rental of my little slc apartment?

11. jump off the high dive.

12. go to texas to see this bundle of joy.
13. ride my bike with no hands.
14. apply to graduate school.

yeah ... i'm not doing this.

15. have 1/2 of a master's degree in education.

or this.

16. obtain a larger, age appropriate wardrobe.
17. learn the art of watercolor.
18. remember the art of ceramics.
19. watch 5 3, never before seen, classic films. 

what should my last 3 be? suggestions?
20. get a {henna} tattoo.

21. take an overnight trip with paige so she can use her delta airline refund.

22. learn how to slalom ski.
23. hike the narrows.
24. have blonde hair again.

in my mind.

dreamland? no disneyland.

in t minus 72 hours.

image via electricraspberry.

odds/ends.

• i'm in the process of training myself to think this way.
• been really into simple gold rings as of late, loving these.
• my next l'occitane purchase is going to be this. imagine how great my life will be when i bathe in shower oil and lounge in shea butter. you'll wanna touch me.
• another great escape to by note to self.
• did i mention i've taken up watercolor? which strikes-out another of my 24 things.
• discovered a new fashion blog that i am really diggin, atlantic-pacific. tres chic. 
• cute cinco de mayo post. 

have a good weekend/feliz cinco de mayo!

{the most cinco-de-mayo-ie picture i have.}

3 things.

1. today is the first day of spring. but when i walked outside this morning i had to scrape the snow off my car.

2. i got a raise today. i plan to spend it thursday upon the opening of city creek!!!

{just a little green}

3. i accomplished another goal this past weekend and went back to blonde. oh and also it is really short. 

21.

take an overnight trip with paige so she can use her delta airline refund.

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we are decidedly going to portland, oregon over spring break. 

{mainly because i want to try this restaurant.}

suggestions on what to see/do?

half way report.

i've been working on planning to work on my 24 things list. 

i only have 

202 days, 

4864 hours, 

291,889 minutes 

to finish. 

let me recap for you, here is my 24 things to do before i turn 25 list.

1. go to disneyland.

{march? with paige? over spring break?}
2. hike mount timpanogos.
3. do more yoga.
4. travel outside of the united states.

{may? with the woods? for 2 weeks?}
5. finish reading jesus the christ.
6. read till we have faces.

{currently working on this.}
7. go to paris with faux parisian {kenzie, this means you}.

{see #4.}
8. make a quilt.
9. participate in a triathlon.
10. buy a condo and/or move to nyc.

{this doesn't look hopeful. 2013?}
11. jump off the high dive.

{this doesn't look hopeful either.}
12. go to texas to see this bundle of joy.
13. ride my bike with no hands.
14. apply to graduate school.

{decidedly NOT doing this. don't judge.}
15. have 1/2 of a master's degree in education.

{or this.}
16. obtain a larger, age appropriate wardrobe.
17. learn the art of watercolor.
18. remember the art of ceramics.
19. watch 5 3, never before seen, classic films. 
20. get a {henna} tattoo.

21. take an overnight trip with paige so she can use her delta airline refund.

{see #1. i'm glad i made this list to include so much overlap!}
22. learn how to slalom ski.
23. hike the narrows.
24. have blonde hair again.

{much like the hair found in this neck of the woods. but reserved for summer, oh summer.}

wish me luck. 

and don't hesitate to holla back if you'd like to assist me with my things.

some tricks {a real treat}.

now these are the kind of things i should be learning for #13 on my 24 things list.

even though i haven't blogged in a week {whoa!}

i've be productive.

i'm moving right along on my 24 things list.

- i am on the search for a good, well-educated, humble, not snobby, cheap{er}, yoga teacher. mind you, this is a large task. this summer, i searched a bit with annie, but was not impressed by the "this is where our all vegan restaurant is going"-nose in the air-hipster-elitist receptionist at trolly square's studio. i got that same kind of treatment plus a "HURRY AND TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES BECAUSE WE DON'T LET ANYONE IN CLASS LATE!" bark and also i almost died from the hell they call bikram yoga. then yesterday, i got some lady that doesn't even do cobra or downward facing dog correctly, not to mention her closing her eyes throughout the entire class and "teaching" us how to bend up and down for 15 minutes.

long rant = i need a new yoga class asap. but in the process, i've partially fulfilled #3 do more yoga.

- on monday, i finally finished reading jesus the christ {#5}. finally. this was actually on not one but 2 to-do lists in 2011. glad i finished.

highlights:

"prayer is made of up heart throbs and the righteous yearnings of the soul." pg 238

"happiness is not akin with levity, nor is it one with light-minded mirth. it springs from the deeper fountains of the soul, and is not infrequently accompanied by tears. have you never been so happy that you have had to weep? i have." pg 248

"bounteously did he impart of his healing virtue to all who came asking with faith and confidence. thus, accompanied by the twelve, he wended his way northerly to capernaum, making the pathway bright by the plentitude of his mercies." pg 338

"ought we not be liberal and charitable in our judgment as to the intent of others?" pg 446

"god needs workers and such as will labor faithfully and effectively are welcomed into the vineyard. if, before beginning they insist on the stipulation of a wage, and this be agreed to, each shall receive his penny provided he has not lost his place ... but those who diligently labor, knowing that the master will give to them whatever is right, and with thought for the work rather than for the wage, shall find themselves more bountifully enriched." pg 482 

oh, its good.

- i've been steadily working on #16 obtain a larger, more age appropriate wardrobe. i'd like to thank jcrew and their weekly emails for this. i plan on continuing my labour by checking out the new stuff at rox&sam later this week.

- strangers on a train has been added to #19 {watch five, never before seen, classic films}. very good, very hitcockie. perfect for the season. however, i was more frightened after the movie ended when emily and i had a discussion about how psycho, silence of the lambs, and texas chainsaw massacre were all based on the same, real life, person. uh ... scariest thing ever!

- and on sunday, i walked to a pumpkin patch {wasn't on any list, but still stimulating}.

#18.

with a little help from my friend, i am achieving #18 of my list.
just thought you should know.

#19, #24.

aundrea pointed out to me, that if i am going to achieve 24 things in 12 months, i'll need to do 2 each month. sure, i'll move to new york city and go to europe in the same month, why not?

last night i made a dent.

#19 i watched gentleman prefer blondes. love marilyn.

#24 now i want my blonde hair back.

{look how great it is.}

24 things to do before i turn 25.

today i turn 24. and i think that is pretty old. is it? should i be more accomplished by now? i don't know.

to help myself feel more accomplished i've created a

24 things to do before i turn 25 list

{my dear, dear friend brittney used to make one every year and i loved it}:

1. go to disneyland.
2. hike mount timpanogos.
3. do more yoga.
4. travel outside of the united states.
5. finish reading jesus the christ.
6. read till we have faces. -- half checked off
7. go to paris with faux parisian {kenzie, this means you}.
8. make a quilt.
9. participate in a triathlon.
10. buy a condo and/or move to nyc. -- i'm gonna go ahead and count renting my little slc apt for #10
11. jump off the high dive.
12. go to texas to see this bundle of joy.
13. ride my bike with no hands.
14. apply to graduate school.
15. have 1/2 of a master's degree in education.
16. obtain a larger, age appropriate wardrobe.
17. learn the art of watercolor.
18. remember the art of ceramics.
19. watch 5 2, never before seen, classic films. -- gentlemen prefer blondes, strangers on a train, the bicycle thief, ...
20. get a {henna} tattoo.
21. take an overnight trip with paige so she can use her delta airline refund.
22. learn how to slalom ski.
23. hike the narrows.
24. have blonde hair again.