I may already be 25-and-a-half, but that didn't deter me from jumping at the chance to make my very own pre-birthday list as soon as I caught sight of Miss hula seventy's! All day long I couldn't stop thinking about all the things I would add if I wrote one. What a glorious way to embrace each passing year!
So, after much deliberation, I set about to compose my List... complete with 2 rules:
Rule 1: Each item must be something I have never, ever done before,
with the exception of
Rule 2: A select group of recently-accomplished feats to account for the fact that I am already 25.5
Without further ado, here's my

...to do before I turn 26
2. Spend a day in Brevard, NC
3. Dye my hair red
4. Make $2000 or more in one month
5. Plant wildflowers
7. Explore Hendersonville, NC
8. Bake a cheesecake
9. Start a blog
10. Recycle (I'm ashamed to admit I don't do this yet)
11. Make homemade ice cream
12. Go skinny dipping
13. Ride a roller coaster (Carowinds, perhaps?)
15. Learn 5 phrases in Japanese
16. Host a garden party
19. Sew a dress (and wear it!)
20. Read Wuthering Heights
21. Participate in at least 3 art markets
22. Take a class on illustration
23. Walk around the MOMA
24. Visit Anthropologie in Charlotte and try on at least 5 outfits
25. Wear red lipstick for a whole day
6 down, 19 to go!