'24 before 25' Midway Checkpoint

Apparently January is a big month for birthdays in the blogging community that I am so happy to be a part of! There has been a lot of talk of yearly bucket lists and at first it had me a little bummed that I am a summer baby because I have quite a while before I get to revisit mine... Until I realized that this weekend is my 1/2 birthday!!! Happy 1/2 Birthday to me!!

Don't get me wrong, I am not usually one to celebrate that sort of thing, but I thought it presented the perfect opportunity to revisit my list for the year and see how I am doing so far! A half-way check point if you will! :)

So let's see what my 24 before 25 were//are...

1. Move someplace new... check! Been to Wichita and back!
2. Move into my first apartment... check again, and it just so happens the apartment was located in Wichita. :)
3. Get a big girl job! apparently my move to Wichita was quite a sweep on these first few, I did get my big girl job... and it helped me figure out which big girl job I really wanted!
4. blog more often, I think I have done pretty darn good on this one! :)
5. Buy Adobe Photoshop Elements, I actually just completed this one last weekend!
6. make more music with friends, I have done this, but not more than usual so I need to work on it still!
7. Let go of people who hold me back in life. check.
8. go out with girlfriends more often!... I am saying that this one needs more work simply because I have amazing friends and always need an excuse to spend more time with them!
9. GET A TATTOO! Heck yes, finally! This has been on my list for YEARS.. and as soon as it gets touched up, you will all see the proof!
10. make new friends, thanks to my summer job and my sudden relocation, check!
11. Become a better photographer, nope... I'll get right on that!
12. learn to make new cocktails, refer to this post.
13. stop eating meat, that would be a no.

14. take a roadtrip with a friend, Abby flew all the way to Wichita to bring me back in Michigan! :)
15. Start buying more classic pieces for my wardrobe, I forgot about this..
16. bake more often, I can never get enough of baking, so we will say no so I have an excuse to do it even more! lol
17. read more books, I am really falling behind now, I had such a strong start too! Do textbooks count?
18. Adopt a pet! Amelia-cake, the best little baby in the world!
19. Sell my artwork, I never thought I would accomplish this one! Such an amazing feeling!
20. make my own dress, I will need to recruit my Mom for sewing lessons I think!
21. RUN, although I have gone running, not as often as I need to.
22. go skydiving, not sure this one is in my budget but I sure hope so!
23. improve my penmanship, my obsession with art journaling will hopefully help me with this!
24. Journal more often! yes indeed sir! :)

So there it is! I have completed 13 of the 24 items on my check list! I have actually done surprisingly well! How about you guys? How are you doing on your birthday bucket lists?

{Psst... keep an eye out for my gust post on By The Porchlight this weekend!}

Wishing you a lovely little day!