*CHALLENGE!*

This is my favorite challenge I have done in quite some time! I hope you enjoy it too! I got the idea *here*.

(24 things to do before I turn 25...)

I LOVE challenging myself and having dreams and goals.... and since my birthday is only a few months away, this will keep me VERY challenged! :) Some of the things I want to do are big and some are small... but they are all things that I have been wanting to do for quite some time, but have been putting off due to a busy schedule. You can make a layout or you can simply do a blog entry with your goals before your next birthday.... If we were hanging out in real life today I would make you pinky swear to only make goals that you can and will actually do. This stuff makes me REALLY excited and inspired, so I hope it gets you excited about your own life in the same way!

Post a link here in the comments to your layout or list. I will look through them tomorrow night and choose one at random...the winner will get a free *Red Velvet Kit* next month (compliments of Emma and Rachel). Have FUN! elsie

Comments

[Michelle]

oooh fun...here I go! I will be back to post
Michelle in Fullerton

[polinka]

my veru first goal before my 25th birthday (in october) is to find a real and good job for me.
Don't have time to make a LO now, but I'll try in the next days... ;)
What a fun blog party here!! :)

[Eeffie]

Love this challenge! I'll be turning 30(AAAAAAHHHHH!) this October so my b-day is kinda special this year. I'll be back to post my layout.

[Jill Hinton]

this is fun!! I will work on this tonight when I get home from work :)

[Lisa L.]

my goals before my November birthday are to

a. lose 10 more pounds
b. remain off of insulin
c. apply to teacher's college
d. pursue the publication of my children's book
e. have more fun

thanks for the great idea - I don't have time for a layout yet but I will work on one!

[Rachella in Lufkin, TX]

I wish I could say 24 things before I am 25...I'm well past that! My challenges change with every year or day or minute even:) But my first real challenge is going back to school:)

http://justussyessam.blogspot.com/

[Lisa]

My birthday is next month and I like the idea of goals going with the birthday, rather than resolutions at new years. Thanks Elsie. Creative as always :)

[kansas]

Awesome, awesome, awesome!!! My b-day is at the end of the year pretty much. I am 28 and PROUD of it! LOL!

[alisonholcomb]

oooh! awesome challenge! :)

[B]

Wow, this is hard!
Ok, here are my goals:
* learn to relax and listen to myself
*not be so terrified to try new things/meet new people
*find a J.O.B. that I am cofortable and happy with
*become a better cook (or, really, ANY kind of cook!)
*try to remember my 12 year-old is 12, not 4
*really understand my photo editing software
*learn to relax...have I said that already?

[Erin Gudge]

http://flutterinbygirl.blogspot.com/

Thanks for the challenge. I will probably do a layout about it later, but for now, I have the list!

[Shannon Keenan]

Hm...31 things to do before I'm 32 in January...I don't think I can accomplish that many, so I'll list my top 5 things I want to do:

1. continue to work on my scrapbooking skills
2. continue to take pictures! I love it!
3. visit a place I've never been before
4. get to go home and really understand what that means
5. find a new band to listen to and maybe even go to their concert

Thanks for the inspiration, Elsie - you are a doll!!

Shannon

[Janine]

I passed 25 a WHILE ago :-) My quirky but do-able, ongoing list is posted on my Myspace Blog dated 1/11/2007:

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendID=7238776

Aloha- Janine

[Dani]

I did a page like this in my 22 art journal - which I used the Red Velvet Kit Club June Project Kit for!!

I started at the end of June and did a page every day til my 22nd bday on July 27th, The whole journal was about the person I wanted to be at 22 years old - the whole thing is here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/danijohnston/sets/72157601305100568/

BUT - I also did an entire page with a list of things I wanted to between my 22nd and 23rd birthdays which is here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/danijohnston/755893538/in/set-72157601305100568/

yay! I'm glad I got to share this!

[Sarah]

This challenge just makes me want to leave work and do something creative for MYSELF today! I guess that's my dream for so many days lately. Take my job, add some fun and creativity and make that my job.
Rock on!
Sarah

[Cortney Young]

I have a few accomplishments that I can think of before my next birthday... http://addartmovement.blogspot.com/

[Danielle]

Thank you for this Elsie! I wish I was turning 25 again but I will definitely do a blog entry or layout by the end of the day!!! I need the challenge so thank you so much!!

[Isolde]

OMG, my birthday is only 21 days away!! So I better get started, don't you think.
Love, Isolde

[emma]

j'adore cette page elsie : bravo !!!

[leslie j]

My 31st birthday will be on October 14 and I can't wait. I am finding myself more and more everyday. I will do a layout later but here is my list.

30) Take a Yoga Class
29) Get a Tattoo
28) Get my Nose Piereced
27) Take a Photography Class
26) Start a Blog
25) Volunteer Time @ a local charity
24) Explore new places in town
23) Quit making excuses and get in the game
22) Express my true feelings instead of hiding them
21) Go out with the girls more often
20) Write a letter to my father and truly forgive him for the pain he has caused me when i was younger
19) Start a book list and read a book a month
18) Follow through from start to finish
17) Learn to say no more often
16) Say meaningful words instead of gossiping
15) Smile more
14) Try bright colored contacts
13) Do more scrapbooking
12) Start an etsy shop
11) Find a new hobby
10) Go Junk diving
09) Do something creative everyday
08) Start a Journal and actually write in it
07) Practice what I preach
06) Listen more talk less
05) Have my palm read
04) Come up with a signature cocktail amd serve it at my 31st birthday party
03) Cook more often
02) See more live bands
01) Meet Elsie Flannigan --- haaa I'm serious