#RAD52in52: My 2015 Bucket List
This list is written in ink in a brand new, beautiful red Moleskine...but what fun is it to keep all of this year's goals and adventures to myself? Here are the 52 things I hope to cross off in the next 52 weeks. I am so excited for this year of exploring and adventuring and trying new things.
In the list below, bold means DONE and italic means IN PROGRESS.
- Wake up at 6 am every day for a week.
- Watch the sunrise once every month.
- Tuesday, January 6 at 7:21 am
- Monday, February 9 at 7:06 am
- Thursday, May 28 at 5:52 am
- Publish a giveaway on my blog.
- DONE // January 2-- gave away two books in connected with my 2014 RADreads book list. (Bailey won Jesus Feminist and Katelyn won The Opposite of Loneliness!)
- Launch my paper shop.
- Take a solo roadtrip for an overnight stay.
- Get tattoo #2.
- DONE on St. Patrick's Day! Read the story behind the ink here.
- Read 50+ books.
- The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
- Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon
- Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed
- The Best Yes by Lysa TerKeurst
- The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
- Rosie by Anne Lamott
- Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
- A Moveable Feat by Ernest Hemingway
- Leavings: Poems by Wendell Berry
- How to be Parisian Wherever You Are: Love, Style and Bad Habits by Anne Berest, Audrey Diwan, Caroline De Maigret, and Sophie Mas
- Women of the Word by Jen Wilkin
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
- Notes from a Blue Bike: The Art of Living Intentionally in a Chaotic World by Tsh Oxenreider
- Scary Close by Donald Miller
- Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler
- If You Find This Letter by Hannah Brencher
- The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
- Chasing Francis by Ian Morgan Cron
- By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept by Paulo Coelho
- The Purpose of Man by A.W. Tozer
- Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan
- Yes Please by Amy Poehler
- The Crossroads of Should and Must by Elle Luna
- Searching for Sunday by Rachel Held Evans
- Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
- Help Thanks Wow by Anne Lamott
- The Dinner by Herman Koch
- The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
- The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
- The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
- All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld
- The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan
- The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez
- The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks
- The Crane Wife by Patrick Ness
- All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
- If You Feel Too Much by Jamie Tworkowski
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin
- The Art of Stillness by Pico Iyer
- The Vacationers by Emma Straub
- Delicious! A Novel by Ruth Reichl
- The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
- The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
- We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
- New and Selected Poems: Volume One by Mary Oliver
- Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
- The Artisan Soul by Erwin McManus
- The Secrets of Mary Bowser by Lois Leveen
- Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling
- Encounters with Jesus by Timothy Keller
- The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
- Life of the Beloved by Henri J.M. Nouwen
- Fidelity: Five Stories by Wendell Berry
- Mystery and Manners by Flannery O'Connor
- Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck
- Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
- For the Love by Jen Hatmaker
- Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari
- Rising Strong by Brene Brown
- I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
- We Were All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
- Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
- The Royal We by Heather Cocks
- Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
- The Secret History by Donna Tartt
- Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith by Rob Bell
- When the Heart Waits: Spiritual Direction for Life's Sacred Questions by Sue Monk Kidd
- The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life by Twyla Tharp
- Brave Enough by Cheryl Strayed
- Readings for Meditation and Reflection by C.S. Lewis
- MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search for a New Best Friend by Rachel Bertsche
- Dream It. Pin It. Live It. Make Vision Boards Work for You by Terri Savelle Foy
- After You by Jojo Moyes
- Friday Night Lights by H.G. Bissinger
- Coming Clean: A Story of Faith by Seth Haines
- Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes
- Wild in the Hollow: On Chasing Desire and Finding the Broken Way Home by Amber C. Haines
- Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
- Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
- Surprised by Oxford by Carolyn Weber
- By the Book by Pamela Paul
- A Cry for Mercy by Henri Nouwen
- My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers
- Visit Uncle Glenn and Aunt Cathy in NYC.
- Submit a pitch to Verily Magazine.
- Participate in More Love Letters' 12 Days of Letter Writing in December.
- Stay in an Airbnb somewhere.
- Austin, TX on June 10, 2015 with the Rethink crew! We stayed at the #saharacasa and it was adorable and a great experience!
- See the Dawson side of the family.
- August 20, on our last night of the #RADnDadventure in Cumming, GA-- saw ALMOST everyone for a great dinner!
- Vlog every month with the Speak Up! link-up.
- Wild and Free (January)
- Heart (February)
- Truth (March)
- Celebration (April)
- If We Were on a Picnic (June)
- Independence (July)
- Work (September)
- Fear (October)
- See at least three concerts.
- Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors feat. Angaleena Presley -- Feb. 22 at The Broadberry
- Moon Taxi -- May 29 at Friday Cheers on Browns Island
- Charles Johnson in Flagstaff, AZ
- Erin Frye & Drew Kullman -- Decb. 15 at Tin Pan
- Bake a vegan/gluten-free cheesecake.
- Go stargazing in my Eno.
- Go a whole weekend with zero technology.
- Go to another Caps game.
- March 10 -- Thanks to the sweet generosity of my friends The Herrintons, three of my close friends and I went to the Caps vs. Rangers game and had TENTH ROW seats right on the red line! UNREAL.
- May 4 -- ALSO because The Herrintons are really REALLY awesome, we went to Game #4 of the Caps/Rangers second round Stanley Cup Playoffs series-- again, UNREAL.
- Write five posts for iBelieve.com.
- Add $4,000 to my savings account.
- Write about my #OneWord365 (selah) four times on my blog.
- Write for Yellow at least once a quarter.
- January 13: Rediscovering Authenticity: Accepting the Introvert in You
- May 21: The Perfect Playlist for Your Evening Soiree
- December 15: How Will You Define 2016?
- Publish my photography in some capacity.
- Try 10 RVA coffeeshops.
- Black Hand Coffee Company -- Jan. 16
- Lift Coffee Shop and Cafe -- Jan. 19
- Urban Farmhouse Market and Cafe (Norfolk Ave. location) -- Jan. 31
- Captain Buzzy's Beanery -- Feb. 20
- Lamplighter Roasting Company (Summit Ave. location) -- March 7
- Boyer's Ice Cream and Coffee -- March 14
- The Daily Grind -- March 28
- Crossroads Coffee and Ice Cream -- May 9
- Perk! -- September 5
- Shockoe Espresso -- October 27
- Go to a country concert.
- Kayak on the James River.
- Go wine tasting at a new vineyard.
- Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyard on July 4 with my parents!
- Have/be part of a Friendsgiving.
- Visit two new states.
- ONE. Thanks to my two week #RADnDadventure, I have now visited the following new states:
- Tennessee
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Alabama
- ONE. Thanks to my two week #RADnDadventure, I have now visited the following new states:
- Write all "Letters to my Future Self" in the book.
- See a movie at the Goochland Drive-In.
- Order all my Instagram Chatbooks. -- received Feb. 23! (friends! use code WT7WPTZ9 to get your first book free!)
- Try 10 new RVA restaurants.
- Tarrant's Cafe -- brunch with Meredith, Lizzie and Anna on Jan. 18
- Burger Bach -- lunch with Crystal on Feb. 7
- Mosaic -- late night snacks with Chris and Melissa on Good Friday
- Portrait House -- birthday lunch with Mom and Day on May 2
- Continental Westhampton -- brunch with Lizzie on May 30
- Southern Railway Taphouse -- interview lunch on Sept. 18
- 3 Monkeys -- late night snacks with friends
- Travinia -- celebratory dinner with Mom and Dad on Oct. 2
- Social 52 -- brunch with friends on Oct. 18
- Ellwood Thompson's -- brunch with Melissa on Oct. 14
- En Su Boca -- dinner with Sydney on Oct. 19
- Paint a huge canvas.
- Move back out of Mom and Dad's house.
- Plan a Carter Mountain apple picking reunion with the DOEs in the fall.
- This didn't happen, but I did go apple picking at Carter Mountain with my parents on October 24!
- Go on a 10 mile real bike ride.
- Have a picnic in a park.
- Visit Drew at USC for a weekend.
- Go on a first date with someone new.
- Finish my 1,000 gifts journal.
- Go to bed at 10 pm every day for a week.
- Start a journal of letters to my future (hopefully) husband.
- Go on a trip with the cash I've saved in my travel fund jar.
- Go one month with no caffeine.
- Buy a gold watch.
- Order flowers for someone as a surprise gift.
- Visit the Jefferson Hotel at Christmastime.
- Plant a summer garden with Mom again.
- We are already LOVING the harvest from our backyard (new and improved and much bigger) garden!
- Make (and spend the night in) a blanket fort.
- Go to a hot air balloon festival.
- Celebrate turning 23 with champagne.
- Done and done. Passionfruit mimosa at The Daily (lunch with Crystal, Micah and Chris) and raspberry lemonade mimosas at home with my parents-- yum.
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Every year, I create a RAD52in52 bucket list full of fun things I want to challenge myself to accomplish in the year ahead. They range from simple to silly to serious, and the list helps keep me motivated throughout the year!