One month left!! 25 Before 25

For those of you that have been with No End In Sight for a while, you might remember that I'm all about the bucket lists, so I made my own list of 25 things to do before I turn 25. In July of 2014, I decided to get started on this list and I have made GREAT progress. While there are a couple things that I logistically didn't work in, I think that by my birthday on May 23, 2016, I think that I'll complete at least 20/25 things BEFORE my birthday. Those last five are set to be scheduled during my 25th year of life!

Anyone want to do any of these with me?!

MY 25 BEFORE 25!!!
1. Complete a mud run. (Completed May 2015) 
2. Get my Concealed Carry license. (May 21, 2016) 
3. Check off another state in my list of places I have traveled.
4. Regularly maintain my blog for at least a year. (Almost two years strong!!) 
5. Go on a mission trip/prayer tour. 
6. Attend a professional sporting event. (Go Blazers and Mariners!)
7. Donate more than $100 dollars to a worthy charity.
8. Visit my grandma in Arizona.
9. Keep a plant alive in my house or on my balcony :) (STILL GOING!)
10. Get my Zumba Instructor Certification. (February 2015) 
11. Camp on the beach. (Will be camping 2 blocks off the beach since it's illegal to camp directly on the beach in Oregon.) 
12. Have two months salary saved in my savings account. (September 2015) 
13. Go snow camping. (TBD in 2016)
14. Ride in a hot air balloon. (No idea how this will happen.... anyone have connections?!)
15. Pay for a strangers coffee.
16. Go fishing with my dad. (TBD in 2016)
17. Make a time capsule to open in 15 years.
18. Test drive a sports car. 
19. Attend an all-weekend music festival.
20. Go on a 10+ mile hike. (May 14, 2016)

And the Extra Five...
21. Take a class, just for fun... I'm deciding on a cooking class!- Alex Savory (Changing it to a sewing class!) 
22. Sell a piece of my own artwork. - Sabrina Bartell
23. Choose a Pinterest project to do each month. - Kelly Meyer (I will try to hit a total of ten between December 2015-May 2016) 
24. Cook my way through a whole cookbook- Danielle Van Buskirk (and baby Matthew) (TBD in 2016)
25. Play "Messy Twister." (Don't know what that is?! Look at the link here!)- Milan Laurent (Spring 2016) 

My 25 Before 25: The Update

For those of you readers who have been with me for a while, you might remember that shortly after my 23rd birthday, I made a bucket list. Not a lifetime bucket list, but 25 things I wanted to accomplish before I turned 25. I picked 20 of my own ideas and then opened up the floor to 5 additional suggestions. If you're a newbie to No End In Sight, here's the link to the original post: CLICK ME, I'M A LINK! I also followed that up with the completed list (SEE HERE BECAUSE I'M ALSO A LINK!)

Here we are in the last 6 months before the big quarter century mark and I figured I should probably check in to see where I stand on the whole completed vs. to-do thing. Some of these might be difficult to complete but (with the changes marked in Purple) I am determined for all of them to be completed by the big 2-5.

 MY 25 BEFORE 25!!!
1. Complete a mud run. (Completed May 2015) 
2. Get my Concealed Carry license. (Will do with Kaysea and Emmie, Winter 2016) 
3. Check off another state in my list of places I have traveled. (So far I'm at 41) (New York for My Birthday 2016!) 
4. Regularly maintain my blog for at least a year. (Almost two years strong!!) 
5. Go on a mission trip. (Or multiple day service project!) 
6. Attend a professional sporting event. (Go Blazers! Two games so far!) 
7. Donate more than $100 dollars to a worthy charity. (Charity Ideas are welcome!) 
8. Visit my grandma in Arizona. (March 2016) 
9. Keep a plant alive in my house or on my balcony :) (STILL GOING!)
10. Get my Zumba Instructor Certification. (February 2015) 
11. Camp on the beach. (Illegal in Oregon so I might have to get creative!) 
12. Have two months salary saved in my savings account. (September 2015) 
13. Go snow camping. (Winter 2016) 
14. Ride in a hot air balloon.
15. Pay for a strangers coffee. (Multiple times ;) ) 
16. Go fishing with my dad.
17. Make a time capsule to open in 15 years.
18. Pretend I'm really rich and test drive a sports car.
19. Attend an all-weekend music festival.(July/August 2015) 
20. Go on a 10+ mile hike.

And the Extra Five...
21. Take a class, just for fun... I'm deciding on a cooking class!- Alex Savory (Changing it to a sewing class!) 
22. Sell a piece of my own artwork. - Sabrina Bartell
23. Choose a Pinterest project to do each month. - Kelly Meyer (Not quite successful but I will try to hit a total of ten between December 2015-May 2016) 
24. Cook my way through a whole cookbook- Danielle Van Buskirk (and baby Matthew)
25. Play "Messy Twister." (Don't know what that is?! Look at the link here!)- Milan Laurent (With Kelly, Spring 2016) 


 I have got a LOT to do in the next 6 months! Who wants in on this? Anyone want to join me on my leftover items?! Thanks for stopping by and be sure to follow No End In Sight!

CHALLENGE RESULTS: 25 before 25

HOLY MOLEY! I cannot believe it has been more than two weeks since my last blog. I am SO sorry and so humbled that a bunch of you asked when the next post would be showing up. It's crazy that I was still getting views even without new content.

YOU ARE ALL ROCKSTARS.

I am working on the perfect update to fill you all in on my ever-crazy life but I figured it was time to reveal the finalists of MY 25 BEFORE 25!!

There were some seriously awesome ideas. You are a very inspiring group of people, you know that?! I would like to add (most) of these to my life-long bucket list, but unfortunately, I do not have time to do them all in the next 22 months. So here I am, trying to whittle it down to only 5 additions to my list of 20 predetermined ideas, and let me tell you... IT'S HARD!

But here it is: The Official List!

MY 25 BEFORE 25!!!
1. Complete a mud run.
2. Get my Concealed Carry license.
3. Check off another state in my list of places I have traveled. (So far I'm at 41)
4. Regularly maintain my blog for at least a year.
5. Go on a mission trip.
6. Attend a professional sporting event.
7. Donate more than $100 dollars to a worthy charity.
8. Visit my grandma in Arizona.
9. Keep a plant alive in my house or on my balcony :)
10. Get my Zumba Instructor Certification.
11. Camp on the beach.
12. Have two months salary saved in my savings account.
13. Go snow camping.
14. Ride in a hot air balloon.
15. Pay for a strangers coffee.
16. Go fishing with my dad.
17. Make a time capsule to open in 15 years.
18. Pretend I'm really rich and test drive a sports car.
19. Attend an all-weekend music festival.
20. Go on a 10+ mile hike.

Drum roll please.....
21. Take a class, just for fun... I'm deciding on a cooking class!- Alex Savory
22. Sell a piece of my own artwork. - Sabrina Bartell
23. Choose a Pinterest project to do each month. - Kelly Meyer
24. Cook my way through a whole cookbook- Danielle VanBuskirk (and baby Matthew)
25. Play "Messy Twister." (Don't know what that is?! Look at the link here!)- Milan Laurent


It's crazy to think that in just under two short years, these fun tasks are going to get checked off!

Here's the part where I invite you to join me on this list!!!
Want to do one of these activities with me? Or even on your own? Let's do it. When you complete one of these activities, send me a photo! That's how I'll be documenting the adventure of MY 25 BEFORE 25 (and yes, that's going to be capitalized everytime).

Let's do it YO!

There were so many awesome entries! Thank you to all who contributed fantastic ideas! Here were some of the honorable mentions:

• Own Property
• Learn a language
• Get 8 hours of sleep every night
• Do a mini-triathalon
• Make a photobook on Shutterfly
• Rooftop Party
• Read the whole bible
• Play Messy Twister
• Take a long roadtrip with friends
• X amount of hours of volunteer work
• Go Wheelin with Jake (my cousin)
• Finish our brewery tours
• Enter a Country Western Dance Competition
• Sketch or paint a work of art and enter it in a competition, like the County Fair or a local Juried Art Show
• Plan and produce a national convention.
• Make a another trip to visit your Grandma in Arizona (Bet you guys can guess who suggested this one ;) Love you Gram Gram!)

Thanks again guys for checking back with No End In Sight. Now, more than ever, do I believe that positivity makes a difference.

Keep on keepin' on my friends. XOXO.

CHALLENGE TIME: 20 before 25

I've been lacking blog-spiration in the last week and a half.

I thought about writing a post about how to quit your job, since I did that last week (YAYYY! I got a new job, but that will be a post for after I officially start!) but realized that's a really dicey subject and I'm trying to focus on positivity in the 'No End in Sight' realm. Not saying that it's impossible to stay positive when quitting, but it's also something that could very easily take a turn that I wasn't anticipating.

I thought about writing on how to stay in touch with friends through a long distance, but had a hard time finding the right angle.

I wanted to write about how bad-ass it is that the World Cup is happening right now.

But then it happened... Today, while perusing the interwebs, I stumbled upon gold.

As I was randomly googling the phrase twenty-something, (because who doesn't do that?!) I came across a blogger out in Florida (Click Here to check her out!) who had put together a list of 20 Things to do before she turned 25. After looking at her list and thinking about what goals I have in my life, I started putting together my own list, but with a twist.

HERE'S THE TWIST...

I am going to come up with a list of my 20 Before 25 (in no particular order) and then, based on recommendations from all of YOU, I will add 5 things onto the list. Don't even bother suggesting Skydiving and Bungee Jumping for consideration, because that WILL NOT HAPPEN. However, I am excited to see the ideas you throw my way.

So, ladies and gents... here it is!

MY 25 BEFORE 25:
1. Complete a mud run.
2. Get my Concealed Carry license.
3. Check off another state in my list of places I have traveled. (So far I'm at 41)
4. Regularly maintain my blog for at least a year.
5. Go on a mission trip.
6. Attend a professional sporting event.
7. Donate more than $100 dollars to a worthy charity.
8. Visit my grandma in Arizona.
9. Keep a plant alive in my house or on my balcony :)
10. Get my Zumba Instructor Certification.
11. Camp on the beach.
12. Have two months salary saved in my savings account.
13. Go snow camping.
14. Ride in a hot air balloon.
15. Pay for a strangers coffee.
16. Go fishing with my dad.
17. Make a time capsule to open in 15 years.
18. Pretend I'm really rich and test drive a sports car.
19. Attend an all-weekend music festival.
20. Go on a 10+ mile hike.
21. ?
22. ?
23. ?
24. ?
25. ?


Okay, there it is! Now it's time to send me your ideas! Keep in mind, I don't have a whole lot of expendable income, so most of these things can't get too crazy when it comes to cash required.

To make a suggestion, you can Facebook me, Email me, or leave the suggestion in the comment section of this post! Once I get a good amount of suggestions, I'll go through and pick out the winners to be added onto the list. When the top 5 are decided, I will reveal them on another post (and might throw out some honorable mentions too :) )!

Get creative people! You all continue to inspire me with the amazing things you're doing in your lives and I can't wait to have you be a part of this fun new challenge for myself. LET THE SUGGESTIONS BEGIN!