26 Before 27 + Birthday Giveaway!

Is today June 22?! Then it's my birthday! Hooray!

I celebrated all weekend of course! On Friday, Avra, Sunny, and I had tea and scones, went to a street fair where there were acrobats, ate tacos, and stumbled upon four old men playing jazz in a small coffee shop. On Saturday, I went into the city with Avra and Sunny to meet up with some of my favorite bloggers at Laduree in Soho, then my friends and I got gluten-free dessert at Babycakes Bakery, and falafel at a small restaurant in the Lower East Side. On Sunday, my family went out to an Italian restaurant to celebrate Father's Day and my birthday. We ate THIS giant dessert. Talk about an awesome weekend! 

Of course, I'm going to celebrate a bit today by getting something super delicious for lunch at work!

Every year I like coming up with a list of practical and fun list of things I want to accomplish, but first let's see how I did with last year's list. 

25 Before 26

1. Finish my novel

2. Visit Jackie

3. Visit Lauren & Sarah

4. Go my cousin's wedding in Texas

5. See the High Line

6. See the Brooklyn Bridge

7. Have a group giveaway on my blog

8. Take a photography class

9. Meet Martie

10. Meet Naomi & Jason (met them twice!)

11. Go to the gym at least twice a week (worked for 6 months!)

12. Start a new series on my blog

13. Keep up with Kristin's awesome NovelTea book club (I've read some of them!)

14. See another movie alone (Pitch Perfect 2)

15. Learn easy smoothies recipes

16. Keep drinking at least two glasses of water a day

17. Make use of the library more (it's like my new home)

18. Visit more new-to-me local restaurants and places

19. Put money aside every month for my student loans

20. Find awesome birthday presents for everyone I love

21. Have fun this summer

22. Only buy new clothing that I really, really love

23. Keep doing more product reviews

24. Get better at talking to people

25. Wear lipstick more

And now my new list:

26 Before 27

1. Finish the first draft of my new story

2. Cut out soda for at least one month (I'm starting this tomorrow!)

3. Keep drinking at least two glasses of water a day

4. Learn easy smoothie recipes

5. See the Brooklyn Bridge

6. Take a trip somewhere, anywhere

7. Meet Martie

8. Have a group giveaway on my blog

9. Get an e-course on photography

10. Take a short blog break 

11. Get rid of things in my room that don't bring me joy

12. Get my underarms and legs waxed once because why not

13. Use up some candles I've had forever

14. Get a gel manicure 

15. Get the new illustrated Harry Potter (!!!)

16. Possibly attend BEA (it's in Chicago in 2016)

17. Cut myself some slack

18. Take a day trip somewhere

19. Keep up my correspondence with my pen pals

20. Go to the farmers' market

21. Complete Code Academy

22. Listen to all the current episodes of Welcome to Night Vale

23. Try any exercise class 

24. Go to two author readings

25. Write two short stories

26. Meet another blog friend IRL

What do you think of my goals?

What are some of yours?

♥ ♥ ♥

As a thank you to all of you for being so awesome by stopping by my little slice of the Internet and being wonderful blog friends (seriously, thank you!), I'm giving away a Too Faced Melted Lipstick (you get to pick the color when you win) and a $25 gift card to Starbucks! It's an international giveaway*.

*Starbucks gift cards bought in the U.S. don't work outside the country, so if someone from outside the States wins they'll get two lipsticks instead. 

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Hope you all have a wonderful day!

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