Sunday, January 4, 2026

101 Things to Do in 2025 - End of Year

 


Once again, I completed about half of my list. I always feel like the whole dang list is so possible in January and then before I know it it is October and I feel like I have no time left! If you're new around here, a quick intro to this little project - instead of setting a resolution, I like to make a list of the things I'd like to accomplish throughout the year - 101 things to be exact. I go in expecting not to finish the list, but it helps keep me accountable to myself and prevent me from saying "someday I want to do this..." by actually doing it! I've been doing this since around 2012 I think (maybe longer?), but I've only published them online for the world to see since 2018. Anyway, here are the adventures and experiences of 2025 - stay tuned for my hopes and goals for 2026!


1. Tour Paisley Park

2. Travel around Iceland 


3. Stay at an all-inclusive resort in Mexico 



4. Go back to Sea Camp 


5. Go to a Minnesota Timberwolves game


6. Go to a Minnesota Frost game

7. Take Ike skydiving

8. Eat at Sippi's

9. Grab a drink at Lafayette

10. Get chicken and waffles at Fork & Fable (I tried, but they stopped brunch early!)

11. Remove all the old car wash tags from my front windshield

12. Earn enough gift cards from my various rebate/point earning apps to buy a new Apple Watch

13. See Wicked Part 2 in theaters

14. Explore Chichen Itza 

15. Walk through the Rotary Lights in La Crosse 

16. Read 100 books (only made it to 87 this year!)

17. Visit a Laura Ingalls Wilder site

18. Visit my friends in Tennessee 

19. Attend Ashley for the Arts 

20. Try the Nelson distillery

21. Complete my 2024 scrapbook

22. Get a massage at least 4 times (turned into once a week - best decision ever!)

23. Visit the Polish Museum

24. Go axe throwing

25. Label grandma's old family photos

26. Celebrate at Luke & Lacey's wedding 

27. Meet my newest nephew

28. Earn enough Marriott points for a free stay in Hawaii (found a better deal than using my points!)

29. Go to a Minnesota Vikings game

30. Ride on Fly Over America at the MOA

31. Visit the new Epic Universe park

32. Have a no-spend month (not counting groceries)

33. Complete my TEACH Grant requirements

34. Earn the max amount of points to redeem in BlueCare (50 points away!)

35. Share a written review on Goodreads

36. Add books to a Little Free Library

37. Use all my product samples/minis

38. Complete my Taylor Swift diamond painting

39. Finish a puzzle

40. Buy a new cowboy hat

41. Go to a paint class

42. Win a giveaway

  • Rush Week by Michelle Brandon (from Goodreads)
  • Stay Away From Him by Andrew DeYoung (from Goodreads)

43. Bake with the kids and a box from Bake It Books (turns out they can't ship to Minnesota)

44. Eat somewhere new from Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives

45. Make something from my HP cookbook and eat it while watching HP and drinking Butterbeer

46. Get my pressed penny collection hung up

47. Take mom to see the Broadway production of Purple Rain in Minneapolis

48. Meet my bestie's newborn

49. Eat a hot dog from an Icelandic street vendor


50. Go to a Minnesota Twins game

51. Set up our Harry Potter wand remote

52. Go snorkeling



53. Swim in an underground cenote 


54. Relax in the Blue Lagoon 

55. Walk across a black sand beach 


56. Explore lava tunnels 

57. Pick my own lavender

58. Explore downtown Red Wing 

59. Complete my LETRS training

60. Get a tattoo

61. Eat pizza at The Stone Barn

62. Unsubscribe from all the junk emails

63. Unsubscribe from all the junk texts

64. Get Aaron’s DNA tested on Ancestry

65. Read all the books on my Goodreads TBR (I need to stop putting this on my to do list)

66. Read all the books I own that I haven’t read yet (I also need to stop putting this on my to do list)

67. Read a book from the library every month

68. Send Christmas cards

69. Install a bidet in our upstairs bathroom

70. Go to a yoga class

71. Add the max amount of $ allowed into my HSA account

72. Earn the sign up bonus on a new credit card

  • Hilton Honors American Express Surpass Card - 130,000 points
  • IHG One Reward Premier Business Card - 140,000 points
  • Chase Sapphire Preferred - 100,000 points

73. Read every day (I did every day until August!)

74. Swim 1,000 yards without stopping

75. Put a new MN Wild decal on my car

76. Label craft supplies

77. Organize mom’s craft space

78. Take a road trip somewhere

79. See the new Final Destination movie in theaters

80. Complete all of my unfinished scrapbooks (only one left!)

81. Update my “Artists I’ve Seen in Concert” list with dates, locations, and meet & greet photos

82. Buy a new Cricut

83. Get my migraine injection every month - no skipping!

84. Get dad a passport

85. Visit Wisconsin Dells


86. Scan all of my papercraft scrapbook pages

87. Create digital albums with my scanned in papercraft scrapbook pages

88. Take my nieces to the beach


89. Have a sleepover with my nieces

90. Try a food I've never tried before (smoked salmon and cavier - I did not like either!)



91. Update my scratch off maps

92. Paint the upstairs bathroom

93. Go sledding

94. Watch Tony & Ziva

95. Explore downtown Galesville

96. Get a bidet for the basement bathroom

97. Buy more bookshelves

98. Get my girl scout patches made into a pillow

99. Go to a Disney park other than EPCOT

100. Get my Winhawk patches made into a pillow

101. Figure out next steps for loan forgiveness


Total Completed:  58 / 101

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