26 Things You Should Do Before You Turn 26
With no context and in no particular order:
Join a book club
Start a second book club
Quit something that’s taking a toll on you
Share a basket of popcorn with your friends across a sticky bar table
Pair a leather motorcycle jacket with braids and pink ribbons
In fact, start a ribbon revolution and put ribbons on everything in your life
Visit your best friend and her new baby and step into your hot aunt era
Decorate a pair of sneakers with lace and charms (and heal your inner child in the process)
Let a man drive you around on his moped
Read Everything I Know About Love
Get a girls weekend trip out of the group chat
Get a girls trip to Europe out of the group chat
Chase a shot of tequila with cinnamon and an orange
See a Broadway show
See a Beyoncé concert
Conduct a compliment circle with your friends
Read Song of Achilles
Learn how to set a boundary and be okay with walking away if it’s not met
Rent a boat with your friends and drive it around the Chicago river at sunset (must include charcuterie)
Start a virtual closet in your notes app
Karaoke, duh
Jump into Lake Michigan at 7am with 1000 other people
Take yourself on a solo date to read at a coffee shop
Try to train yourself to like martinis
Give up on trying to like martinis and vow to try again next year
Make a Pinterest board for every occasion
xo, Ellie