what's in a name

"what's in a name?", right? to be honest, coming up with a name for this blog was a big deterrent from me beginning to write. it's like writer's block from the very beginning, which can't be a good sign, can it??

on my twenty-fourth birthday, one of my roommates asked me if I had any goals for this next year. I had never thought of doing goals to reach before I got to the next birthday instead of the traditional "new year's resolutions", but I loved the idea of it! over the next few days I asked myself, "what am I going to set out to do before twenty-five?" these are the goals I came up with: read more, be spontaneous, and become more flexible. the best goal-achievers will tell you that those 3 goals are literally the worst because they aren't quantifiable. SO... here's how they materialized into something I could actually measure: read one book per month (12 total) by 25, say yes to things that scare me in this 24th year, AND do the splits by 25 **hence, the blog title**

so, here is my journey to achieve these goals and many others that come up along the way... as of today, here is where I stand:

• books I've read since last May 12: Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, The Search for Significance, The Reason for God, Generous Justice, Follow Me, What Alice Forgot, Gospel in Life ... I may have a little catching up to do. studying for the LSAT is my excuse for a lot of that time ;)
• yes to things that scare me: took the LSAT, applied to law school, began this blog, & gave a talk for the first time at work (in front of 400+ students)
• splits: I started practicing yoga last summer & I love it!!! still not quite to this one thanks to tight hip flexors & hammies, but I'll keep ya posted!

one thing yoga has taught me is that it's not about the fact that you can do something, it's about learning along the way. it's about embracing where you are right now & looking forward at the same time. so this is me, embracing the journey.