Last year I made a 26 for 26 list. I'm pretty excited that I accomplished nearly every single one of my goals. Saying that, this year I don't think I want so many new tasks. Instead, I would like to continue a few things from last year as well as to try a few new ones.

• Paint my room
• Attend the crazy New Years Eve event whether by volunteering or as a spectator
• Deploy nationally with the Red Cross
• Take the prerequiste classes to apply for International Deployments
• Obtain the Red Cross Core Capabilities Certificate
• Step Up my game with the Red Cross - AmeriCorps program
• Try other areas of the Red Cross out
• Take a class of some sort
• Run at least a 10k (technically this was my goal last year)
• Snowboard
• Hike
• Jet skii for the first time
• Book a trip abroad (technically this was my goal last year)
• Volunteer with a big event
• Visit Long Island
• Camp
• Tour the United Nations (technically this was my goal last year)
• Read more real books
• Climb to the top of Lady Liberty (technically this was my goal last year)
• Watch a 92Y talk in person
• Start a savings goal for my next house & car
• Find a new place to hike (I love Bear Mountain, but I've done all the trails)
• Try something new
• Grad School? To apply or not to apply?

26 for 26

UPDATED: SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
I think I did pretty good. I only missed out on six, and there is still time.

Originally Posted: October 2, 2015
As I embark on yet another year in a new place, I was thinking of what I would like to accomplish this year. In no particular order, here are my goals to complete by October 1st, 2016.

1. Run at least a 10k race
2. Deploy nationally - LA floods
3. Snowboard at least once - It was AMAZING
4. Hike at least twice - Bear Mountain, w/Ciku in DC and in PA.
5. Attend a big parade in NYC - so many parades! Thanksgiving Day, Memorial, Pride Festival, FDNY, and more!
6.  Travel out of country (or at least have it booked!)
7. Learn to do something new (enroll in a class?) I did learn a lot of new things even if I didn't enroll in a class
8. Take one of those painting classes (wine and pallet)
9. Volunteer at a big race - NY Marathon! and Brooklyn Half Marathon
10. See a live concert (can be small) - Pandora Music Festival, tons of live music, Americana Festival, etc
11. Tour the 9/11 museum and memorial - when my parents visited we toured, now I have a pass
12. Tour the United Nations
13. Kayak the Hudson - only once and it was just what I needed
14. Take part in a snowball fight
15. Earn a rank in any martial arts or start my own class
16. Date
17. Have a picnic - I always pack food when I hike
18. Go up state at least once - when Glenn visited, we went all over the place from upstate to CT to MA. Everywhere!
19. Have someone visit me! - AmeriFriends passing through, my mom on a layover, Glenn, friends on layovers, my parents, Ciku!
20. Try the pizza place Hollis told me to try - it is closed down. :(
21. Climb to the top of Lady Liberty
22. Re-sign my contract with work - I still can't believe I'm no longer in servic year terms
23. Buy a real bed - my new place came with one
24. Visit all 5 boroughs - often through the Red Cross but nonetheless, I feel well versed in my community
25. Attempt to have a house plant or herb - RIP aloe plant. Stay strong bamboo shoot.
26. Tour a firehouse - maybe it wasn't a tour but I did volunteer inside one

What are your goals?