30 things to do before I am 30

1. Get boudoir photos done DONE! February 18, 2013
2. Finish my BA
3. Run a half marathon (on my way! Ran a 5km August 5, 2011, ran 10km April 1, 2012) DONE! Harvest Half, September 29 2012
4. See the opera
5. Take swimming lessons
6. Try yoga DONE! June 6 2012, 90 minute hot yoga class
7. Crazy carpet down a mountain
8. Challenge nanowrimo ATTEMPTED in November 2012.  just under 10,000 words written, lost interest in my subject. It was definitely a challenge.
9. 200 hours of volunteer work (on my way! 2011  saw close to 75 hours and so far in 2012 I am over 100 :))
10.Vacation in a tropical place DONE! Jamaica November 11-17, 2011
11. submit a piece of writing to a magazine in hopes of being published
12. Redecorate living room (get a kitchen table too) Kitchen Table DONE! Bought 3/4/11 -- This is kind of changed as we are moving to a new place in September, and it will be a joint effort of decorating :)
13. Complete a coloring book (a wicked one like the hip hop one at dick and janes)
14.See a movie in 3D DONE! 12/27/10 Tron: Legacy
15. Make the ultimate wish at 11:11 11-11-11 DONE! But can't share what it is or it won't come true. UPDATE: This came true -- I wished that Rainman would propose to me and he did August 18 2012 :)
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17.Go to shooting range and learn to fire a gun DONE! 01/22/11
18. Attend an event a day during wordfest 2012 FAIL
19. Visit corn maze
20.Visit gopher museum DONE! 07/17/2011
21. Complete a Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle
22. Sip wine at a look out while watching sun set
23. Have a picnic breakfast from a look out while watching sun rise
24. Go on a ghost tour
25. Get old fashioned photos taken
26. Read 62 books (30 non-fiction, 32 fiction, 1 per week)
27. Beat Buffy the Vampire Slayer (don't judge, I have been playing this game on and off since xBox came out, I refuse to let anyone help me and I get frustrated and stop playing for months at a time. At this point I have 3 levels left).
28. Go on a Hot Air Balloon Ride
29. Save $50 for every item completed (so I  have $1152.92 in my savings bond, just $347.08 short of my $1500 goal, even though I won't have completed all 30 things. I'll take it!)
30. Throw myself a wicked 30th birthday bash complete with a dinosaur cake - DONE! All of my friends came to the pub and Jason made sure there was a dinosaur birthday cake :)


I gave myself until the end of my 30th year to finish these. #16 is an open goal. Not sure what to put in there yet...