Thursday, May 10, 2012

30 before 30

Well, I'm 29 now. Here's my updated 30 before 30 list. I changed some of them. Arthritis limits me somewhat, like with learning the guitar. I changed some of the craft ones because when I couldn't think of 30 things last year, I finished my list off with some silly crafts from Pinterest. Anyways, here it is.

1- Read all of the books I own or get rid of them (I'll give myself 3 extras, plus any books I get for my 30th birthday).
2- Create and print a book of some of my blog posts.
3- Make at least one book for Brayden.
4- Research my book idea, decide if there's something worthwhile, and if there is, start writing it.
5- Make homemade pizza.
6- Have a baby, or at least be pregnant or trying. I'm very indecisive on this. When I started the list 2 weeks ago, it was to have another baby. Now I just don't know. Maybe it should be to make up my mind. :)
7- Try Thai food.
8- Go on a birdwatching expedition.
9- Eat at The Melting Pot.
10- Donate to Kiva.
11- Take a cooking class.
12- Milk a cow.
13- Save and plan for a 10th anniversary trip in 2013.
14- Go camping.
15- Go on a trip to somewhere in Utah I've never been (Moab, Bear Lake, etc).
16- Eat vegetarian for one month. I tried this in February. I made it halfway through and caved on Valentine's Day.
17- Make or buy a growth chart for Brayden.
18- Throw a cookie exchange party.
19- Make this family portrait this summer (around B's birthday).
20- Go on ten hikes.
21- Spend a night away from Brayden.
22- Do more canning this year and next, and maybe even attempt canning tomatoes (or tomato sauce). Karen, can we do this together? I'll need your help. :)
23- Organize photos taken since Brayden's birth by month and back them up. FAIL- Our external hard drive shut down. We'll send it in for data restoration sometime, but I am so glad I put so many pictures of Brayden on FB. I'll be making cds of what I do have very soon.
24- Buy or make a keepsake box for Brayden to hold trinkets like the hospital bracelets, coming home outfit, etc.
25- Make a surprise ball for Brayden for his birthday or Christmas.
26- Go to a play.
27- Make this Christmas decoration.
28- Introduce Brayden to Star Wars.
29- Go to the midnight showing for Harry Potter this July.
30- Sell condo and buy a house, if the market allows it.

7 comments:

mkgs said...

I love your list! I've been meaning to make a book of some of my blog posts, too. And I keep trying to get myself to read the books I already own instead of getting new ones, but I'm never successful. :) Mike's family goes to Bear Lake most summers, it's a fun vacation. And I love the surprise ball, the chalkboard blocks, the jersey bracelets, and the family portrait! Probably going to have to incorporate some of those into my own lists.

mkgs said...

Also. I do not have a before-30 list, and now I'm thinking I'd like to start one.

Anonymous said...

Great idea! I'll have to do a 40 before 40, since I'll be 30 in 2 months :(

Janssen said...

What a fun list! I loved Lost :)

Karen said...

Sure I'd love to can some more with you. Also, Cheryl got a really cute growth chart for Keagen from Dr. Hartmans daughter, who makes them.

emily kate said...

I'm with ya on #6. I feel like I should at least start thinking about it and then I chicken out and decide I can't even THINK about it! :)

mkgs said...

Have you watched some of Lost and are needing to finish the whole thing, or have you been meaning to watch it and just haven't yet? I have to admit, Lost is one thing I was never able to get on board with. My other Megan (my best friend/roommate from college, who I think went to London with Janssen) watched it while we lived together, and usually we like the same things, so I was surprised that--even though I saw several episodes while she was watching--I was never hooked.