Lately because of the genius or burden of social media I’ve reconnected with old friends.  Which gets me thinking.  Has it really been 9 years since we graduated high school?  That our 10 year reunion is no fooling right around the corner?  Which means that our 30th birthdays will be here before we know it. As cliche as all of that sounds, it’s true.

Remember when we thought 30 was old?  That by this time we’d be married with 2.5 kids and all that fun stuff?  Life isn’t what we thought it would be back then.  At least mine isn’t.  I don’t remember specifically pinpointing where I would be at 30,  I think I might have had some dreams of writing for a magazine, but maybe I’m just making that up.

In honor of the realization that yes, we are getting old, I present you my 30 things to accomplish before I’m 30.  (In no particular order)

1. Finish writing my book or start and finish a new one
2. Understand and use more PHP
3. Take graphic design classes
4. Buy a cottage in Oscoda
5. Take photographs to blow up and frame
6. Visit California & Seaworld
7. Visit Toronto & ride the train
8. Go to a blogger meet-up or conference
9. Take a hot air balloon ride
10. Visit Keywest
11. Take a Zumba class
12. See Times Square
13. Go white water rafting
14. Experience Isle Royale
15. Be debt free not including my student loan (not holding my breath on that)
16. Visit a foreign country not including Mexico or Canada
17. Learn Tagalog (anyone want to teach me?)
18. Run a marathon
19. Get all my favorite recipes together and make myself a cookbook
20. Have a girls getaway where more than just Lisa and I participate
21. Get one more tattoo
22. Visit the fish market in Seattle
23. Learn to french braid my hair
24. View fall colors in the UP
25. Take a cross country road trip
26. Meet up with Kat and Amy
27. Go to a Wings game in Chicago
28. Change the oil in my car (just once to say I did it)
29. Get the dogs pictures painted
30. Finish the basement

I’m overwhelmed by this list.  Let’s see how much I get through

What’s on your list?

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