First Things First

Let's begin with "the list", because that's where this whole blog came from. As I was reading through one of the many blogs that I stalk, sfgirlbybay, I came across several different blogger's Mighty Life Lists. It's a list of 100 or so things you want to accomplish in your life - same concept as a bucket list, but with a name makeover. On a slow day at work, I decided to start my Mighty Life List, but realized that most of the things on my list were pretty short term - how the hell do I know what will be on my life list in 20 years?! So I decided to customize my list a bit, and make a list of things I plan to accomplish between now and my 30th birthday. I plan to use this blog to update the steps I'm taking to make sure everything gets checked off. So this gives me a little less than 6 years to accomplish my "30 Before 30" goals....I think that's pretty doable.

I'll be crossing off items on my list as I accomplish them, so hopefully this will soon be a very crossed off list.

                                             30Before30

1. visit santorini, greece - 2. learn to speak portuguese (at least conversationally) - 3. go on a girl's weekend trip to a vineyard - 4. own an original art piece - 5. learn how to bake my own bread! - 6. give birth - 7. host a super themey movie night - 8. participate in some sort of marathon or race - 9. plant a thriving vegetable garden - 10. go on an annual camping trip - 11. read at least a book a month for one year - 12. master taking photos the way i picture them in my brain - 13. decorate our "forever home" to reflect both my husband & i perfectly - 14. start a sunday night supper tradition - 15. visit spain - 16. see radiohead live again - 17. become crafty - 18. ride in a hot air balloon - 19. visit maui for 5 year wedding anniversary - 20. start teaching my children how to speak spanish fluently - 21. start a regular yoga practice - 22. sleep in a tree house -23.  see northern lights - 24. host thanksgiving at my house (insead of a parent's house!) -25. take a weekly photo of my child/children for an entire year - 26. take a road trip (more than like 12 hours of driving!) - 27. learn to tango with my husband - 28. take a creative class of some sort - 29. surprise my husband with the best birthday gift ever (still don't know what that is....) - 30. end this whole thing with a 30th birthday bash that's worthy of being blogged about