Monday, February 13, 2012

30 Before 30 List

The past year has been rough for me. I lost my dad. Other things that I won't get into happened. I was looking up party ideas and came across a suggestion for doing a 30 Before 30 list (i.e., 30 things to do before I turn 30...I would think that was self-explanatory, but I have found it is not). I thought, "Why not?" It turned out to be much harder to compile the list than I thought it would be. Eventually, I hammered it out. My last change was a few minutes ago, but I am finalizing it now. Here goes.

1. Visit Jackie in NYC
2. Hike to summit of Black Mesa
3. Actually read Crime & Punishment
4. Start and continue piano lessons for at least six months
5. Lose 75 pounds
6. Cook something with active yeast as an ingredient
7. Take a cake decorating class
8. Enter one of my poems in a contest
9. Finish the novel I am working on
10. Pay off my student loan (This one has the option of being changed to 'pay my student loan down to...')
11. Get my concealed weapons permit
12. Hike the entire David Boren trail
13. Complete a half-marathon
14. Visit Alcatraz
15. Sew Crystal an apron
16. See the Grand Canyon
17. Get ten new National Park passport stamps
18. Buy a nice dress coat
19. Climb the silos in OKC
20. Learn to drive stick shift
21. Go to a hot-air balloon festival
22. Plant an oak tree (or trees) in memory of Daddy
23. Buy a new (at least to me) car
24. Go "caveing" in Kentucky
25. Write a business plan for the business I want to start
26. Make my will/financial plan
27. Complete my "Thanksgiving Project"
28. Finish lay speaking training
29. Attend a minimum of three concerts
30. Have awesome 29th and 30th birthday parties

Some of these have back stories that will be explained as I cross them off my list. I tried to be fairly reasonable with what I was putting on the list. When looking at other lists in an effort to get inspiration, I found that often people put goals that they really had no control over (such as getting published, getting married, having a baby). I wanted my list to push me but at the same time to be attainable. I think I did a fairly good job of that.
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  1. DianaFebruary 13, 2012 at 9:20 PM

    Very cool list, Bethany. 40 is my next big milestone. Hmmmm. LOL

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    1. bttrflynreverseFebruary 15, 2012 at 9:14 PM

      Thanks, Diana. You should do a 40 Before 40 list. You could be more ambitious than I was because you have much more than a year and change before you reach that milestone. I am trying to get Stacie to do a 35 Before 35. She is resisting. :)

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    2. DianaFebruary 15, 2012 at 9:54 PM

      If I did a 35 before 35, I'd only have less than 8 months....maybe Stacie will give into the force!

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    3. bttrflynreverseFebruary 16, 2012 at 6:15 PM

      Maybe. She agreed to go to the panhandle with me, though, so I am not going to push her. :)

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  2. StacieFebruary 16, 2012 at 9:09 PM

    Yeah, don't push me! :) It does sound like a great idea and who knows maybe I will make a list, but don't hold your breath.

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    1. bttrflynreverseFebruary 17, 2012 at 8:33 AM

      As long as you are willing to help me finish my list, I am golden. :)

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  3. AshFebruary 27, 2012 at 8:37 PM

    I can show you how to do #20. I learned to drive a stick with mom teaching me in a car with fuel injection issues. I literally had the ball of my left foot on the clutch, my left toes on the brake and pumping the gas with my right foot. Its actually super fun though,esp. in a small car. Number #1 Rule- the car won't die if you have the clutch pushed down.

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    1. bttrflynreverseFebruary 28, 2012 at 8:00 PM

      Do you know someone with a stick shift? My main concern is finding someone I know who is willing to let me drive their vehicle. :) And your teaching would be most appreciated.

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