In 2009 (at the age of 22) I compiled the following list of 100 goals to accomplish by my 30th birthday.
The rules: These are all things that (a) I had never done before, or (b) I wanted to do again before I'm 30. The goal accomplishing started on 2/10/09, so even if I’d done something already it can't be crossed off my list until I do it again.
Click the goals that are linked to follow along with me as I complete my list!
- Buy a home.
- Paint the interior of our home something other than white.
- Update our home to fit our personality.
- Continue to blog.
- Visit each of the following European countries -
- Ireland (see here, here, here and here)
- France
- Spain
- Italy (see here, here, here and here)
- Greece (see here, here, here, here and here)
- Switzerland
- Visit Mayan or Aztec ruins.
- Marry James.
- Host a fun, unique wedding.
- Go on a vacation with my sister(s).
- Do more to reduce my strain on the environment by drying more clothes outside on the clothesline,
- Using cloth diapers on my children, and
- Riding my bike to run errands.
- Get back to my weight in high school, and stay there.
- Maintain an honest and loving relationship with James.
- Continue to exercise at least 3 times weekly.
- Get my weird foot thing corrected before it gets worse.
- Take a road trip through the Pacific Northwest; visit
- Portland,
- Seattle, and
- Vancouver.
- Host a party.
- Have a child.
- Have a second child.
- Volunteer my time with a nonprofit.
- See The Lion King live.
- Buy a new (to me) car.
- Maintain a near-perfect credit rating.
- Get promoted to Assistant Account Executive.
- Have my back problems corrected.
- Pay off my student loans.
- Go snowboarding.
- Be involved in the fight for gay marriage equality.
- Teach my child(ren) Spanish.
- Fly in a hot air balloon.
- Go to my high school reunion.
- Read books.
- Breastfeed my babies.
- Keep my personal files organized.
- Use coupons at the grocery store.
- Watch every single episode of LOST.
- Be more patient.
- Do crafts.
- Paint a painting that I like enough to hang in my home.
- Design a web site for my dad's business.
- Take a winter vacation to a snowy locale.
- Buy flowers at the farmers market.
- Eat fruits and vegetables every day.
- Watch the AMGEN Tour of California Bike Race.
- Go to a San Francisco Giants game.
- Go to a Sacramento Kings game.
- Go to a Sacramento Rivercats game.
- Host Thanksgiving at my house.
- Have my whole family over for dinner.
- Hang out with my cousins.
- Go to Yosemite.
- Have a girls day with my mother in law.
- Go to Disneyland California Adventure.
- Go hiking.
- Swim in the ocean.
- Swim in a pool.
- Buy a bike rack for my car.
- Take our bikes on a vacation.
- Get a massage with my mom.
- Go on a vacation with my family.
- Watch fireworks at New Year's.
- Get a pretty headboard for our bed.
- Go dancing with my sister.
- Celebrate with James when he passes the PTA Exam.
- Have my brother and his girlfriend over for dinner.
- Go to the Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin & Harvest Festival.
- Go salsa dancing.
- Go for a run on the beach.
- Buy a really nice suit.
- Take a zumba class at the gym.
- Take a hip hop class at the gym.
- Eat at The Melting Pot.
- Eat at Benihana.
- Have Michelle and Adam over for dinner.
- Spend a day with James' nieces.
- Spend a day with James' sister.
- Pick wildflowers.
- Go hiking with my dad.
- Visit New York City.
- Get more than 1 blog follower.
- Buy a nicer camera.
- Braid cornrows in someone’s hair.
- Buy nice curtains for our house.
- Go to the movies with James.
- Meet James’ extended family.
- Go see The Undulations play live.
- Go to Music in the Park.
- Make new friends.
- Always drive safely.
- Finish this list.
