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| Me at my 28th birthday party...well, the party before the party |
Inspired by my friend Jen at Beantown Baker, I decided to create a list of thirty things that I would like accomplish during my last year of my twenties. So, in no particular order, here goes:
1. Run a 5K.
2. Go camping, like real camping...overnight...in a tent.
3. Pay off all of my credit card debt.
4. Attend a live WWE event (don't judge).
5. Make Gordon Hamersley's roast chicken.
6. Walk the Brooklyn Bridge.
7. Go out to dinner and a movie by myself.
8. Watch all three of the original Star Wars movies.
9. Boil a lobster by myself for the first time.
10. Write my will.
11. Write a letter of apology to someone that I have wronged and send it.
12. Experiment with molecular gastronomy.
13. Learn to drive stick shift.
14. Learn to make my own kimchi.
15. Learn how to change a car tire.
16. Go to a shooting range.
17. Redesign "Fun and Fearless in Beantown".
18. Launch a wedding website.
19. Cook a three-course vegan dinner for my vegan friends.
20. Make turducken for the first time.
21. Climb a mountain.
22. Complete thirty (30) hours of community service or volunteering.
23. Finish an entire plate of Hell Pasta from East Coast Grill.
24. Floss every day.
25. Take a self-defense course.
26. Make homemade ice cream for the first time.
27. Make gnocchi for the first time.
28. Fly a kite.
29. Milk a cow.
30. Participate in a city dinner crawl, which means having cocktails, appetizer, dinner, dessert and post-dinner cocktails each at a different place in one city in one night.
My goal is to complete each of these thirty items before I turn 30 on January 14, 2012! I will definitely try to document these activities via photos and my blog where possible (although I'm sure most of you don't want to see photos of me flossing). And I am hoping to get other people involved with me in these activities so if you're interested in any of them, let me know!
41 comments:
well, enjoy your last year. I just turned 30 yesterday and my boobs decidedly feel saggier than the day before :-/
I have to say, I love that turducken immediately follows vegan dinner :P Nice list, and happy bday!
Happy Birthday! (You get the HB in all forms of social media from me)
You list rocks. #30 is just aboout th best thing I've heard and one I'd love to participate in!
Impressive list! Happy Birthday!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! I love your list! I'm in if you're looking for company for #30 ;) Or #1!
Excellent list! I have to admit- I do dinner & a movie by myself a lot. It takes major self confidence to do dinner alone out! :) Also, i LOVE the idea of a food crawl. Paul and I sort of did that when he was last here. I can't wait to follow along as you check them all off!
M - i love this list and would be happy to join you on some of your big accomplishments.
happy 29th birthday to a true blue. love you.
Happy birthday! I LOVE your goals. Going out to dinner and a movie by yourself is something we all need to do to stay sane sometimes. You should DEFINITELY get an ice cream maker; I got mine last Summer and made batches of batches. It's the best. Oh, and when I was 5 my cousins who own a Canadian milk farm gave me the chance to milk a cow but I was too scared. I still regret that.
Happy birthday!! Your 30-by-30 list rocks, and I absolutely love the dinner crawl idea! I never made a similar list when I turned 29 but might have to before I reach the big milestone later this year!
I turn 30 in less than six months and it freaks me out the more I think about it...I don't know if I could throw a "to-do" list on top of it. At this point I'll settle for "staying on top of moisturizing daily." haha!! Have a wonderful day.
Happy Birthday! Kimchee is on my list of things to make this year, let me know if you need company...
Love it. Happy birthday Michelle!
nice! happy birthday. cant wait to hear about the cow milking!
Awesome list! I particularly love that "vegan dinner" is immediately followed by "terducken" :)
Great list of goals. I do dinner and a movie by myself a lot. It's peaceful.
What a great list!! If you're able to recreate Hamersley's chicken, please share the recipe!! I love #30 and if you find that in Boston, please pass it on!
Happy Birthday!!! :-D
Happy birthday! LOVE your list idea...unfortunately, mine would have to have 50 items!
I love being 30, it is the best! I can't wait to see you accomplish your list and hopefully participate in some of the items!
Have the best day ever!
Wow you have a really neat list of things to do! Happy Birthday!Really like your blog!
Happy Birthday! I have a similar (but much longer) goal on my 101 in 1001 page on the blog. And if you need help with that dinner crawl goal, I think my arm could be twisted!! Enjoy 29!
Happy Birthday Michelle! Great list!
What a great list Michelle. I love some of the things on it. Where/how are you going to get the opportunity to milk a cow? Sounds like fun. I want in on that one! And the dinner crawl.
Happy Birthday too!
Happy birthday Michelle! What an ambitious list, I love it! I'd love to participate in #30 too!
Happy Birthday!!
I would love to do #3 by the time I turn 30... I just don't see that happening in the next 8 months. :(
I'd love to do a self-defense class too... let me know if you find one!
I have milked a cow before but I can't remember where. I'm sure you can find a farm that does that.
And the city dinner crawl sounds fab! I'm in for a Boston one. :)
This is an awesome list. I wish I was dedicated enough to do one.
My prediction... I think #24 might be the most difficult one on there.
Happy Birthday!! Love your list.
Happy Birthday!! Have a fantastic year!
What an inspiring list: I love it! Happy birthday! May 29 be your best year yet.
Good luck with your goals! You can TOTALLY do it! :D Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday, Michelle! Good luck with your list! I can't wait to see how it all goes :)
Happy Birthday!!! Such a great and really well rounded list! I have gotten into ice cream making lately, it is really fun and I love experimenting with the endless combinations!
Enjoy your day!
M - Shaun can do a self-defense course for us girls!
Happy birthday! Like your list, good luck ^_^
Happy Birthday! That's a great list - I would like to do #7...I can't imagine doing dinner and a movie by myself, but I bet that I would really enjoy some of that quiet time.
What an awesome list - I can't wait to see you make kimchi! Hope you had an incredible bday celebration :)
Happy belated birthday! This is a great list that will certainly keep you busy over the next year.
HAPPY HAPPY birthday! So excited about your list - I'm with Daisy - I want in on #30!!
This is a fabulous idea! Can't wait to see them come together!
wow, what an awesome list!! i should've made one... but now im 6 months late, oops!
belated happy birthday, hope you're having a FABULOUS weekend!!!
Love this list! I just paid off my credit cart debt, and it was soooo liberating. You will love crossing #3 off your list! ;) Happy Birthday again!
What a great list!! ...and happy birthday!
Happy belated birthday!!!! My 29th bday is coming up soon and I already started thinking about the list. It's such a good idea!
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