THIRTY BEFORE THIRTY


On May 20, 2012 I'm joining the Dirty 30 Club. I started this list about 2.5 years ago for a couple of reasons - fun and focus. There are at least a couple of tasks that wont get done (not because I didn't try), but I'm pleasantly surprised at all I did accomplish. At this rate, I may have to do a 35 before Thirty-five!

Here's my list:
  • eat a home-cooked dinner at least 4 nights a week
  • visit Europe
  • have a spa day
  • host a holiday dinner (Thanksgiving or Christmas, no matter)
  • visit Washington, DC, NYC or Chicago with Hubs
  • give birth to BabySmith (or be thisclose)
  • make baby food
  • own a home
  • paint a room (or even just an accent wall)
  • bake bread from scratch [see here]
  • complete a tour on RockBand
  • take a pastry or cake decorating class (or both)
  • complete my PhD
  • make homemade jam/learn to can something [see here]
  • pay off credit card debt
  • have at least $1000 in our Emergency Fund
  • start funding a car down payment savings account
  • met one of Hubs grandfathers
  • learn to knit or crochet (don't know enough about either to choose yet)
  • cook 1 vegetarian meal a week for 1 month [see week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4]
  • plan or coordinate another bride's wedding
  • participate in a NaBloPoMo [see here]
  • experience Disney with Hubs
  • carve a pumpkin [see here and here]
  • see a show with Hubs (not on a cruise ship)[We saw Twist, it was fab!]
  • visit a farmers market
  • plan another Mommy-Daughter trip with MamaP
  • make my own vanilla extract [see here]
  • host a slumberparty with my girlfriends
  • plant an herb garden