Today is my half birthday. I'm the only one who ever celebrates it. Well, Sam did one year too. But mainly it's just me. But I thought today would be a great day to do an update on my "30 Before 30" journey! I picked a few specific goals to comment on... I haven't finished anything yet but I'm only six months in. Here's to the next 4.5 years!
- Finish my Master's degree. Not done yet, but I made solid progress this summer. I knocked out 9 credits and will be working on 6 more this fall!
- Knock out Baby Steps 2 & 3. I'm making some progress here. I actually took a little bit of a hit back on Baby Step 1, so I'm back to building that back up while still hitting Baby Step 2 as hard as possible.
- Visit at least 15 states.
- Serve at a soup kitchen in each of those visited states.
- Take an international vacation... alone. I've been brainstorming ideas... Any suggestions?
- Coach in a state basketball tournament. I watched one this spring but that doesn't count.
- Buy a nice camera to document life's adventures. Not yet, but I'm getting more excited to make a purchase!
- Read and notate through the Bible five different times, in four translations (NIV, NKJV, ESV, NASB). (0/5) I need to get my rear in gear on this one.
- Run a marathon.
- Hit my goal weight (160 pounds... Dream weight is 145 pounds). Not yet, but numbers are heading in the right direction.
- Do something really nice for somebody... something I never thought I'd be able to do... somewhere, at sometime. Still not sure what this will look like.
- Go an entire year being gluten-, dairy- and soy-free. I need to get myself organized to make it through this!
- Read 100 new (never before read) books. (10/100) I've made a decent amount of progress here! So far, I have read 1Fat Angie. 2Single Infertile Female: Adventures in Life, Love, and Infertility. 3Sparkly Green Earrings: Catching the Light at Every Turn. 4The Help. 5Monster. 6The Book Thief. 7Eat, Pray, Love. 8Same Kind of Different as Me. 9Winning Balance. 10Thirteen Reasons Why.
- Try at least 30 new recipes. (0/30)
- Write 500 notes of encouragement to those around me. (0/500)
- Go skydiving.
- Crochet a baby afghan.
- Have a photo shoot done of myself... Insecurities set aside.
- Go on another missions trip.
- Complete a semester of calculus.
- Earn my permit to carry a concealed weapon.
- Sleep a night under the stars.
- Get three stamps in my passport. (1/3) I received my first stamp in Thailand this summer!
- Make a kite and fly it.
- Achieve complete financial independence.
- Take a dance class.
- Tear a phone book in half.
- Solve a Rubik's cube.
- Learn to swim. Amy taught me one stroke this summer!
- Visit New York City... Perhaps for a 30th birthday celebration?
Start date: February 15, 2013
End date: February 15, 2018
End date: February 15, 2018
