Today I turn 27. Wow. I know that’s not really all that old, but it’s weird to turn 27 when
I feel like I am still 18. I think that is fairly common.
Twenty-six was a good age, overall. I told Jordan I graded
it as a B+. There was a lot of crappy things that happened when I was 26
(grandpa passing away, Boise Thanksgiving ending, Obama winning, getting sick,
racking up fun hospital bills), but there were also some pretty great times as
well (seeing my family pretty regularly, quitting my job, earning my LCSW, traveling
to Seattle, Vermont, Utah, and Tucson). All in all, it’s been a nice year.
With my twenties tapering off, I decided to set some goals.
I am creating a “30 before 30” list, which is a list of 30 goals that I want to
achieve before I am the big 3-0. I shamelessly stole this idea from other
bloggers,
I am also cheating a bit. I can’t really think of 30 goals
to do before I am 30 starting NOW! That would 30 goals to complete in 36
months, and a lot of these goals will take more time than that. So instead, I
am making a list of 30 goals I HAVE WANTED to meet by the time I am 30, meaning
some of these goals were already goals of mine that I have met. Don’t like it?
That’s ok, just like the ol’ saying goes- “go ahead and cry over spilled milk”…or
something.
Some of these goals seem dumb, but they are all important to
me. So heeeeere we go!
30 Before 30 List
Due Date: April 1 2016
- Obtain my MSW (done and done).
- Become an LCSW (check!)
- Become a home owner
- Become a dog owner (if this one doesn’t happen by the time I’m 30, I will be a very sad 30 year old indeed)
- Become a mother
- Go to Europe (Tickets are purchased!)
- Take Jordan to Hawaii
- Read the Harry Potter books (I’m sure NONE of my family members think this one will happen)
- Sew a dress
- Become a certified home study adoption worker
- Complete at least one home study for a family
- Go scuba diving
- See the show Wicked
- Write a book (not a novel- just a children’s book. I highly doubt I’ll ever get published, but I think it would be fun to complete a book for the sake of doing it)
- Go skiing with Jordan (we’ve NEVER been together)
- Run a half marathon
- Pay for a stranger’s groceries anonymously
- Pay for a stranger’s meal anonymously
- Take a voice lesson
- Take a piano lesson
- Take a dance lesson
- Sing a solo (Done. I did this for the first time since primary two Easters ago. It was terrifying. Perhaps I could do it again.)
- Participate in a flash mob
- Get a pedicure (I’ve never had one before. I’m embarrassed by my feet.)
- Read Jesus The Christ
- Throw a party. Not just a get together, but a real party.
- Eat at the Crab Pot in Seattle (Done, and delicious)
- Finish a scrap book about Jordan and my courtship
- Give a lecture (whether as a guest speaker, teacher, etc)
- Learn how to moon walk.
I will be periodically (most
likely annually) updating this list to show which goals I’ve met and my status for the others. Here’s to a great year of being 27, as well as three fantastic final
years in my 20’s!
