30 Before Thirty

Okay, I'm probably starting this late, but I want to make a list of thirty things to do before I turn 30. And I want to be bold and say that I will be able to do all of them, but I also need to be realistic because I know myself and the stage of life I'm in and I cannot even keep my house clean or shower more than twice a week so am I really going to accomplish 30 things in three months? I will have to see how things go and I may change this to 30 while still thirty, so that I have a whole year.

So here goes, 30 before thirty: (in no particular order)

1. Lose twenty pounds




2. Dye my hair myself with hair dye from the store (maybe brown?)




3. Cancel cable




4. Learn to sew and/or complete one sewing project




5. Teach Kaylin to read




6. Run in a race (this still hasn't happened yet)




7. Get Clara to sleep in her crib




8. Get up at 6:30 on a regular basis




9. Go to the gym at least three times a week (on a regular basis)




10. Put up pictures on the walls in the house (I'm so afraid to put any nails/holes in the walls--it's so final!)




11. Paint a picture on my large canvas that I bought years ago and put up in the kitchen




12. Potty train Dylan




13. Plant a vegetable garden




14. Read through the Bible




15. Refinish/repaint a piece of furniture




16. Build something, with Tim's help




17. Cook a gourmet meal from start to finish, without Tim's help




18. Go on a trip with just Tim




19. Get my nails done with Kaylin




20. Write our will




21. Spend a whole day playing with my kids without cleaning/using the computer/interruptions (and start doing this more)




22. Complete the set up of my craft room/office




23. Start redecorating Tim and I's bedroom




24. Redecorate the kid's room




25. Start serving at church




26. Figure out a way to serve our community as a family and then start doing it




27. Go on a hike as a family




28. Take a family portrait


29. Get portraits of Clara


30. Visit SLO

Disclaimer: I have the right to change some of these items if I deem them too hard or very unlikely to happen. But I will try hard and cross things off as I go, as well as update on here. Wish me luck!