30 under 30

Since turning 28 this September, I've compiled a list of 30 things that I'd like to do before turning the big 3-0 in 2012. I'm determined to enter the bland, yet mysterious realm of the thirties* with a fantastical fanfare. It is my twenties bucket list, essentially. Only I'm not calling it that because I never really liked the term "bucket list," and the movie never really appealed to me.

I've grappled for months about making this list public. However, I've decided it's fun, and posting this to TAS will help keep me on track. Not only that, but I'm hoping there are some even GRANDER ideas out there just waiting to be shared.

So here we go...

1. Learn French


2. Sell something on my website


3. Grow savings after banking an eight month emergency fund


4. Develop a yoga routine/belong to a yoga studio


5. Host another murder mystery party


6. Own a car


7. Visit Europe - develop a plan to LIVE in Europe


8. Finish Anna Karenina


9. Get eyelash extensions


10. Own a nice piece of jewelry


11. Enroll in a college course


12. Read at least 25 of the 100 Best Novels (Modern Library)


13. Make Julia Child's Boeuf Borguignon (perfectly)


14. Pacific Northwest Wine Country


15. Have a good bed


16. Maintain healthy weight and diet (portion control)


17. Paint a Self Portrait


18. Eat dinner at Blackbird


19. Go camping in Door County


20. Write a short story


21. Refurbish a piece of furniture


22. Goodman Theater


23. Keep a rosemary plant alive and happy


24. Have an enviable spred at Ravinia, an outdoor music venue north of Chicago


25. Take tennis lessons - become a tennis pro


26. Successfully meditate


27. See one of my little brother Robby's lacrosse games before he graduates high school


28. Batique some pillows


29. Visit my grandma in Gettysburg, PA, by train


30. Chicago New Years - go somewhere awesome

*Writer's note: I have plenty of friends who are doing just fine in their thirties, so it should be okay. [image]