Ever since I downloaded the Timehop app on my phone a few weeks ago (I know I’m really late to the party), I’ve been eye rolling and cringing at my former self’s statuses. Boyfriend statuses and bad grammar aside, it’s a useful way to remember old posts and goals. It reminded me that one year ago today I posted my 30 Before 30 list. Your 30 Before 30 is pretty simple: 30 things you want to accomplish or do before you turn the dreaded 3-0. I had almost forgotten about that list I made on a good friends request 365 days ago, but here it is:
30Before30
- Get my passport stamped✔️
- Gamble in Vegas
- Sign up for a yoga class
- Walk the Brooklyn Bridge
- Pay off those student loans
- Brew my own beer✔️
- Ace an interview✔️
- Plant a herb garden
- Visit an island country
- Go camping
- Get over my fear of scuba diving
- Run my first race
- Go to a wine tasting in Napa
- Land my first real job
- Learn to drive a stick shift
- Try golf
- Rock out at a huge music festival
- Hike part of the Appalachian trail
- Drive the entire length of the Blue Ridge Parkway
- Eat a cronut
- Boat on the lake in central park
- Give skiing a shot
- Read 25 of Time Magazines 100 best books of all time
- Learn about photography✔️
- Visit the city where I was born
- Take a class to learn a new hobby
- Cook every recipe in a cookbook
- Lose 30 pounds
- Take a hot air balloon ride
- Become a mother
I placed a check mark by the ones that I completed in year 25 of my life. I still have 26-29 left to complete the rest, which I think is doable. I feel like a few fun vacations will cover most of them! Upon second glance, I’m not really sure what I was thinking when I wrote #30: Become a mother; I’m not ready to be a mother and I’m not sure if that’s something we will do by the time I’m 30. Maybe when I’m 29 or 30; we’re definitely not in a hurry to take on parenthood.
This year I’ve got plans to tackle #8: Plant a herb garden, #10: Go Camping, #13: Wine taste in Napa (maybe), #14: Land my first real job, #27: Cook every recipe in a cookbook (at least get started), and #28: Lose 30 Pounds.
I selected the cookbook I’ll be baking, broiling, roasting, and frying my way through: Thug Kitchen. I’ve heard so much about it in the blog world and think it will combine my love of flavor and my desire to be healthy. It’s a vegan cookbook with an attitude; the wording is hilarious!
To a great 26th year!
Best.
ashleyeats2live 