Yes, the rumors are true. On July 30th, I said farewell to my twenties and hello to my thirties. This kind of milestone can really get a gal thinking about her life journey. A decade is a long time, and I've decided to be more goal oriented about the things I fill my life with. I don't so much enjoy making lists as I do checking things off of them (who doesn't?!) so I've come up with the following specific things that I'd like to do by the time I turn (gulp) fourty. The list is a blend of short-term and long-term items. Below is my complete list (categorized but otherwise in no particular order).
Who else out there has a list like this? I'd love to hear if anyone else has done something like this before, and how it went/is going.
Thirty by Fourty
Crafts
1. Knit a sweater for myself
2. Knit a pair of socks for myself
3. Refinish a piece of furniture
4. Complete all of my unfinished quilts
5. Complete another oil painting (it's been years)
6. Knit something for myself with luscious boutique yarn
7. For at least one year, only give handmade gifts & cards to extended family/friends
8. Knit something lace with lace weight yarn
9. Complete our wedding scrapbook
10. Complete Harper's scrapbook
11. Complete five upcycle projects
12. Complete 10 crochet projects (I don't normally crochet, but I enjoy it)
ME ME ME!
13. Lose more weight & get healthier
14. Run/jog a charity 5k (this is a feat for me. I HATE running, though I wish I loved it)
15. Take a real vacation
16. Get that dreaded dental work done
17. Read 10 classic novels that I haven't read yet
18. Do something that's totally out of my comfort zone
19. Do another 3-day juice fast
20. Give Harper a brother or sister (#13 must happen first!)
Miss Shauna Homemaker
21. Start a garden
22. Organize my crafts
23. Reduce our clutter at home
24. Prepare a 5-course meal entirely made from scratch with farm/garden ingredients
25. Select a room in the house, and completely redecorate it on a small budget
Other
26. Complete a children's book with Jeff
27. Attend a geekfeest (ie Comic-con, PAX, E3, Maker Faire, Stitches Expo, etc)
28. Participate and win NaNoWriMo 3 more times
29. Complete a final draft of one of my NaNoWriMo novels
30. Do a HUGE donation of our old clothes, bedding, etc.
Happy Late Birthday! I didn't know it was your birthday. Sounds like way too much to do in 10 years.
ReplyDeleteThanks! And yes it is a lot! We'll see if I actually get to it all.
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