MY LIST

My Thirty Before 30 List: 
  1. Read the complete One Year Bible and journal what I learn (in progress)
  2. Memorize at least 30 verses of scripture (10 of 30 done)
  3. Launch my own freelance design business
  4. Purchase a car with cash (10/23/11)
  5. Quit my current job to pursue my passions
  6. Go on an international mission trip
  7. Have a baby (2/28/12)
  8. Return to my pre-baby weight after having a baby
  9. Run in a marathon
  10. Learn to scuba dive (2/4/11) and get PADI certified
  11. Read at least 3 literary classics I never read in school
  12. Take a photography class or attend a seminar (5/13/11)
  13. Cook at least 30 new recipes (8 of 30 done)
  14. Grow an herb garden (3/13/11)
  15. Learn to water ski
  16. Visit a famous museum
  17. Learn CPR (3/19/11)
  18. Print/publish a cookbook with my mom's recipes
  19. Go indoor rock climbing
  20. Cook a whole turkey from scratch (11/24/11)
  21. Decorate a cake using fondant
  22. Learn how to play chess with my husband (2/5/11 - I won my first time too!)
  23. Write a song
  24. Donate blood for the first time (6/16/11)
  25. Try snowboarding
  26. Begin a stock portfolio
  27. Become a certified Zumba instructor
  28. Learn to sew and complete at least 3 sewing projects
  29. Start a blog (1/2/11) and learn web design (in progress)
  30. Celebrate my 30th birthday in another state/country
Things not on the original list that I've done:
  1. Swam with manatees (2/4/11)
  2. Went zip lining in the rain forest (2/3/11)
  3. Fed (and was bit by) an iguana (2/3/11)
  4. Went cave tubing in Belize (2/2/11)
  5. Learned how to row
  6. Went whitewater rafting (5/30/11)
  7. Flew first class (7/2/11)