Last year when I turned 28, I posted a 30 Before 30 list. It was quite a snoozer, admittedly, and I'm ashamed to say not many items got crossed off. You see, several items that I WANTED to put on the list, I was too chicken to, like "Flip a house" (check), and "Own my own business" (check). But seriously, 4/30 crossed off in a year? abysmal! Now that I have officially only 319 days until my 30th birthday (April 30, 2014), I decided to revisit, revise, and make it bigger and better than before! I'm keeping some of the list and scrapping others for new adventures. It's amazing how I always get great aspirations, but when I sit down to write these, they all fly out of my head!
Here's how my previous list played out:
- Host a formal dinner party- Staying- why have I not done this yet??
- Take a cross country road trip- With the new flipping business, this one will be put on hold until probably next summer
- Get back in shape/live healthier- zzzzzzzz- still working on it, but not a measurable goal. Ousted!
Buy a 'big girl' cameracompleted 6.12Take a photography class (to learn how to use said 'big girl' camera)completed 6.12- Start an etsy shop- I may still do this, but now that I'm self-employed, focuses have changed. I'm still going to take this one off the list to make room for something better
- Have my home featured on a notable blog- Staying
- Have a room I designed featured on a notable blog- Staying
- Design a residential space that doesn't belong to a friend or family member- kinda completed, but this one will be morphing into "Start my own design business"
- Build a piece of furniture- Staying
- Attend a blog conference- Staying
- Meet a blogger and/or designer that I admire- revise to 'design blogger' (more specific). Although I did pseudo-meet John and Sherry from Young House Love at their book signing, I'm not counting it.
Guest post on another blogcompleted 7.11.2012 hereRun another 5k (without knee issues)completed 10.14.12- Visit Europe- revise to 'visit another continent.' This one might be a longshot, but come on, almost 30 and never been off this land-mass?? Pathetic, Karen.
- Go camping- this may still happen, but let's get some more exciting things on this list!
- Visit the Brooklyn Flea Market- Staying
- Picnic in Central Park- Staying
- Get a 2nd tattoo (something meaningful)- Staying
- Redesign my blog myself- I still wish I could have done this myself, but I finally had to admit to myself that it was over my head. So happy that I hired the guys at Roundhouse Designs, though- isn't the new design awesome??
- Visit New Orleans- This will be revised and condensed with other goals to be 'visit 5 places I've never been'
- Explore my hometown- Staying
- Reupholster a chair (not just a cushion)- Staying
- Create an organized, creative, project/work area- Staying
- "Finish" designing our house- We'll be tackling the last room, the kitchen this summer, but let's be real- I'll never be done with this one, so it gets the ax from the list.
- Take a dance class- to be more specific, I'm revising this to a ballet class
- Procrastinate less- vague much?? Ousted!
- Take a weekend ski trip with Hubby- Staying (I don't really ski...)
- Go cross country skiing- Staying (at the rate Mother Nature's going this year, I may be able to cross-country skii mid-summer! I exaggerate a tad, but seriously, New Englanders, where's summer???)
- Give blood- Staying (and ashamed this isn't crossed off)
So let's try this one again.
It is my goal to do everything on this list before April 30th, 2014!
- Host a formal dinner party
- Visit 5 places I've never been
- Go on a girls-only trip
- Ride a horse
- Swing on a flying trapeze
- Start my own design business
- Have my home (or part of it) featured on a notable blog
- Have one of my designs featured on a notable blog
- Instagram at least once a day (starting today 6.14!)
- Build a piece of furniture
- Attend a blog conference
- Meet a design blogger that I admire
- Establish a relationship with a mentor
- Do something that scares the crap out of me
- Visit another continent
- Refinish or sell every piece of my collection of furniture in the basement
- Buy a treasure at the Brooklyn Flea Market
- Picnic in Central Park
- Get a 2nd tattoo (something meaningful)
- Host a giveaway on the blog
- Own a vintage bicycle (and use it!)
- Explore my hometown
- Reupholster a chair (not just a cushion)
- Create an organized, creative, project/work area in my disaster of a basement
- Improve my cooking skills (or lack of skills)
- Take a ballet class
- Define my design aesthetic and develop it
- Take a weekend ski trip with Hubby
- Go cross country skiing
- Give blood