Tuesday, February 22, 2011

thirty before thirty


or 20. depends on if you're a glass half empty/full kind of person. i'm choosing to see it full at the moment because i can't think of anything else to add to the list am such an optimist. 

i recently turned 29 in november and there is a strange pressure building up. it could be the other blogs that i've seen with cool countdowns and i feel the pressure to be cool OR the fact that i have 56878356878 things i'd like to change slash do and doing it before 30 seems like a good goal. whatevs.

so here it is:

  • get out of financial debt. living debt free so we can go on a sweet vacation be better stewards of our money and give more is our numero uno goal this year.
  • make a habit out of reading the bible, daily.
  • print and frame 4 years worth of family photos.
  • find a good school for big A. this needs to happen in two months. eek.
  • loose my pooch & love handles. shut up.
  • make good Pho from scratch.
  • train for and run a 1/2 marathon.
  • get my business license. 
  • get one more tattoo.
  • have a date night with my mr. at least twice a month.
  • plant a garden.
  • start saving for a real vacation. because joining my mr.'s band when they play at camps with our kids is NOT a vacation. 
  • make love to my husband everyday for 30 days.
  • be more consistent about being mentored by my mentor. 
  • become a mentor. 
  • make affirming my mr. a natural habit.
  • give my kids more of my presence, daily.
  • monthly grocery shopping.
  • learn calligraphy.
  • make good tamales from scratch.
finish ongoing projects: (this is where the extra 10 come in)


  • felt aquarium shower curtain for kids bathroom.
  • spray paint school chairs for big A's room.
  • create more "art" for the house
  • big A's granny square blanket. because what boy doesn't want a granny square blanket at any given point in their lives? 
  • little a's bubble crochet blanket. 
  • little a's dresser.
  • big a's dresser. 
  • pillows for living room.
  • little a's name story
  • curtains for the living room.
not in that order. except #1. i'll make sure to update on my progress on each of these items. this is good accountability.

calligraphy photo found here.

5 comments:

  1. whew girl you are going to be busy!
    BUT you CAN totally do it! :)

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  2. thank cherish. have you noticed your the only one who EVER comments on my posts? thanks for all the love!

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  3. Just because some of us don't post, doesn't mean we don't read and LOVE your blog! I was just going through your list and have a few that I'd like to "encourage" you in accomplishing. Actually, I will encourage you with the whole list, but my experience is in the following: Business License, Calligraphy, Garden and Pho (you mean like vietnamese chicken noodle soup? I think there are a lot of different ones, maybe)

    So I will be cheering you on! . . . and then I will make my "60 before 60" list! YIKES!

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  4. ooo, carol! thanks for commenting and encouraging! um, let's hang out so you can encourage me in person. wink.

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  5. I'm sure your Mr. will be sooooo pleased with your decision of 30 days of straight love making. :) And I so want to learn to make tamales too! Mmmm...

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