My 30 Before 30 Mission

I started this blog at the age of 26, which gives me the next 4 years to get this list of things done. Challenge accepted. Anything listed is subject to change as my priorities change with the next 4 years. Any item that is crossed off will have a linked post so you can read more about when/how it was accomplished. Here is the list in no particular order:

1. Focus on Fitness [Lose 50 lbs. by the end of 2014]

2. Take care of the skin I'm in [Develop a healthy skin care routine]

3. Photograph every day for 365 days

4. Purchase and decorate our first home

5. Go out for a night of dancing with my husband [learn to dance]

6. Host a Thanksgiving/Christmas dinner [learn to cook]

7. Make a tulle skirt [learn to sew]

8. Run the Virginia 10-miler

9. Swim in the ocean [learn to swim]

10. Stop procrastinating

11. Learn to tame my own eyebrows

12. Develop an everyday makeup routine and Find the perfect red lip look

13. Graduate from the Master of Arts in Professional Counseling program 

14. Learn to shoot a gun

15. Take self defense classes

16. Learn to do a french manicure and pedicure

17. Reach a 6 on the Big Hair Bettyy Length check t-shirt [learn to care for my hair]

18. Start and maintain a blog

19. Give birth naturally [become a mother]

20. Learn to type [correctly] and speed read

21. Work on a Habitat for Humanity project

22. Rollerblade through a park

23. Host a dinner party

24. Ride in a hot air balloon

25. Rock a job interview

26. Develop my own personal sense of style

27. Become fluent en espanol

28. Step outside of my introverted comfort zone

29. Travel to Hawaii

30. Plan a 30th birthday bash

What about you? Have you ever sat down to think about what kind of person you want to be or what you would have liked to accomplish by the time you turn 30? 40? 50? etc...What's on your list?