30 Before 30

I got this idea from another blog, where she listed thirty things she wants to accomplish before she turns 30, similar to the Day Zero Project. Since that’s not terribly far away (as of this post, less than four years, yikes!) and I’d like to, you know, actually do something noteworthy in my 20s, I present to you, my…

30 before 30

1. Actually finish a NaNoWriMo novel.

2. Submit said novel to a publisher (after cleaning it up, of course).

3. Do a road trip in a state NOT in the Eastern Time Zone.

4. Vacation in Europe.

5. Have a baby!

6. Commit to a religion and take formal classes or training in said religion.

7. Drive a motorcycle.

8. Get a job as a writer.

9. Learn to snowboard.

10. At least learn the basics of another language.

11.Get around a foreign country using only that language.

12. Pay off my student loans.

13. Read 100 books in their entirety.

14. Go scuba diving. Bring waterproof camera.

15. Do an actual week-long camping trip, complete with peeing in a bush.

16. Write out my will.

17. Spend a day in silence for a cause.

18. Go to Alaska. See the Northern lights. Ooh and ahh.

19. Build a snowman.

20. Become a certified Yoga instructor.

21. Host a major holiday, like Thanksgiving, Chanukah, or Samhain (Dumb Supper).

22. Make and publish a cookbook.

23. Meet at least 5 friends from LiveJournal that I’ve never met before.

24. Go to Salem for Halloween.

25. Do some volunteer work.

26. Get another tattoo.

27. Run a 5k.

28. Ride in a hot air balloon.

29. Learn the Thriller dance, then perform it whenever it’s played next.

30. Throw a huge party for my 30th birthday – 6 November 2014!