Top 30 things I want to do before I am 30! (In no specific order)

I'm posting this solely for humors sake. I may be the only one that will find it funny, but I think it's important to look back on my past and laugh.... and hopefully see how far I've come since the day I wrote this list.

When I was 18 years old my friend Lindsay and I decided to make a list of the 30 things we most wanted to do before we turned 30. Well that year is coming up, so I decided it was time to pull out my list, and see what I've done, and what still needs to be done.
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Okay, now that I've read over my list, I'm realizing posting this blog is going to be rather embarrassing to say the least. So here are a few reminders to you (whoever you are) before reading.
1. Sorry for like the really bad grammar, I like didn't realize how tacky it was to like put like before every other word.
2. I wrote this over 10 years ago. I like to think that I have grown in my maturity and understanding of life since making this list. Please don't judge too harshly.
3. I'm aware my explanations for each of my 'goals' are really cheesy, and somewhat naive. Hopefully you'll find them as amusing to read as I did.

In Blue I've added updates on each of my goals. In Green I've marked the completed goals. 

Top 30 things I want to do before I am 30!

(In no specific order) 

 

1> Shave my head! I have been wanting to do this since I was 13.  I've had my hair an inch long, and I currently have the side shave, but I've never done a full shave. There's still a big part of me that wants to, there probably always will be, but I just can't quite get myself to go through with actually shaving it.

 

 

2> Own my own motorcycle. I am in love with them. A lot of my friends have one because they saved up and I really want one. My ex husband and I owned a Yamaha R6. Now that I look back I think I actually only had 2 friends that owned motorcycles. Apparently I was exaggerating a bit.

 

3> Visit Florida Still on my list, but I guarantee I won't get there before 30.

4> Scuba dive. I've seen pictures of people going and I love the ocean so I think it would be great fun. Also still on my list.

 

5> Get in a fist fight. I saw fight club and I thought it would be fun to get in a fist fight after that. Then my friend punched me really hard on the should one day and it was a rush. Absurd much! Not just for the mere fact that I wanted to get punched, but because when I got punched on the shoulder I felt 'a rush'. Funny. So no, I don't want to get in a fist fight anymore. 
 

6> Perform in a concert hall. One of my biggest dreams in life is to be able to perform as a living. If I end up not being able to do that I'd like to at least perform once in a hall or stadium. I still think it would be fun to perform in a concert hall, but if I were to make a list now of things I want to do before I turn 40, this wouldn't be on it. 

 

7> Get married to a wonderful guy! I've always imagined the guy I would marry and all I ever wanted is someone who loves me as much as I love him and who no other guy compares to in my eyes. At 18 I'm sure I didn't think I'd be married twice before 30, but as this list has already proven life doesn't really go as planned. Thank God! Where's the fun in that. 

8> Go on a long hike. I've been on so many like 10 mile hikes and what not, but for once I want to go on an overnight hike, where we have to carry over night luggage and food. Since I now know the proper name for this kind of hike is backpacking, I will say, I would still really like to take up backpacking. Kind of upset that I haven't done so yet.

 

9> Learn to surf. I have wanted to surf for so long. 'So long' meaning 4 months?.... when I first saw Blue Crush. Would we count 4 months as 'so long' Still plan to cross this off my list someday.

10> Pet a leopard. Leopards are my favorite animals. Still on the list, but not my favorite animal anymore. Giraffes have been my favorite animal for 6 years now. Don't ask me why, I couldn't tell you. 

11> Be a well known interior designer. I am going into design and I would love to be well known around the states through it. Nice to know I had such high hopes for myself. Still a dream of mine, but more along the lines of Ty Pennington Extreme Home Makeover.

12> Hitch hike! Yeah...... Don't really want to get raped or murdered while trying to complete this goal so I'm just going to strike this one from the list all together. 

 

13> Be able to do a 360 while wake boarding. Don't really care to try this anymore. Although I do still love to wake board, even if the coolest 'trick' I can do is to go outside the wake.

 

14> Do more tricks on a diving board. It took three days straight to be able to do a back dive off a diving board. I want to be able to do flips, an aerial, and a gainer. Wow three days! Really! But in all honesty, I vividly remember the very present  fear as I was attempting to learn to back dive. (Thanks for being so patient with me Lindsay). I think maybe I can stop being such a pansy and attempt a flip or aerial again this year. Probably not going to attempt a gainer though.

15> Learn how to play the guitar. I love the bass so I would love to be able to play it, but any kind of guitar will work. And the banjo, and the drums, and the violin. I've got plenty of time to learn more instruments, but right now the piano is the only instrument I play well. 

16>  Be able to drive stick shift. Well that was easy

17> Have over a thousand dollars in my savings. I suck at saving money! Still suck at saving money. Just glad I'm able to have this one in the green.

18> Perform in a Shakespeare play. I love Shakespeare's work so I would love to be in one of his plays. Wait a minute, this shouldn't even be on the list. Shouldn't my 6th grade Julius Caesar play count?

 

19> Be a truck driver for a month. My best friend Lindsay and me want to drive commercial trucks all over the states for a month together, and wear those cute little trucker hats. Ummmmm..... I know I'm not the only one who had this dream once upon a time. And if I can defend myself here, those trucker hats really were a trend once upon a time. Just a few pictures to defend my case. :)

 

 

20> Gamble. Going to Vegas and not gambling is like going to Disneyland and not riding Splash Mountain.

 

21> Drive a boat. This was on my list of Top 30 things to do before I turn 30?

22> Help landscape something. I love outdoor landscaping it's beautiful (most the time) and I would love to help landscape my house. I really wish I knew what I was referring to when I added 'most the time'. Although I never did much landscape when I owned my house, I have helped in landscaping my parents yard.  

23> Learn about buddhism. And Hinduism, and Muslim, and Catholicism, etc. Would like to take a religion study at some point.

24> Be able to paint or sketch a live portrait. I have never gotten good at painting people in the flesh. I've always had to do my art from pictures. They always turn out good the way I do them, but I think they would be more personal if I did live paintings. Done.... I just didn't say it turned out well. My whole explanation here makes me laugh.

25> Go on a vacation by myself. I would love to be able to go on vacation alone one day maybe to a beach, and just lat out, read a book and shop. I think it would be so nice to get away. This one still needs to happen, preferably sooner rather than later.

26> Throw a huge party. I've thrown a lot of parties where like 100 people come but I want to throw one where like 500 people come. I still would really like to have like a really huge party that's like totally off the hook, and rad. Like seriously! ..... Wait I guess my wedding counts for that so I'm good. Plus I had a Flash mob at my wedding so I'm extra good. http://vimeo.com/36749634

 

 

27> Bungee jumping. I've wanted to do it for so long and haven't gotten to it.  And sky diving, and base jumping, and paragliding. Someday

28> Adopt a little black baby. They are the cutest, and it would be nice to have some diversity in my family. Wow! Really? They are the cutest, and it would be nice to have some diversity in my family? I'm just a little bit dumbfounded that this was my reasoning on wanting to adopt. I still feel called to adopt, whether it be locally or internationally, but my reasoning has changed quite a bit in the past 11 years. (We'll save that for another blog post)

29> Paragliding. My friend might be taking me soon because she is an instructor. She never took me paragliding. Boohoo for me. ;)

 

30> Get a big tattoo on my back. I already have one but it's small and I want something bigger. I love them! This one comes with a bit of a story. I got my first tattoo about a month before making this list. It's your typical cheesy, teen angst kind of tattoo, but at least I can say I didn't get a Chinese symbol or butterfly (just teasing Abbie and Jenna). I got it on my lower hip (just like all my friends), but I designed it myself (which I was pretty proud of). It's just my nickname - N@ but smooshed together. Yes I just said smooshed. I was still living at home when I got my tattoo, and when I made this list. My mom found this list and in turn found out about my tattoo. Whoops! I now have two other tattoos (one which is on my back but is in no way large), but do not plan or hope to ever get a 'big' tattoo on my back. 

 

I'm still deciding if I'm upset or proud that I've only accomplished 9 out of the 30 goals. Not sure, but I think it's time I make a new list. Maybe I'll even post the new one later.