My 30 Before 30 List

On July 11, I celebrated my 29th birthday with my husband in Chicago. A few days prior, I completed my “30 before 30” bucket list. In other words, 30 things I want to do before I turn 30. Some of these items are small and manageable. Others are stretch goals. Some may be downright impossible. But I wanted a good mix of all three on my list. Below is my list, with a few items kept private for personal reasons:

1. Run a 10k: Training in progress!
2. Run a half marathon
3. Run a marathon (I know it’s unlikely I’ll run all 3 of these in the span of a year, but I’d at least like to start my marathon training before I turn 30 next year)
4. *private*
5. Read 30 books: In progress!
6. Take a solo trip
7. Go for a hike
8. Learn another language: In progress!
9. Begin yoga teacher training
10. Visit my cousin Jen
11. Take a spontaneous road trip
12. Visit a national park
13. Go camping
14. Ride a bike
15. Have a “yes” day
16. Have a “treat yo’self” day
17. Take a cooking or knife skills class
18. *private*
19. Create a Sunday ritual/tradition
20. Get an essay or article published (DONE! But I hope I can get more than one published)
21. Travel to a new city
22. Run in Bellefountaine Cemetery
23. Start writing my memoir
24. Write poetry again
25. Learn a new instrument
26. Attend a yoga retreat
27. Learn to make Mom’s chicken and dumplings
28. Do a handstand
29. Start a garden
30. Reduce single-use plastics in my home

I am happy with my list and I think most of the items on here are doable. Some are stretch goals for sure, but hopefully I can make them happen. You only turn 30 once!

Have you ever created a “30 before 30” or similar list? How did you do? Let me know!