1. Be proficient (intermediate-advanced level) in four languages. (Already got English and Spanish done!)
2. Read 100 classic novels
3. Finish writing a book
4. Visit New Orleans
5. Study or spend a summer abroad again
6. Try a traditional dish from every country and maybe try preparing it myself.
7. Attend some kind of nerdy Con (convention) annually.
8. Have a normal BMI
9. Design and make myself a beautiful dress
10. Win an award for something I do creatively (writing, painting, cooking)that I can brag about!
11. Play more video games
12. Be habitually active in several physical activities (running 5k/10k’s, martial arts, pilates, etc)several times a week
13. Take an acting class
14. Casually audition for a voice acting role
15. Learn to invest and do it wisely
16. Learn advanced mathematical concepts
17. Learn to drive stick shift/manual transmission
18. Start to and seriously save money for a down payment on a house
19. Move out on my own
20. Make and host my own Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner 5 months ago
I am turning 29 this month, which gives me one year to complete my list. I will eventually make separate goals for each of these. Since I’m a full-time graduate student with limited time and resources, I tried to set attainable goals, although I think I’ll find some of them quite challenging! The list is still a work in progress… what do you think?
Before I turn 30, I will…
1. spend more time with my family
2. have more fun
3. collect art
4. write poetry
5. start a journal
6. read twelve classic novels
7. watch the AFI’s top 100 movies
8. start a blog
9. move closer to the university
10. see Swan Lake
11. work/volunteer in a Special Collections Library
12. hike the Juan de Fuca Trail
13. visit New England
14. visit New York
15. storytelling
16. see Wagner’s “Ring Cycle”
17. see more opera
18. go sailing
19. take Mom on a shopping trip in the States
20. go on a road trip with Dad
21. walk a marathon
22. weigh 150 lbs
23. go on a writing retreat
24. take a train trip
25. go to exercise/dance classes regularly
26. publish something
27. swim in the ocean
28. explore Vancouver
29. write a story/book for my nephew
30. see a movie at a drive-in theatre 9 months ago
