30 Things Before 30

On a June day in 2016, I celebrated my 25th birthday. Which means that I will celebrate my 30th in 2021.

The months leading up to this seemingly momentous day, I decided to make and undertake a 30 Things To Do Before I Turn 30 list. Since then, I think I’ve only been able to do one or two. I won’t do a post for everything, but I hope to at least do updates on this page. This is probably cheating, but I have since made slight edits to the list. I wanted to make sure they were all feasible as well as things that made sense for a bucket list of sorts. Below is my current list and any notes on whether I completed it or currently in the process.

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Run the following races
- Run a Rock n Roll Half
- Run a Disney race
Visit at least three US national parks
- i.e Yellowstone, Yosemite, Zion, Joshua Tree, etc
  - One down! I finally got to visit Zion National Park!
    Completed: April 2017
Hike Havusupai
Travel to one new country
- i.e. Iceland? Thailand? South America?
Go on a hot air balloon ride
~~Write a book~~
- I can’t believe I actually did this! I did it all through Wattpad. I know it’s not that great to try to get published, but that’s totally okay! It was a struggle towards the end, but I definitely felt accomplished and now I know I can do it. Completed: November 2016
~~Move out of my parent’s house~~
~~Move to a new city~~
- So #s 7 & 8 go hand in hand. I finally moved out of my parent’s house by moving to not only a new city, but a new state!
  Completed: April 2017
Take the GRE
Live alone
Host a dinner party for friends
See the northern lights
Watch a meteor shower
Travel somewhere solo at least once
At least try to learn a new language
Do a DNA Genealogy test
Go backpacking
~~Road Trip~~
- Not sure if it counts, but my best friend and I did a road trip of sorts from California to Colorado stopping in Las Vegas, Zion, Grand Junction, CO, Glenwood Springs, CO and ending in the Boulder, CO area.
  Completed: April 2017
Visit New England in the fall
Attend a Pro sports game in the following: Bonus if I can do the Soccer World Cup in 2018, World Series, Stanley Cup, or Superbowl
- ~~Baseball~~ – I’ve gone to two Colorado Rockies games (so far) with two more in the plans! Completed: May and June 2017
- ~~Football~~ – I finally got to my first NFL game! Go Broncos! Completed: Sept 2017
- ~~Hockey (for 2nd time)~~ – My 1st was a San Jose Sharks game in 2015; My 2nd game was a CO Avalanche game. Completed: Jan 2018
- ~~Soccer~~ – I also excitedly got to go to a Colorado Rapids game last month too. I definitely hope to go to more :) Completed: May 2017
Take a non academic class (pottery, baking, cooking, photography etc,)
Send a handwritten letter to all friends that I have a current address for
- I am currently in the process of doing this. I wrote and sent two letters in October 2016. I still have several friends to write letters to though.
Learn how to ice skate
Help plan and go on a Blue House girls getaway trip
Finish the Waterstones 50 books to read list
- You can see my progress here.
Create and stick to a beauty (hair, skin, etc) routine that works for me
- I kind of started this, but it has yet to be perfected.
- Finally got a hair routine! Completed: April 2018
See at least one of the following bands in concert
- See The Lumineers in concert
- See Mumford and Sons in concert
- See The National Parks in concert
Attend a book convention/ conference
Start investing my money
Throw a big bash for my 30th