30 Before 30

It's official--only 365 days until I turn the big 3-0! For now, turning 29 today is shocking enough. I figure the only way to gracefully hit 30 is to accomplish some things, big and small, along the way. And so I give you.....

My 30 Before 30 List

1. Try out art journaling

2. Get a facial (I've only ever had one in my life!)

3. Take a Zumba class

4. Meditate for 30 days in a row and blog about the experience

5. Visit Annapolis, MD. I live so close and I've never been.

6. Learn to cook food from a different culture

7. Adopt an animal from either Poplar Springs or Farm Sanctuary. Maybe go visit my adoptee!

8. Travel to a state I've never visited before

9. Travel to a country I've never visited before

10. Go to a Phillies home game at Citizens Bank Park

11. Bake a pie from scratch

12. Take a tour of the US Capitol Building (lived here 11 years and never officially toured it!)

13. Go camping

14. Learn about different types of sea vegetables

15. Volunteer my time for a great cause

16. Bake whoopie pies from scratch

17. Pay off one of my credit cards

18. Create 1, 3 and 5 year goals (personal, professional and financial)

19. Get a full astrology reading

20. Read one book on each of the following places: China, Africa, North Korea, Iran

21. Tour a winery

22. Work up to being able to run a 5k.

23. Get to know Washington, DC better. I spend 95% of my time in Northern VA, Foggy Bottom, Farragut West and DuPont Circle. So much more to explore!

24. Perform a random act of kindness.

25. Go on a picnic.

26. Learn to read a crochet pattern.

27. Lose 50 pounds.

28. Host a New Year's Day brunch (I'd like to make this a tradition!)

29. Go apple picking

30. Spend my 30th birthday somewhere fabulous surrounded by the people I love!