the list

*30 before 30*

A list of 30 things I want to accomplish before I turn 30!
I was inspired to set some goals for my next 5 years of life from a similar list on a random blog I came across recently. I am turning 25 in less than a month and I have suddenly become all too aware that I am no longer in my "early 20s". My husband jokingly commented that I would be a quarter of a century at this upcoming birthday and while it was funny, it got me seriously thinking about the past 25 years and what I had accomplished in that time period! I had never written out goals or a list of things I had wanted to accomplish but I did have some dreams in mind growing up and now as Im weeks away from being 25 I am sad to say that there is alot I thought I would have accomplished by now. So to kick my butt in gear and get rid of that "I can do it next year, I have all the time in the world" attitude, I am now for the 1st time in my life, making a list! 30 things I want to accomplish before Im 30.. 

The List

1. Finally go on our honeymoon... alone!
2. Go on a mission trip with Matt
3. Scrapbook all my photos from the last 5 years
4. Build a tree house
5. Take the kids to Disney World and splurge on all the things we normally wouldnt
6. Take a vow of silence for a full 24 hours
7. Spend 3 months getting my body into pristine shape and stick with a regular exercise regiment afterwards
8. Sing in front of a crowd
9. Read the Bible in a year
10. Take my husband to a Kansas City Chiefs game in the KC home stadium.
11. Keep a diary for a whole year.
12. Take a dance class
13. Cook something that Ive grown
14. Go horseback riding on the beach.
15. Make and bury a time capsul with my kids
16. Live without my cell phone for 1 whole week.
17. Learn how to sew and use a sewing machine
18. Volunteer for a cause that I am passionate about
19. Run a marathon
20. Complete a home renovation project on our own
21. Visit Germany, Ireland and Scotland to see where my grandparents grew up.
22. Discover a new friendship with someone and work to make them a life long friend.
23. Spend 1 month with my family being vegetarians
24. Win someone over to Jesus
25. Plan a family reunion where all of my family is at the same place all at once.
26. Complete our will
27. Memorize 1 whole chapter in the bible
28. Start the adoption process for our little boy or girl from China!
29. Spend an entire night out dancing with my husband
30. Finally get a tattoo


This is my entry in the Just Ask Bucket List Getaway Giveaway. Just Ask offers a breast and ovarian cancer screening and is encouraging people to share 15 things that I want to enjoy in my lifetime as a reminder to be aware of my health. Want to enter? Head over to TodaysMama.com to get the details.