When you're growing up you kind of picture what your life will be like. Graduating high school with honours and a scholarship. Going to university, meeting a great guy, and graduating top of your class. Landing your dream job that makes you tons of money doing what you love. Falling head over heels in love and getting married. Raising a family in the country house on the lake with the white picket fence and a weinerdog named Oscar ....
Yep. That's my list of things I wanted to have by the time I was 30. And so far I have accomplished ... well let's just say considerably less than expected. When your life takes different paths your goals change, and not always because you wanted them to. I'm STILL trying to convince myself that this is, in fact, okay.
So when my gal pal sent me a blogpost about 30 things to do before 30 it kicked me in the ass and made me think "well why can't I do that?" I may not have the big house in the country, the hubby, the kids, or Oscar, but who's to say I can't add some other things to the list along the way. Hopefully by the time I actually turn 30 I'll have a few things crossed off my NEW list, and realize that I don't need those big ticket things to be happy.
Now I've given myself a tight deadline: I turn 30 in December. While I plan to add new things to my list, I will also add some things that I already had on my to-do list and have done already. Check back often to see new additions (and deletions!) from the list.
So ... here we go!
- Take a kickboxing class
Make bread... well almost done.- Learn to meditate
Get a tattoo- Be able to eat at a restaurant alone
See an opera(read about it)- Learn some form of self-defense (I guess this could be kickboxing, but we'll see)
- See a whale in the wild; MarineLand doesn't count
Take a REAL vacation, not just a week at "the cottage"Take a dance class(read about it)Try sushi ... the raw kind(read about it)Do a cleanse,(read about it)- Watch a ballet
- Go to a wine tasting
- Check out that Shakespeare in the Park thing ...
Kensington Market(read about it)- Eat all the yummy Toronto pastries in a "croissant crawl"
- Learn French
Go skinny dippingSt Lawrence Market- Read "Romeo and Juilet" again
Learn CPR(read about it)- Take up crocheting/knitting
Get a library card(read about it)
So good to see you doing this! I actually wasn't sure how you would react when I sent you the link. Wish I had thought of something like this when I was turning 30.
ReplyDeleteAnd don't be so "terrified"! As I always say, life starts *after* 30, although I'm probably a poor example of it ;)
It only gets better from here on!
ReplyDeleteJust think that in your 30s you are more confident, you know want you want out of life, you are more mature, and more financially stable! Its all good and life will get much better from now on! PLUS 30s are the new 20s but better!
I had the same anxieties just before turning 30, and now I see that it was all in my mind. You are never too old to do anything and don't let anyone tell you otherwise!
Go out there and live it up!! Don't wait; it's never too late!