30 Before 30

I've had this 30 Before 30 list for several years now, and it's changed and evolved as I have. Enjoy! I turn 30 on July 1, 2015, so you can see I have a lot to check off my list before the big day!

30 Before 30

1.     Finish 50 paintings (20-ish down, 30-ish to go!)

2.     Become a better yogi

3.     Stick with vegan lifestyle

4.     Get involved in the local parrot owner community (I am getting more involved with local folks here in San Diego!)

5.     Backpack in another country (ICELAND! CHECK!)

6.     Start a ballin’ vegetable garden (We had so many tomatoes and peppers this year, I couldn't even keep up with eating them all)

7.     Be able to do a split

8.     Take a train to another city (we rode from Baltimore to Richmond December 2014!)

9.     Swim with sharks (yeah, they were only leopard sharks, but still!! 2013)

10. See the a band I love live (Nickel Creek in May 2014!)

11. Climb a 14-er

12. Find someone dateable (February 2012. I <3 D!)

13. Meditate

14. Go to a bluegrass festival

15. Finish my leg and arm tattoos (unfortunately this is not financially possible with #24)

16. Go on a vacation with just girls (I consider doing Cape May with Liz a check mark for this!)

17. Start to learn Spanish

18. Go wine tasting (have gone a couple times with D!)

19. Learn to sew

20. Own a car that I actually like (bought a 2010 Honda Fit! It’s blue!)

21. Grow my hair out super long (it got super long and out of control and then I cut it all off)

22. Learn to drive a manual car/truck

23. Get to my ideal body size

24. Have paid off my credit card

25. Be an extra in a zombie movie (crossing this one off because I did Zombie 5K two years in a row, 2012 and 2013!)

26. Drive across the country (3 times so far! Twice in 2010 and once in 2011)

27. Learn to ski (December 2014! Woop!)

28. Send out Christmas cards every year (like a champ!)

29. See the Aurora Borealis

30. Cook everything in one cookbook