Catching up with 3-0

Now officially 30 for nearly a week, I thought I should revisit my list of the 30 things I wanted to accomplish by now. Of course, my last post was just at #10 and I've not been as busy as I'd have to be to wrap up those other 20 things since then.

But - progress has been made nonetheless. And I'm not giving up on the list - I think it's a good idea to try to knock out the rest of these during my 30th year. Except the crafty one about making Christmas presents. Unless I somehow gain an impressive knack for making things in my spare time post-graduation, I highly doubt that one will happen. Never say never though.

#11 - Fly somewhere I've never been: went to Seattle late last month for a work conference. Loved the city, very cool place though I could never live somewhere with the rainy gray sky nonsense for too long.

#12 - Eat something I've never eaten before: braised beef cheeks at Home Wine Kitchen (no menu Monday, lots of fun), which were tasty and well, beefy. Also stinging nettles at The Coterie Room in Seattle. Basically I'm now pretty excited for the Farmer's Market season and have given myself the challenge of buying something new each month to cook and eat. Life's too short to stick with what you know!

#13 - Hang out at the 360 Bar - made this happen w/ a bunch of high school friends this past Thursday. What gorgeous views! I can't wait to go back sometime sit facing the river and Arch. Definitely a great addition to downtown.

Several other items are underway, like reading both books and paying off my credit cards. I'm getting close and I know 30 will be a great year for accomplishing these goals. I've got my sourdough starter thriving and a Kitchen Aid stand mixer ready and waiting for my next batch - which will hopefully help in the quality control department. The bike I'm borrowing from my little sister is in my basement, waiting only for a proper fitting helmet and a small (I hope!) repair. I'm saving money for a random trip, and don't want to just buy my way through the rest of my list on credit cards - since paying them off is one of the biggest goals. That means some of these things will just take a bit more time. Smarty Pig accounts for all! Ha! Not far from the truth, actually.

Getting there. Trying not to be so hard on myself, and I'm happy to keep trekking forward...and also looking forward to making the next list! This time, with someone else :)