Sometimes inspiration takes a bit to strike. In getting ready for a one-year-old's birthday party this morning, I realized that today, in fact is one month until my birthday. The very one that turns me 30.
I haven't been angsty about it, nor feeling like I am about to turn a crazy age corner. I have felt like I need to use more moisturizer around my eyes and questioned if I can, in fact, pull off red skinny jeans, but that is about it.
However, while nothing is actually going to change on May 21, I have been gripped with a desire to do a ceremonial 30 before 30 - just to ride out the last days of my twenties in a celebratory but forward-moving fashion.
I think people typically give themselves a year for this, but let's see what I can do in the next 30 days.
- Start a new, professional-oriented blog - something I can share widely and generate some personal branding around to further my career. Thank you, Lori Fong for the inspirational push.
- Have one day, just one, where I actually do it all. Work out in the morning, have a productive, gratifying day at work, grab a quick drink to socialize with friends, eat a healthy, balanced dinner, converse with the hubs on our days, and read a chapter for grad school.
- Move into a home I actually own. Okay, it's a built-in, but I'll take it.
- Go to Las Vegas for the first time
- Have one ridiculous, early-twenties style, wild-ass night out. Vegas should help with that.
- Buy one really fun, really age-inappropriate outfit.
- Buy one really nice, high-quality, going to last a long time, 30s-appropriate outfit.
- Reach out to a friend I haven't talked to in a long time and grab a drink.
- Lose four pounds. 'Cause, ya know, what girl doesn't want that?
- See some live music. I used to do this all the time - having a brother and boyfriend's best friend in a band helped, but I miss it. It was a hallmark of my 20s.
- Get rid of any clothing I haven't worn in two years, any that "might work if only..." and any that just looks a little too well-worn.
- Learn how to roast asparagus. It's always awful.
- Make sure my parents know just how grateful I am for these past 30 years.
- Make sure my nearest and dearest know how much they mean to me.
- Plant something. Like, in dirt.
- Read a Jane Austen work. Not with zombies.
- Go to one yoga sculpt class a week. I really hate yoga sculpt.
- Try the gourmet hot dog down the street before we move.
- Go to the Whole Foods and drink a glass of wine while I grocery shop (for the five items that will keep my bill under $50).
- Make a perfect party playlist.
- Finishing changing my name. Ug.
- Watch the sunrise over North Beach. Setting an alarm and getting up for this is acceptable. Bonus points for me if I STAY UP to see the sunrise, but let's be honest, I think that only happened twice in my 20s and I don't think I can make it three.
- Have a glass of really good champagne al fresco.
- Have a ridiculous artisan cocktail along the river.
- Learn how to get those movie-star gorgeous waves in only five minutes so I can do them before work.
- Call my mother in law just to chat.
- Close on a house. Okay, okay - another built-in, but hey - I only have 30 days.
- Drink the pricey bottle of non-oaky chardonnay we picked up in Sonoma three years ago. Not alone. With John. On our deck - old or new. I don't like moving bottles.
- This one is open to suggestions. What do you think? I was going to donate my hair, but my stylist told me I can't cut that much without looking like Ramona Quimbly.
- Cut myself some slack. Have fun with these. Boo-ya.
I can help you with at least half of those points. Cheers to the last of our 20s and the start of another great decade!!!!!! LOVE U ! Elizabeth
ReplyDeleteThis is a fantastic list!! For the Jane-Austen I suggest Persuasion - it's my favorite of hers so far. :) The Whole Foods & Yoga Sculpt ones made me laugh. And I really, really like the live music one. HAVE FUN!!
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