Confession: I haven't used this blog since 2007 but now i'm going to try and use it as a sort of online journal for this small project of mine '30 BEFORE 30'.
Making a list of 30 things to do before turning 30 isn't new in any sense. There loads of people who do it and so as I draw near the big 30 I thought I'd have a go BUT put a twist on it. I'm not looking to attempt feats such as jump out of a plane, learn a new instrument or head to x number of new lands because to be honest I don't have the time or the money to get it all done before then (and truth be told, I don't actually want to jump out of a plane).
But my list (below) is about ordinary every day experiences, what 30 things should I have really done by the time i'm 30 or maybe have always wanted to do in the back of my mind but for various reasons haven't got round to it. So now the motivation and deadline is set - to get them done before i'm 30! I may hear you say in surprise 'you haven't done that?' or 'you don't know how to do that?'' or even 'why do you need or want to do that'. This list is personal to me and so I can and will explain each one as I go. Some are big things that will take time, others smaller and a bit easier to do. I'm going to chart getting through each one in this blog so i can have a way of looking back on it afterwards. And I'll no doubt be relying on friends and family to help with quite a few of them in terms of knowing how to get them done. Feel free to journey with me by sending in comments, ideas and suggestions.
30 BEFORE 30 (not in any particular order)
1) Buy a cake from a Hummingbird bakery
2) Eat at Brazilian restaurant
3) Go to a Pilates class
4) Take in the view from The Shard
5) Make a Souffle
6) Get a paid-for manicure
7) Watch the Godfather
8) Learn to do three types of knots
9) Make a Baked Alaska
10) Watch a rugby match whole way through
11) Read through the whole bible
12) Learn to play Backgammon
13) Visit Buckingham palace
14) Go to Hampstead Heath
15) Eat my own produce.
16) Download and play music on my phone
17) Start a fire from scratch
18) Ride in an open top car
19) Read the Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
20) Watch three films made in 60's and 70's
21) Hang something up in my house (cupboard, picture etc)
22) Make my own ice cream (three interesting flavours)
23) Cook a stir fry
24) Learn two new hair styles
25) Complete three levels in French Rosetta stone
26) Go to Portobello Road market
27) Make and fly a kite
28) Take a day trip to Paris
29) Learn five different origami
2) Eat at Brazilian restaurant
3) Go to a Pilates class
4) Take in the view from The Shard
5) Make a Souffle
6) Get a paid-for manicure
7) Watch the Godfather
8) Learn to do three types of knots
9) Make a Baked Alaska
10) Watch a rugby match whole way through
11) Read through the whole bible
12) Learn to play Backgammon
13) Visit Buckingham palace
14) Go to Hampstead Heath
15) Eat my own produce.
16) Download and play music on my phone
17) Start a fire from scratch
18) Ride in an open top car
19) Read the Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
20) Watch three films made in 60's and 70's
21) Hang something up in my house (cupboard, picture etc)
22) Make my own ice cream (three interesting flavours)
23) Cook a stir fry
24) Learn two new hair styles
25) Complete three levels in French Rosetta stone
26) Go to Portobello Road market
27) Make and fly a kite
28) Take a day trip to Paris
29) Learn five different origami
30) Eat Sushi
