Today I turn 25, I have spent the last month working on creating my perfect 30 before 30 list! Basically, it is my “bucket list” of 30 things I would like to do by the time I turn 30. Some are a little more far-fetched (like dream trips to far away lands) while others can be more easily accomplished (like reading books). Since today is my birthday, that gives me exactly 5 years to do 30 things I have always dreamed of doing before I turn 30!

* They are in no particular order*

1. Take Dylan (maybe a baby) to Disney World
2. Go on a long cruise to somewhere new
3. Visit Hawaii
4. Go to New York during Christmas/New Year time
5. Have a baby
6. Go to Europe, especially Switzerland
7. Ride a hot air balloon
8. Swim with dolphins
9. Go whale watching in Alaska
10. Read at least 30 books
11. See the Northern Lights
12. See the Mona Lisa at the Louvre
13. Buy a house
14. Lose 50 pounds and keep it off
15. Start and keep a blog
16. Buy a brand new car
17. Try scuba diving
18. Start my own business (baking/sewing)
19. Complete a 365 project
20. New Orleans during Mardi Gras
21. Go to a tulip festival and have a photo session
22. Hold our own Christmas, family is invited of course
23. Host and cook a full Thanksgiving meal
24. Build the perfect wardrobe (my own style, that is both comfortable and stylish)
25. Try to go grow a garden and keep it alive long enough that it gives fruit.
26. Have a full spa day
27. Participate in a spartan or similar race
28. Get good at yoga so I can do the crazy poses that are always on Instagram
29. Learn a new language fluently
30. Get my dream dog and name it Chewbacca

I’ll be documenting the whole adventure here, so don’t miss out! I am excited to start making my way through the list! Let’s see how many I can get before 30 comes around. 5 years seems like a long time, but you know what they say, “time flies when you’re having fun”.