30 things to do while I'm 30

Reaching a milestone in your life makes you appreciate all that has come before. I have not touched this blog in quite a while, looking back I remember fondly how this blog was a comfort for me fresh out of university feeling a little bit lost. I both laugh and cringe at the some of the posts that came before this and also feel proud that I stuck with it for so long while life changed around me.

Where am I now compared to then? We moved back to our family town and bought our first home. I found a new job in the area with more responsibility and scope for expanding my career. Graeme and I got engaged last December and are planning our wedding for Autumn in 2017 and we both turned 30!

I have always been great at making lists and better at completely ignoring them. I don't know if I will be able to break the mould this year, I definitely want to try. I didn't quite get around to making a list of all the things I wanted to accomplish before turning 30. So instead here is a list of things to accomplish while I am 30... although not necessarily in this order:

1. Lose 2 stone
2. Get more active
3. Run a 5k race
4. Cycle to work
5. Go camping
6. Go to a festival
7. Volunteer
8. Take up a sport
9. Take more photographs
10. Print out photographs
11. Finish a holiday photobook
12. Decorate a room in the house
13. Build a garden shed
14. Visit a new county
15. Learn to play an instrument (again)
16. Read Lord of the Rings
17. Change my hair
18. Cook a new dish every month
19. Try a new food
20. Swim in the sea
21. Take a class
22. Try something new
23. Throw something old away
24. Treat myself to something expensive
25. Visit an island
26. Watch a London show
27. Paint a picture
28. Own a pet
29. Bake 5 different types of cake
30. Holiday with friends