I also never thought I'd be one of those people who has a hard time dealing with their milestone birthdays. Probably because the only ones I've had are turning 16 and 21, during a time when I couldn't wait to get older! But that's how it goes...
Our society tells us our 20's are the best years of our life. Teens rush to get there, and nobody is ready to leave them. For the first time, I feel year 30 knocking on my door. It hit me recently that it's just around the corner and I haven't done the things I thought I would have done and I'm not the person I thought I would be. For my whole life 25 was cool, but 30 was old. Now I'm almost there, so does that make me old? I guess it's all about perspective. Everyone out there reading this who is over 30 is probably rolling their eyes at me saying "Get over it. 30 is not old!" When you're in your 20's, and you're talking about yourself, it is old. Whatever milestone year is ahead of you, how do you feel about turning that age?
I could go on and on, but I'll wait 2 more years before I have a complete meltdown. So here's my list:
1. Move to our land
2. Get a dog
3. Learn everything about my DSLR
4. Learn everything about Photoshop
5. Plan meals every Monday
6. Eat less processed foods
7. Read my Bible daily (or at least regularly)
8. Go on a mission trip
9. Own fewer clothes and be happy about it
10. Travel someplace far away with my husband
11. Have a workout routine
12. Run a 5k
13. Have a baby
14. Pay off Volkswagon
15. See a Broadway show
16. Have a household budget and stick to it
17. Eat organic meat and dairy products
18. Donate blood
19. Help more random strangers
20. Have an organic vegetable garden
21. Tour the Great Smokey Mountains
22. Build a piece of furniture by myself
23. Simplify Christmas
24. Drive across the country
25. Take a dance class
26. Landscape our yard
27. Learn how to sew…for real
28. Get good at driving a manual transmission
29. Learn to shoot a shotgun
30. Earn money from my hobbies
*I reserve the right to make any changes I want to this list.
you have some really good stuff on your list allison! i hope all of them come true. :)
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