30 before 30, part 2

A while back I started a list of things that I wanted to accomplish before my 30th birthday, April 13, 2013.

Here is the second part of that list:

16. create more with my hands
17. continue to save for retirement
18. get back to budget basics
19. buy a car straight cash $$$
20. give myself manicures 2x a month
21. make lots of girlfriend date plans
22. continue to date T, at least 1x a month (no Bird allowed!)
23. make time for mother/daughter dates
24. learn more tact when dealing with others and sensitive situations
25. comply with a regular bedtime - to be in place when there are no newborns in the house!
26. invest in a PO Box
27. blog at least 3x a week
28. observe "No work Sundays" - especially during the winter when T doesn't work weekends
29. work out regularly
30. create a dedicated space for Goose and Trisser in our home

I'm going to keep them in a page listed at the top and update when they are reached or changed in some manner.

Wish me luck.

30 before 30

I'm not getting any younger and so I've started this list. I'm halfway done and thought I'd give a little preview:

1. return to where T proposed - Casa Laguna Inn, Laguna Beach, CA
2. sell 100 items in my shop
3. have a second child
4. not be a homeowner
5. nail down my personal style
6. prepare a will
7. run a 5K
8. go on a trip by myself overnight
9. send 10 handwritten letters to 10 different people
10. finish reading the Left Behind series (currently on 7 out of 12 books)
11. print and hang pictures of my little family
12. attend 10 year high school reunion
13. decide about going back to school (or not going back)
14. find a letterpress studio and print something (after learning how to correctly)
15. organize all the photos we have, deleting all ugly/unnecessary/blurry/etc.

Stay tuned for the next 15.

NaBloPoMo

Since it went so well when I tried in April and after my month long absence from this space, I've decided to participate in NaBloPoMo.

A glutton for punishment

or another way to pass the days of September: I'm doing not 1, but 2, challenges this month.

First up, the 750 Words Challenge. I figured this will be a great place to brain dump at the end of the day or first thing in the morning and it might just help me to focus on my plans for the short term and the long term now that our family plans have been figured out.

Second, Miss B. at The Blah, Blah, Blahg is hosting another session of Souvenir Foto School. I used to be really into photography (film), even taking a class in high school, but I just thought this would be fun. I don't have a fancy camera, just our standard point and shoot, but I'm excited to see what I can capture.

Wish me luck.