30 BEFORE 30


I run out of fingers & toes counting the bounty of blessings poured out when I reflect on this wild & precious life. Thankful doesn't even cut it, y'all. 


Today is my birthday. As I thought about how I wanted to celebrate this day & upcoming year, I was pulled to the art of list-making. The past 28 years have been full & wonderful, brimming with the good stuff & lots of learning. I want to make sure that as I enter into another decade, I've soaked up every last ounce of my 20s.

So I introduce you to 30 BEFORE 30 - a list of 30 things I want to see, do, eat, experience & more before turning 30 years old. Some items on my list are simple & small while others are big & will require continued work. Some of the items on my list I've experienced before & want to make sure I experience more of while others are firsts. It's a list I've been working on for many weeks & I cannot wait to start tackling it... NOW!


30 BEFORE 30

1. Breakfast out with Luke during the middle of the week just because
2. Get a facial
3. Play bingo!
4. Sit on a beach with a fruity drink in hand
5. Reach Lifetime at Weight Watchers
6. Take a pottery class
7. Get my first tattoo
8. Visit the desert
9. Go out to coffee with my parents
10. Watch a sunset 
11. Cruise country roads with the Jeep top down
12. Unplug for a day
13. Bonfire in the backyard
14. Spend a weekend at the lake house
15. Watch a movie at the Drive-In
16. Hike a mountain
17. Create a backyard oasis
18. Spend the afternoon in a hammock with a good book
19. Bicycle on the trails
20. Go Berry Picking
21. Surprise a friend with a bouquet of flowers
22. Picnic dinner in the park
23. Eat tacos at our favorite taqueria
24. Make homemade face masks
25. Spend a morning at yard sales
26. Go to New York City with Luke
27. Host Aunt Camp
28. Learn to drive a stick Check!
29. Bake a pie
30. Go swimming at the river

What's on YOUR list? Have you ever accomplished something like this? Share below!

love,
natalie

4 comments:

CaSandra said...

Such an inspiring list and comes at the perfect time since my 36th Birthday is on Saturday!

Anonymous said...

Hello. I am also completing my 30x30 this year - I have till September.

Some of mine are: go to the bingo! Have a scavenger hunt, cook 30 new recipie, girls trip and bag another munro.

I have altered my list through they year as circumstances changed, but it's a fun goal to work towards.

Good luck on your 30x30!

Janis
@janiss_christie

Shellshocked said...

Happy Birthday Natalie! I love your list. Makes me want to make a list, I turned 38 two weeks ago. I have a lot of the things I would love accomplish before I turn 40.

Nicole said...

I love this idea! Especially the pottery class. Maybe we'll make a date night of that! I wanted to pass on a book recommendation: I just read Rascal by Sterling North, and wish I had heard of it sooner. It it easily one of my favorite books now. I think you'd love it, and might want to gift your sweet nephew a copy of it when he's a bit older! (Also, happy birthday! I'm thankful for the way you shine joy and love and Jesus to people far and wide over this crazy Internet.)

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