Monday, October 6, 2008

things to do while I'm 30

1. take a weekend road trip to historic places
2. visit Chicago
3. volunteer for something
4. visit local art galleries
5. scorpion pose
6. visit New York (at least once)
7. lose five pounds
8. have a photo taken of me and my family
9. run a half marathon
10. have a sister night
11. read a classic novel I've never read before
12. see a Broadway show I've never seen before
13. sew something
14. write a poem
15. buy a new lens for my camera
16. make a new friend
17. get a job
18. fill and hang my picture frames
19. ice skate
20. make a piece of art for the girls' room
21. sleep until 9:00 am (at least twice)
22. kayak here
23. visit Chapel Hill
24. take Canon to a play
25. score a couch at a coffee shop and cuddle with a book next to Alex while he sketches or reads (like the old days)
26. buy new piano sheet music and play it
27. clean out my closet
28. take my family on a picnic
29. visit the place where my grandmother died
30. get a tattoo

Thanks to facebook and myspace I was inundated with birthday wishes last week. Thank you, everyone.

16 comments:

lindsey smith said...

i want to do 30 with you

lisa said...

scorpion!

I'm impressed.

Dawn said...

My own list about your list:

1. I want to see a photo of you doing #5.
2. I hope you do #6 at least two or three times.
3. I think you can cross #7 off your list (you look great just as you are).
4. I'll do #12 with you.
5. #19 would be fun to do in Central Park (with me!).
6. I'm a little nervous for you about #30.

Love you. Happy Birthday, once again.

Nilsa S. said...

I love your list, Christy. Plus, I love that I'm giving you an excuse to cross at least one item off that list. =)

Anonymous said...

Oh, girls.....PLEASE not #30!!!!

Love,
Mom

Merissa said...

It looks like you have a positive outlook on 30- I'm still trying to get there. I was thinking of you on your b-day even though I couldn't get to a working computer!

Courtney said...

I'm doing #2 this week - and not looking forward to it! No offense. It's for work.

Good luck with the list. Maybe I'll make a 30's list by the time I'm 40 :)

lindsey smith said...

sorry mom its going to happen.

ABOUT XIN LEI said...

I love your list...and it's ironic that you just posted this b/c my husband and I just started making a list of "30 things to do before we turn 30". Can't wait to read as you work your way down the list!

Heather said...

I am glad that you decided to do #9as well. I may need some tips from you since you have completed races before. As far as #8 goes I need people to practice on as I begin a portrait class on Thursday. Let me know if you are interested. I have been thinking that I need to do more of #4 also. This is a fun list. What are you thinking that the tattoo will be of???

Ginny said...

Sleep until 9:00 at least twice - I second that!!! Happy Birthday - Belated... I was actually thinking about you the other day, but was out of town and in a tizzy... Hope it was a good one.

Ice Dust said...

i made one of these "30" lists but since i refuse to accept it as reality, i haven't posted it yet. however, i will help you scratch ice skating off your list! happy birthday!

Jen B said...

Good luck on that scorpion pose thing!

Hope you had a great 30th...I'm about to cross over soon too. How bad was it?

Jenny said...

Yeah, I'm with Heather... I want to know more about your tat ideas (sorry Sandy!).

Jenny said...

Okay... just clicked on the scorpion link. That is nuts! Are you THAT good at yoga???

christy said...

Scorpion pose is a goal to complete while I'm 30 (so I have a whole year to work on it). My basic inversions (like headstands) are fairly solid now, so I want something to work toward. And I think scorpion is totally doable.

I want a tattoo that represents my family. The four of us. I've been thinking about this for quite a while and still haven't figured out what I want. But when I do...I'll definitely post it here.

Jen b - I love being 30. I think it's going to be an awesome decade. So...the crossover was pretty exciting for me. For some reason I have good feelings about your thirties, too. I hope you have a wonderful birthday!