In exactly one year I reach the grand old age of 30. Three – zero. Three decades on this planet. When my mother turned 30 she had a mini mental breakdown and was in a bad mood pretty much for the whole year apparently.
I don’t plan on sulking about my age, though I am somewhat surprised that it has come round so fast.
I, like most people I’m sure, have a busy year ahead. But I figured that in my ‘30th year’ and whilst I can still say I’m only 29, that I should set myself a series of mini-goals. And 30 of them seemed the most apt number.
So here goes, here are 30 things I hope to do/achieve before I turn the big 3-0!
Go inter-railing around Europe
Eat multi-coloured macaroons
Make an olive loaf of bread
Do a head/forearm stand
Wear red lipstick
Knit a blanket/throw
Complete all 7 seasons of Game of Thrones
Visit America
Get toned/fit
Go surfing
Lay in a hammock without falling out
Single-handedly design my new kitchen (for a house I don’t yet have, but probably with a little help from pinterest)
Eat at a Michelin star restaurant
Be a nicer person (i.e. less bloody judgmental)
Get a dog
Get a lob (a ‘long bob’ for those not in the know)
Get to and maintain a weight of 10’3
Host Christmas
Enjoy a Sunday brunch out
Have a candle-lit bubble bath
Go bungee-jumping
Get a VW Transporter van #vanlife
Grow vegetables in my new glass greenhouse (wow, this does sound grown up)
Complete the Three Peaks Challenge (though maybe not in 24 hours)
Complete Final Fantasy 15 on PS4 (I am still a teenager at heart)
Finish the cushions I’ve been sewing for c. 3 years
Drink more leaf tea
Have a massage
Be in Thailand, or an equally exotic country, on my 30th birthday itself
