31 things to do before i'm 32

 happy birthday to me!

(it might be my birthday but i probably don't need an extra-large picture of my face! ha ha! oh well, when i'm 50 i will think i look good in this picture! although i'll probably regret being in the sun so much. whatever!) 

i created this list about a year ago of things i wanted to do/accomplish by this time this year. so i'm updating what i've done but not knocking myself for what i didn't complete.

1. finish this list!
2. take a photography class - unfortunately i still have lots of questions!
3. do an athletic event - i didn't actually register for a race but i can run a 5K which is an improvement!
4. volunteer with HALO
5. bake bread - i baked raspberry scones.
6. do a bible study
7. get out of credit card debt - but we have a plan!
8. get a massage
9. get better at saying no! - i'm not perfect but i'm improoooving! and i do have specific instances of when i had opportunities to say yes but said no! woohoo!
10. read more books  - the hunger games, little bee, food rules, crazy love, the kite runner, half the sky, the help, kids, parents and power struggles
11. make cards  - did this with courtney at the lakehouse!
12. bake and decorate a cake - i baked a super yummy rum cake (that did not require decorating) but it crumbled out of the pan. tasted delicious but looked terrible.
13. grow my hair out - only got trims this year. probably only three to be exact!
14. get pregnant
15. bake cinnamon rolls - i want to make Pioneer Woman's recipe but it makes a zillion and i just don't want to eat them all myself! i haven't needed to serve a zillion people yet. or a quarter zillion because we will all eat more than one.
16. go on vacation  - my goal was a getaway with just JR but i'm thankful for the several vacations we got to go on as a family!
17. paint something - i thought surely i would have spray-painted something by now!
18. go to DC
19. do a photo session for someone
20. go to a museum
21. sew something  - a hole in JR's shorts. i'm surprised i didn't take a picture - i was that proud! well i probably didn't take a picture because it looked like crap BUT it worked and JR was happy. my goal was to sew SOMETHING - not become a professional seamstress! AND i did sew some super cute yo-yo's this past weekend so i think i'm on a roll! i need to find a cute fabric shop in minneapolis!
22. no internet for a week
23. host a girls' night
24. go on a date night - we had dinner and saw the movie "date night."
25. try one new food/recipe every month - i have no idea if i did this or not. i got super lazy over the summer. we basically grilled and ate pineapple. ???
26. get a make-up tutorial - i still want one because i'm clueless but i haven't worn make-up in minneapolis unless i've gone out which is RARE. i love no make-up!!
27. fingerpaint with natalie
28. whiten my teeth - i think i did this three times but i need to do more.
29. take a yoga class  - courtesy of groupon and maya yoga
30. get life insurance  - i hope we don't need to redeem this anytime soon :)
31. browse antique shops   - more fun for me now than it used to be! thanks to all the blogs i read! :)