I am a little late in posting this... I've been sitting on it since January 28th... The day I turned (the dreaded) thirty... It was a hard day... It was snowing and icing... The entire town closed... I was snowed in... ALONE... And left to think about the birthday I'd hoped to celebrate entirely differently... Well, celebrate period... I thought about how I imagined life would be at thirty... I thought about what I wish my life had held thus far... I thought about how alone I felt... how alone I was... And the realization of how alone I was (and am), the disappointment I felt (and feel), and the reminder that my life was (and is) so far from anything I'd dreamed of, worked together to break me down... I was lonely and disappointed... After more tears than I'm happy to admit, I decided I'd compose a list... Why not a list, afterall?... I love lists... So if I can put a list together, I thought, I can make this year worthwhile... Give it some meaning... And maybe even find something to look forward to... And it worked (so far)... But I haven't felt like posting it... It seemed so personal... But, after re-reading this list three hundred and thirty times, I've finally decided "Why not?"... Thirty things I'd like to accomplish in the year I'm THIRTY...
1. Pay off more debt than I accrue
2. Fall in love
3. Stay in love
4. Accept the life with which I've been blessed
5. Tithe 10%- first- every month
6. Exercise
7. Devote time to old friendships
8. Make new friendships
9. Volunteer
10. Cook more
11. Blog more
12. Find happiness in quiet moments
13. Spend more time in prayer
14. Organize the garage
15. Organize my closets
16. Take a girls' trip
17. Drink more water
18. Write letters and mail them- snail mail
19. Conserve
20. Read more
21. Get a tattoo
22. Commit to a mission trip
23. Take a sewing class
24. Journal
25. Run a 5k
26. Donate my old clothes to an organization
27. Take more pictures
28. Make amends with lost family and friends
29. Be creative
30. Let go of control and trust my life in God's hands
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
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