30 Things To Do Before Turning 30

If there’s anything I’ve learned in the last six months of quarantine, it’s that there is no time to kill. Or maybe that was Clint Black?

As I approach year 23, I decided to list all things I want to complete before turning 30. What better way to be held accountable than posting it on the internet for everyone to see?

Footloose and fancy-free, these are the 30 things I want to do before turning 30.

1. Visit all 50 states
2. Take a cooking class
3. Buy a French bulldog
4. Kentucky Derby… and if I’m lucky, wear the most obnoxious hat
5. Backpack across Europe
6. Sew a quilt
7. Halloween in Salem
8. Run a 10k
9. Attend a musical on Broadway
10. Write 150 blog posts
11. Take my grandma kayaking
12. Pay off my car
13. Buy a house
14. Side hustle at $1K/month
15. Spend more time with family
16. Get involved with a cause
17. St. Paddy’s Day in Ireland
18. Take a spontaneous road trip
19. Oktoberfest in Germany
20. Take a dance class
21. Learn woodworking
22. Go sailing
23. Spend a summer in Seattle
24. Learn another language
25. Try being a vegetarian for 1 month — ok maybe a week
26. Plant my own garden
27. Become a mentor to someone in my field
28. Cut out single use plastics
29. Do an overnight (or really long) hike
30. See the Northern Lights

If you know me well, you were probably hoping to read that I was planning to cut down on the dad jokes, or maybe quit singing in the car…. instead, I want to focus on traveling. I want to set goals that allow me to see the world and learn lifelong skills. With a little over 7 years to do so, I hope to grow from each experience; and maybe I’ll throw in some voice lessons to make my singing in the car a little more worthwhile.