Thirty before 30: two down

A couple of months ago I started a Thirty before 30 list - a count down to my 30th birthday by achieving a few fun things I've thought about over the last 10 or so years.

Two months down and I've achieved two things off the list!

29. Learn to reverse park
Last month I took the leap (and my time, might I add) to reverse park a corporate car in the work carpark. I didn't have a choice really, there wasn't another easy way into the car space. With a little gentle encouragement from a colleague - I did it! And then a few days later, I did it again!

It's still not my favourite thing to do, I don't think I'll be making a habit of it :/ But none the less, ticked off the list. I'll turn 30 finally knowing how to reverse park. You know, if I have to.

18. Visit Tasmania
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of visiting Hobart for a work conference. Now to be fair, I was only there two days and mostly saw the inside of an office, but I did get to experience some fine Tasmanian wine, some exquisite Tasmanian food and some fun Tasmanian hospitality and entertainment. Hopefully I'll get to see a bit more of it later in the year.



AMAZING food at Frank Restaurant, Hobart.

So that's two down, 28 to go! It's a bit of a slow start but I'm out of the gates and running! 

You can check out the full Thirty before 30 list here.

Is your 30th birthday fast approaching? Start your own Thirty before 30 list and join in the fun! 

Thirty before 30

It's official, in just over 17 months, I'm turning 30. That's right, 30 years of prickles and pearls under my belt. 

Now while I'm not having any particular kind of crisis about turning 30, it's just a mark of a decade and seems to be as good a point as any to assess things. 

In my last post, I wrote about the idea of actually making a plan to acheive the things in life that I want to acheive, instead of just letting them fall by the wayside and waking up at 45 crying like Kate Winslet in The Holiday 'I hate my horrible life'.

And thus, the Thirty before 30 list was born.  Really it's just motivation to achieve a few goals, do a few awesome things and have a bit of fun recounting them in this space.

There are several things I figured I'd do before 30 that I've already done - those include: travel to Europe, travel somewhere solo, see the Eifel Tower, buy a home, get a full time job, start a blog, learn to make sushi, experience great love, experience great lovers, learn how to crochet, see a show in London and many more. So these are 30 new things, achievable in 17 months.

1. Master the fine art of poaching an egg.
2. See snow and have a snow fight.
3. Run a half marathon.
4. Have a short story published.
5. Write the first draft of my first novel.
6. Drink some beautiful French champagne.
7. Knit a blanket.
8. Learn to play the ukulele.
9. Travel to New York.
10. Dance with the queen of New Orleans.
11. Grow a fruit/vegetable other than chilli.
12. Refurbish a piece of furniture.
13. Dine in a five star restaurant overseas.
14. Do a trek.
15. Learn to make pasta.
16. Achieve a flat stomach.
17. Start my own small business.
18. Visit Tasmania.
19. Get back onto a stage.
20. Dine at a French restaurant.
21. Paint our bedroom.
22. Go skiing in Canada.
23. Take a scenic flight somewhere majestic.
24. Go ice skating in New York City... outside... on an actual rink!
25. Learn how to make bread.
26. Go bungee jumping or sky diving or something ridiculously thrill seeking of that variety. 
27. Get a tattoo.
28. See a Broadway show - on Broadway!
29. Learn to reverse park.
30. Pay off my credit card and then keep it in a drawer for emergencies only.

Do you have a 30 before 30 list? What do you want to do before you turn 30?