So I have seen a few people come up with a list like this. I figured, since I just turned 27, it would be a good idea to figure out some things I definitely wanted to have finished by the time I was 30. That gives me 3 years to finish everything on this list, which should be doable.
So here is my 30 by 30 list:
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open an Etsy shop
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get in shape so that I feel comfortable with my body
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get a teaching job
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buy a house
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get a new car
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have a baby
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go on a vacation
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take a photography class
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get my reading specialist certification
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learn to be a better cook
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learn to make a really good whoopie pie
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plan a surprise weekend away for Dan
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adopt a dog
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get at least one new tattoo
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make scrapbooks for bridal shower, bachelorette party, wedding, and honeymoon
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take a road trip
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learn to make DeDe’s chocolate chip cookies
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hike a mountain that is around 4000 feet
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run the BCS 5k
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go skiing more than once a winter
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learn to use photoshop well
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stay at a bed and breakfast for a weekend
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do a wine tasting and figure out what wines I really like
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take a girl’s trip
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learn my family history
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work on paying down my debt – especially credit card
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spend time volunteering every year
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make photo books with old pictures
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take a “kids” trip
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have a fantastic celebration for my 30th birthday
I’m not 100% happy with this list. There are a few things that are kind of general and a few I’m not sure about but I think it is a good list as of right now. It might change a little but I wanted to post it so it would feel more real.
Most of the list is self explanatory but I thought I would explain a few.
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open an Etsy shop
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get in shape so that I feel comfortable with my body – I have gained weight since my wedding which was about 9 months ago. I would like to lose that weight again, plus a little more, so I feel really comfortable with my body.
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get a teaching job – hopefully this will happen for next year because I really need to move on with my career.
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buy a house – once I get a teaching job, getting a house will be more in reach because we would have more money.
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get a new car
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have a baby – I have always wanted 2 kids by the time I was 30 but, since I’m already 27, that doesn’t seem really likely. I would like at least one and hopefully be working on the 2nd one.
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go on a vacation – hopefully somewhere really amazing but really anywhere would be great.
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take a photography class
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get my reading specialist certification
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learn to be a better cook – Dan does most of the cooking and I can do really basic things. I would like to learn more so I could be a more creative cook and not always just go by a recipe.
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learn to make a really good whoopie pie – I love whoopie pies. I’ve tried making them once. They were pretty good but I would love to experiment and figure out a fantastic recipe.
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plan a surprise weekend away for Dan
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adopt a dog
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get at least one new tattoo – I have 2 but I have a few more in mind and I would like at least one of those to be done over the next few years.
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make scrap books for bridal shower, bachelorette party, wedding, and honeymoon
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take a road trip
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learn to make DeDe’s chocolate chip cookies – this might be one of the hardest ones on my list. DeDe is my grandmother who just passed away, so she won’t be around to help me, but I will experiment until I get it right because it is really important to me to have this piece of her. ❤
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hike a mountain that is around 4000 feet – Dan loves hiking and I am ok with it sometimes. I figured I would put something on here to push me to do something more with him.
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run the BCS 5k – BCS is my mom’s nonprofit organization for breast cancer. She holds a 5k every year and I would like to be able to run the whole thing one of these years.
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go skiing more than once a winter – The past couple of winters we have been able to go once. I had never skied before a couple of years ago and I haven’t gotten past the bunny slope. We bought me new skis and boots and everything this year and I would like to be able to use them more than once a winter.
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learn to use photoshop well – I want to be able to use photoshop all the time so I need to really learn how to use it.
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stay at a bed and breakfast for a weekend
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do a wine tasting and figure out what wines I really like
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take a girl’s trip
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learn my family history
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work on paying down my debt – especially credit card – This is kind of general but I’m not sure what I could put down as an actual amount…maybe it would change if I got that teaching job…
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spend time volunteering every year – I usually help my mom at her events which would be considered volunteering. I think I want to try and do other things as well.
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make photo books with old pictures – I have tons of old pictures that I would love to be able to put in photo books just to be able to see them easier than in a folder on my computer.
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take a “kids” trip – The “kids” would be my brothers, cousins, Dan, and I. We would have a blast.
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have a fantastic celebration for my 30th birthday
So what do you think of my list?
Tags: 30 by 30, accomplishments, list
delightfully teal 
Looooove your list! I want very many of those things as well 🙂
– Opening at Etsy shop is something Jase keeps pushing me to do, but I’m not ready just yet. I have a lot more thinking and equiptment purchasing to do before that!
– That’s so cool that Dan is a great cook! Jase doesn’t really touch the kitchen… I’d love a break sometimes! Don’t be ashamed of using a recipe though. All the greatest cooks you know all use recipes… they are just skilled at feeling their way through the steps for the best results. Recipes are AWESOME.
– Photoshop savvy is big on my {mental} list too. Jase is helping but I seem to be a slow learner! And forget everything the next time around.
– I think that’s so awesome that you want to perfect DeDe’s choc-chips. Start that one soon and don’t lose heart if it takes a few goes. x
– Ugh, don’t I want to get our wedding & honeymoon pictures printed too!! I STILL haven’t got our pro ones printed (except like about 10). I just need some spare time (and $$).
Good luck with all of it! Pick one to do this very weekend 😉
Thanks Hannah!
I did try to make some cookies today. They def didn’t turn out like hers, but they still taste good. I will for sure keep trying.
You should make a list too! It is great motivation. 🙂