My 30 Before 30 List!

These are 30 Things I'd Like to Do Before I Turn 30.

(I will be 30 on Sunday, May 2, 2021)

• Graduate from College with a Bachelor's Degree.
• Fall in love and marry in the temple <3 (Bonus - Family pictures, every year! ^^)
• Be absolutely worthy of the blessings mentioned in my patriarchal blessing.
• Find a home (by which I mean an apartment/house/whatever where I could potentially live for a minimum of 4 years without having to pack up and move!)
• Go abroad (and take like a million pictures while traveling!)
• Get into the best physical shape of my life. (Not necessarily "Skinny" but definitely "Healthy!")
• Love My Job! (Whether I'm working as a photographer, designer, housewife, and/or mother, etc. etc.)
• Be able to speak at least 1 foreign language, fluently.
• Buy a car (one that I paid for, and not actually belonging to my parents :P)
• Scrapbook (or at the very least, find some way to efficiently organize and journal all the events of my life so I can look back on everything one day).
• Create a body of work (photography/design/art) that I can be truly proud of.
• Pay off my Student Loans. (At the very least, pay off 1/2 of the total amount upon graduation).
• Own my own firearm (but pray every day that I will never actually have to use it for protection).
• Learn to get prepared for emergencies without letting fear get the better of me (actually have food storage, emergency kits, etc. and be able to put them together without having a breakdown, freak out, or nightmares).
• Find a healthy and effective way to manage my stress.
• Memorize all the scripture mastery scriptures. (Bonus points - in 2 languages!)
• Learn how to do at least 1 ballroom dance (preferably tango).
• Teach others about something I'm passionate about (photography, design, etc.)
• Live in a big city.
• Receive a love letter.
• Go on a road trip with at least 3 other friends - record videos and take lots of pictures along the way.
• Learn to write thank you cards (and always do so when good manners calls for it!)
• Win a game of Risk
• Go to DIsneyLand AND DisneyWorld
• Express to my friends/family how much I love them and how much they mean to me!
• Make a difference in someone's life.
• Learn to manage my allergies so well that they don't affect my days at all.
• Find and buy a pair of CUTE and COMFORTABLE high heels :p (Bonus - Learn to walk in said high heels!)
• Learn to be more patient.
• Live to age 30 (...maybe this should have been the first thing on the list! :P)

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Solution Saturday...

I don't think this will be a weekly thing, but I like alliteration so I figured it'd be an acceptable post title! :P

So, first problem?
I've gotten a little *cough*a lot!*cough* outta shape since I left UT to visit family for 2 months. Prior to leaving UT, I had access to the community gym and was hitting the treadmills there about 5 days a week for 30-40 min.

The solution?

Once I return to UT, I will once again have access to treadmills and what-not since I'll be living on-campus and can get to the rec./fitness center *yay!*
Since I'm not so great about setting up fitness plans (generally I just wing it and then get upset when I'm not seeing any improvement) so...I've found a few simple ones that I think I could follow!

• The Starter's Exercise Plan
• Train for Long Distance Running (really I'd just like to eventually be able to run for a sustained amount of time)
• The 100 WorkOut
• 30 Minutes, No Equipment (just in case the gym is crowded!)

A Little Encouragement: (1) (2) (3)

Okay, Second problem?

I've never been much of a breakfast person. I don't know if it's because of hypoglycemia (my blood sugar drops so low while I sleep that I wake up feeling kinda sick pretty much every morning) or because I've never been particularly fond of breakfast foods at breakfast time (I'm very texture specific, and squishy eggs, mushy oatmeal, and soggy cereal just don't sound particularly pleasant to me - especially in the morning).

The Solution?

THIS amazing bowl. Isn't it brilliant!? I totally want one! :P

Third Problem?

Apparently there are lots of potholes in Paris. (There are lots of potholes in other places as well).

The Solution?

A Parisian Woman started to fill potholes with yarn! It's not a permanent or perfect solution, but it looks cool and maybe it'll lead to a more permanent solution by hinting to authorities that something needs to be done!

Last Problem?

Too much Facebook?

Solution?

Envision a world without Facebook (personally, I prefer a world WITH Facebook, it's easier to share things with friends).

Embracing the Transition

(I actually wrote this a few months ago, but seeing as how I haven't updated this blog in forever and need to start updating it a little more consistently, I figured I'd start by posting this :P )

Disclaimer: I tend to be pretty over dramatic, so when I say "all my friends" I generally just mean the 40% of them that are engaged/married/etc. - I DO have single friends too - but I was whining when I wrote this so I just HAD to be overdramatic and say "all" :P