I am 29 today, fam!!! I love birthdays and especially, unabashedly, my own. I’ve been celebrating all week. Actually all month, truly. Just the way I like it. Today I’m celebrating with a pumpkin patch and dinner with my family.
My friend Erin (she’s actually my best friend Katie’s friend but I’m claiming her because I love her and absolutely everything she does) did a 30 Before 30 the year she was 29 and I thought it was fantastic. I followed her progress throughout the year as she accomplished tasks and goals and fun things that helped her squeeze every last drop of life out of her 20s. I resolved that I would do the same and I’ve been so excited to turn 29 just because of that!
I’ve been working on this list for a month now, and I think I’m about 95% set. I may make some adjustments, but for the most part I’m really excited. It’s a good mix of fun/challenging/inspiring/important/and just plain capital D Danica.
Danica’s 30 Before 30
- Go to a movie by myself
- Take a writing class
- Make felt characters craft (I bought a kit from Costco lol)
- Have a Complete Star Wars Marathon
- Paint a half wall in my home
- Visit Delicate Arch
- Finish my manuscript
- Cook my way through Cravings 2
- Run a 5k lol
- Take a family name through all the steps of the temple (Baptism+Initiatory+Endowment+Sealing)
- Complete a Social Media Cleanse
- Write my personal history
- Pay off debt
- Go to an MLB Game
- Hike the Y
- Take a trip to San Francisco
- Host a Favorite Things Party
- Make a wreath from my Grandma’s ornaments
- Solo Reese date
- Solo Loney date
- Grow a garden
- Get a cancer screening
- Take a trip with just my little family
- Reread Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (illustrated)
- Chamber of Secrets (illustrated)
- Prisoner of Azkaban (illustrated)
- Goblet of Fire (hopefully illustrated will be out in 2019)
- Order of the Phoenix
- Half Blood Prince
- Deathly Hallows
Am I more excited about re-reading Harry Potter or going to San Francisco with my husband? Hard to say. But I do know I am so excited for this year of 29 and the chance to enter my 30s as the best possible version of Danica.
I love you friends! Thanks for helping me get this far. <3
