30 by 30

(written shortly before my 25th birthday)

This is my list of 30 things (in random order) I want to do before I turn 30, which happens in 5 years. I gave myself that amount of time for 2 reasons: first, I've been really antsy to write this list down and get started; second, some of these tasks are quite time-consuming.

Deadline: November 10, 2015

Italics means it's in progress.
Bold means it's done.

1. Visit all 50 states. 17/50 *See list below*
2. Get married: August 20, 2011
3. Have a baby.
4. Kiss a girl.
5. Go to Italy, Ireland, and/or Poland: Ireland, August 2012.
6. Be in a movie.
7. Climb a mountain.
8. Go skydiving.
9. Dye my hair purple.
10. Earn my 2nd Master's degree.
11. Go to the top of the Statue of Liberty.
12. Go to Forks, WA and climb a tree.
13. Attend a photography workshop.
14. Take my little brother to Disney.
15. Buy a DSLR camera: March 2012.
16. Operate said DSLR camera in manual mode at all times.
17. Buy a house.
18. Go ice-skating.
19. Go to Niagara Falls.
20. Go on a cruise: August 2011
21. Write a list of 30 things to do before age 30.
22. Go horseback riding on the beach: Cancun, 2001
23. Go scuba diving snorkeling: Cancun, 2001
24. Swim with dolphins.
25. Write a novel.
26. Ride in a hot air balloon.
27. Go fire walking, aka, walk barefoot on hot coals.
28. Finish my CT project - visit and get photographic evidence at all public/accessible state parks. 32/98
29. Walk the Freedom Trail in Boston.
30. Do something completely wild, crazy, and unpredictable: Spring 2007


50 States  (bold means I've been there)
1. Alabama
2. Alaska
3. Arizona
4. Arkansas
5. California
6. Colorado
7. Connecticut
8. Delaware
9. Florida
10. Georgia
11. Hawaii
12. Idaho
13. Illinois
14. Indiana
15. Iowa
16. Kansas
17. Kentucky
18. Louisiana
19. Maine
20. Maryland
21. Massachusetts
22. Michigan
23. Minnesota
24. Mississippi
25. Missouri
26. Montana
27. Nebraska
28. Nevada
29. New Hampshire
30. New Jersey
31. New Mexico
32. New York
33. North Carolina
34. North Dakota
35. Ohio
36. Oklahoma
37. Oregon
38. Pennsylvania
39. Rhode Island
40. South Carolina
41. South Dakota
42. Tennessee
43. Texas
44. Utah
45. Vermont
46. Virginia
47. Washington
48. West Virginia
49. Wisconsin
50. Wyoming