52 Weeks to Go

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This week I turned 29. Twenty nine. It sounds terribly old to me right now. As is tradition, which is millennial speak for 'for the second time' my friends and I put together a list of things to achieve before I turn thirty.

I thought it might be fun as my first post to share the reason this blog exists at all... so the things I am going to achieve before Nov-28 next year are...

  • Put $100 on black at the casino
  • Complete Plastic Free July
  • Complete the City to Surf
  • Host a 3 course dinner, cooking all new recipes
  • Write a letter of appreciation to someone new every month
  • Make a piece of clothing (optional extra: for all my friends)
  • Do a course on something (not university)
  • Write a weekly blog
  • Go on an adventure
  • Read 10 new "classic" books
So as you can see I am starting to fulfil the blog component! There is nothing on this list that scares me particularly... other than the City to Surf. I am the opposite of a fit person, so it will be a challenge. It's essentially a 14km fun run, it's not until August though so I will start training now! 

I will use this blog to update on my progress so far and also share other experiences about approaching the big 3-0. 

For funzies, I'm also going to try and achieve the things I didn't complete from my 29th Birthday List... 
  • Drink $100 bottle of wine (done)
  • Go to New Zealand
  • Hot air balloon ride
  • Dye hair purple
  • Swim with sharks or snorkel or scuba dive (done)
  • Do some street art (done)
  • Go to the casino and play roulette
  • Paddle board (done)
  • Learn a new skill (done)
  • Say yes to everything for a month - June (done)
  • Go to Melbourne
  • Give back to society (done)
Bonus items from last year
  • Get Adrian's face tattooed on my body (done)
  • Invent my own cocktail (done)
  • Drink a long island iced tea (done)

Wish me luck vacant emptyness of the Internet. 

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