Today I am 30 years old. You know…in case you didn’t catch that by the title. I’ve gone back and forth on having a serious issue with it. Not the day itself, more the where I thought my life would be issue.
Today I’m okay with it. Helps that I’ve spent four awesome days with friends on vacation. Truly the combo of best friend, beach and loads of cake does wonders for a person. Which is why I’m posting this today instead of when I get home. Ha.
Anyway. I thought I’d make myself a list. 30 things that I’d like to do in the next ten years. Some may not be possible, because I don’t know what tomorrow holds, much less the next ten years. But its good to have goals. Or so I hear.
I considered doing it for the next 30 years, but I can’t think past next week, much less 30 years from now. So the next 10 years it is.
1. I want to have another baby. How this will happen, I have no clue. But its my number one for sure.
2. I want to sell my house and buy a newer one. Or re-model mine.
3. I’d like to take a photography class. Actually learn how to use all the cameras I own. Maybe actually start using them.
4. I’d like to take a cooking class with the girls.
5. I want to go on an Alaskan cruise.
6. I want to take my kids to Europe. I want to see London, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, Paris and Poland.
7. I’d like to write a novel all the way through, instead of deciding its crap and shredding it 3/4 of the way through.
8. I’d like to learn to just enjoy the small moments instead being sad about them coming to the end. i.e. Being sad about going home from this trip two days before I even have to leave.
9. I’d like to fall in love again one day. Maybe the true love I thought I had wasn’t really true love at all. No way of knowing really.
10. I want to take my kids to Disney World and Universal in Florida to see the Harry Potter exhibit.
11. I’d like to re-learn to play the piano.
12. Put together a photo book for my mom, aunts and uncle. Pictures of them as kids and of my grandparents.
13. Make a book with photos of all my grandma and great-grandmas recipes.
14. I’d like to take my kids to a concert every summer.
15. I want to go to DC and see the Smithsonian.
16. I’d like to someday not need to go to therapy.
17. I want to see Central Park and have frozen hot chocolate at Serendipity in NYC.
18. I want to take my two best friends to Los Angeles and show them all my favorite places.
19. Find a job I love.
20. I’d like to go to the east coast in the fall and see all the trees changing color.
21. I want to learn to worry less and enjoy life more.
22. I want to find a place to go cherry picking.
23. Find a great bakery to buy good cupcakes in Denver.
24. Take Harrison to a sporting event, once I figure out what his sport of choice is going to be.
25. Take the girls to tea.
26. Try and find out where my dad’s family came from in Poland.
27. Learn how to nap.
28. Try para-sailing.
29. Own jet skis and use them every summer.
30. Actually do ten of the items on this list.
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Happy happy birthday lady. I can only tell you as someone well past 30 (ahem) I’d like to do all those things too. You have a good head start.
Let me know when you’re ready for that Central Park trip. I’m a pretty good guide.
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Happy 30th Birthday. That is some list, I really hope you get to do them all.
Best wishes.
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I’m tweaking a little bit because I just turned 30 last month, did up a bucket list, and had 95% of these items on it. No joke. Cooking class, photo class, have one more baby…all on there.
Are you inside my head?? GET OUT OF THERE, IT IS SCARY.
Happy 30th. It’s not so bad. So far.
Happy birthday. Here’s hoping that 30 is kinder to you than 29 was. xoxo
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Happy, Happy Birthday!!! That is a great list, I hope you get to do all of those things and then some.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!
I really like the items on your list. I wish you all of them, truly, with all my heart.
I can’t even be a smart ass to you today. That’s how much I love you! xoxoxo
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Happy 30th!!!! And great list! As someone who is sitting on the other side of 40, I’ll tell you that a LOT can happen in those ten years between 30 and 40. I hope you get to check off most, if not all, of your list in those 10 years!
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Congrats on the big 3-0! Happy birthday and have a great day.
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Happy Birthday I!!!!! Hope you have a great day and great rest of your vacation.
I absolutely love the list, because 90% of it is/would be on my list Hugs to you mama, and ope 30 brings a ton of joy and love your way!!!
I hope your birthday is a good one. 30 can be a new start. I hope it brings you love, laughter and serenity. You deserve all of that.
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Happy Birthday. You are a lovely lady and this is a great list.
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Great list! I accidentally wrote myself a list when I was in the recovering stages of a broken heart. I stumbled onto that list a year later and realized that I had accomplished everything on it. Nothing in life is impossible! Reach for the stars and you will be amazed at what you can attain. That Alaskan Cruise is on my newest list. I hope that our paths cross on that ship. Happy Birthday. The best is yet to come …
Dude. Happy Freaking Birthday. As the very wise and late Aaliyah once said “Age ain’t nuttin’ but a number.” I agree, since I am a very young 28. (OK 29 in June.) Anyway, point is, Thrirty-Shmirty…it’s all what you make of it. You are a fighter, you want to be happy, and so you will. You will do this list too because you are so much stronger than you give yourself credit for.
Either way, here is to the best year and next ten years EVER.
Love you long time.
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Issa, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
I think that’s an awesome list and VERY doable. I think 10 years to do those things is the perfect time line.
I have to say, my 30′s have been the BEST yet, WAY better than my 20′s. I just think you know so much more about who you are and where you’re going and what it means to be an adult. In your 20′s your trying to figure so much of that out. The best decade is right there in front of you, waiting for you to enjoy it.
((Birthday hugs))
My Denver friend says for cupcakes go to Lovely Confections (@Cupcakes_Dever). I certainly plan to try them out this summer!
Happy Birthday! I love that your list is totally doable – at least the majority of them.
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I think #21 is key (worry less, enjoy life more). If you can figure that one out, the rest will just totally fall into place. I’ve specifically been working on that one myself and while I often fail miserably, I’ve had moments of success these days that make the continuous battle worth it.
Happy birthday, pretty one. It’s definitely a wonderful thing, this turning 30. New decade, new beginning. The world is nothing but possibilities for you right now.
xoxoxo
Happy Birthday!!
What a great list, you gave me some ideas. You’ll do it. At least the most important parts.
: )
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Remember that day we went out to lunch last year? (Of course you do…I am that memorable). Guess where I took my kids afterward. Cherry picking. Just saying.
Happy birthday. May this decade hold all that you wish for and more.
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happy birthday love! and you can totally do all the things on this list. i have faith! xo
Happy 30th Issa!! Good luck with that list – it sounds like fun!!
Happy Birthday! Hope you have an AMAZING day!
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Happy birthday, love.
Um, # 18? How bout next year? I’ll get a prescription for Xanax and we’ll all meet in LA.
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What a great list!
How about combining 12 & 13 – what a treasured book that would be!!!
H-A-P-P-Y B-I-R-T-H-D-A-Y
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Happy, HAPPY birthday, lady!
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Happy Day!
Love your list. I too would love to remodel my whole house. *sigh* That takes money, doesn’t it?
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Happy birthday Issa!! I think you put together a great list, and I honestly believe you’re going to accomplish most and quite possibly all of those things on your list. I wish you tons of joy and laughter, increasing peace of mind, good health, genuine friendships, and love in the coming years.
So glad to hear your vacation with friends has been awesome. You deserve those good times and many, many more.
Happy birthday. I hope you get everything you wished for, I’m positive you can make it happen.
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Happy birthday! I love your list! There are so many things I want to do in the next ten years too. I think I need to make a list too!
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I’m SO happy that I’ll be doing #17 with you!!!
Oh, and I can help you with #27. I’m reaalllly good at it.
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Happy birthday!
And when you are ready for #15, you are welcome to stay here.
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Do you remember your post about making a cake and I made a comment about Michael Pollan and you wrote back that you didn’t know who he was?
Well, tonight’s your night to meet him! Watch “Food, Inc.” on POV on PBS tonight, or if you miss it, you can watch it online 04/22 – 04/29!
Hope you are having a wonderful birthday.
p.s. I tried to submit this over on the original post in which you made a cake but no commenting over there anymore…
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