30 for 30

On June 1st I turned 29. I'm getting old. Now, I know people will say "You're still a baby," and "Oh, to be that age again," but let's be honest. The time is going by. And I've heard it goes quicker and quicker. The reality of it is, nobody knows what middle age is. For some people it is 40 or 50, but for others they learn much too late that their middle age came sooner.





I hate the phrase "Live like every day is your last." Nobody can do that. Nobody should do that in my opinion. It's totally unrealistic, and pretty selfish if you ask me. If everyday was my last day I would stay in bed, read, somehow have a campfire in my bedroom where I could make smores, go to a fabulous dinner with great friends and family, and cap the day off with fireworks. But that ain't gonna happen.





So maybe "make it count" works better. Or maybe life is way too complex to wrap up in some cutesy little slogan you can post above your mirror, or put in your locker. But at any rate, I do want to look back at the things I've done and not have too many regrets - know that I gave it a good go, had some fun, and maybe made people smile a little.





Talking to my assistant principal one afternoon, we got to discussing this little blog, and she was asking how it was going. I told her it was going slow, but that I had some big plans for my 30th birthday. She came up with the awesome idea of trying 30 new things before my 30th birthday. I loved it! And so that is what I will be doing, 30 things in the 12 months leading up to my birthday.





Telling some people about my idea, they said, "Aren't you a little young to have a bucket list?" But I really don't think of it that way. To me it is a living list. Or maybe I am being a bit morbid. I am the girl that told my mom I didn't have to make college plans because the world was going to end in the year 2000. So if in fact all this Mayan prophecy stuff is right, it is a bucket list. Otherwise, its just a list of things that I think sound pretty cool.





I do have a list already made. However, some of the things on it may get expensive, and depending on what the state of NC decides to do with teachers' salaries, I may not be able to get to some of them. So I am accepting ideas, and also donations in anyone feels so inclined.





I hope you enjoy reading over the next 12 months. I hope it inspires you to do something you may never have done before. I hope to have a great time!