30 before 30

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! hopefully you all celebrated in style with someone who makes your heart race, because that's exactly what I did. I wore a sparkly vintage minidress, found the perfect shade of red lipstick, drank champagne cocktails at the Whistler, and kissed the handsomest fella in the room at midnight. 2011 is going to be an amazing year!

oh, and speaking of this year...I've got a milestone birthday on the horizon, so I've decided to take my New Year's resolution to the next level. drumroll please! darlings and dears, in no particular order, I bring you my 30 Before 30 List!

1. start an indoor herb garden
2. read 6 books
3. lose 10 lbs. (and keep 'em off!)
4. cut my hair
5. clean out my closet & storage closet
6. leave the country
7. find the perfect jeans done!
8. go ice fishing
9. visit the Shedd Aquarium
10. stop drinking soda
11. give up high-fructose corn syrup
12. go back to LA for a visit
13. become a volunteer
14. go morel mushroom hunting
15. top secret I
16. learn to cook Indian food
17. learn to make pasta done!
18. learn to make bread from scratch
19. learn to knit
20. learn to re-wire a lamp
21. try my hand at reupholstering
22. paint some furniture
23. re-learn to use my grandfather’s camera
24. move & redesign MLA
25. back up my computer
26. develop a better understanding of my finances & create a budget
27. start a retirement account
28. get health insurance
29. pay off 2 debts
30. top secret II

so there ya have it! I'll hit the big 3-0 on June 8th, so I've got just about 6 months to cross 'em all off. I've been concocting this list for a while now, so there are a couple of things that have already been accomplished. I was inspired by Nicole and I hope that I will be just as successful as she was at completing her list...HERE GOES NOTHIN'!