- Oct 3, 2016
- 2 min read

My 30 Before 30

I am 21.5 years old.

In the 8.5 years I have until I reach 30, that third decade of life that seems so influential, I want to do things that not only build my character, but set me up for a future that is everything I want it to be. My ’30 Before 30′ list includes things I hope that happen in this timeline and things that I know I can control happening in the next 8.5 years.

I'm choosing to better myself, be educated as much as I can, not let there stop me, do what makes me happy, not settle for what's in front of me. Can you say the same?:

As someone with a passion for travel, socializing, and promoting kindness, here are 30 things I hope to accomplish by the time I’m 30.

My 8.5 Year Plan (30 Before 30)

Note: These are in no particular order/preference.

Visit Belgium again.
Make macaroons.
Be able to blog five days a week.
Take a pottery class.
Get a dog.
Spend a weekend at Martha’s Vineyard.
Apply eyeliner like an adult, not a toddler.
Get over my fear of heights.
Publish ‘Confessions of a British Starlet’ – or at least finish editing it for the fifth time.
Get involved with a book club.
See a SF Giants game.
Successfully fishtail braid my hair.
Own a car.
See McFly in concert.
Get married to someone who not only respects me, but brings comfort and happiness to my life.
Make a habit of going out with friends, even when I don’t want to. I want to do this because when I do it I never regret it.
Travel to New Zealand.
Plan a wedding – preferably a close friend’s.
Learn to frost a cake.
Meet Arianna Huffington.
Buy a DSLR camera.
Work closely with organizations that support breast cancer and children.
Run a half marathon.
Travel to London.
Make a group of friends who I know will always be by my side.
Find perfectly fitting heels.
Have a kid, if life permits.
Take a calligraphy class.
See the ball drop in New York.
Travel to Ireland.

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Stay classy, Internet,