In July I made a list of 30 things I wanted to do before I turned 30 next summer. You can read all about it here. It has been almost two months and I thought we'd take a look at where we are with the list...
1. Hang the framed photos/art that is sitting around the house (over 20 pieces)
Whew... finally did this. Seriously all this stuff was just sitting around the house and it is so nice to have it up on the walls. I mean it only took me 3 years.. :)
1. This great little piece of Artwork given to me by a friend... The artist is a friend of theirs and does amazing work... check him out http://bricemccasland.com/
2. & 3. Photos from Jerry's grandmother's Ranch in Central Oregon. He spent quite a few summers kicking rocks there from what I am told.
4. & 5. Photos my friend Ashley took in Nepal- #4. is one of my favorite photos ever- it is of little children and they are so cute.
6. An old OR license plate of Jerry's
7. A really cool map of Portland found here. They have a bunch of cities that are pretty cool, thinking about getting the Minneapolis and St. Paul maps as an ode to my MN roots.
8. & 9. Drawings of Willie and Waylon. My brother drew these and gave them to Jerry a couple of years ago for Christmas, before they passed. I am really glad we have them now.
10. Clock from Ikea
11. & 12. Some photos I took for a photography class back in the day.
13. Large wall calendar from Paper Source, (one of my favorite stores) to keep our family organized.
I also had some stuff to hang in Wheeler's room... Glad to get it off his window seat so I don't have to worry about him breaking the frames anymore.
I can't completely cross out anything else right now on the list... I have a lot of things started though... I am really good at starting things.
I am halfway done with #5. I am making good progress with #8, I have about 7 books read of the thirty. Narrowed it down to a couple of options of classes for #9. Halfway done with #15- only 10 lbs to go! Signed up to run the Texas Half in January and started training for it.. which is #16. #18 Hut is potty trained, now we just have Wheeler to go, he is showing signs of being ready..yea! I have not had one soda since July 8th.. so doing well on # 21. I have slipped a few times and had a piece of candy once or twice.. so #22 isn't going so well, but we are working on it.
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#28 I have made two new meals for the family to date. In July- I made salmon patties, which were delish, and in August I made baked ziti for the first time. It was a modified recipe I found in Parents magazine and we loved it! Plus- it was super easy. We will be adding that into the rotation.
30 before Thirty
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Hang the framed photos/art that is sitting around the house (over 20 pieces) - Finish the playroom (paint & decorate)
- Finish the guestroom (paint & decorate)
- Make a headboard for the guest bed
- Finish the office (organize and hang pictures)
- Refinish bedroom dresser (paint & hardware)
- Reupholster craigslist chairs
- Read thirty new books
- Take one class to support one of my many hobbies
- Go on a long weekend with just the Jerbear
- Take a family road trip (3 hours or more)
- Take the kids to the DMA
Take the kids to the Children's Science Museum- Take the kids to the Heard Museum
- Lose 20lbs
- Run another Half Marathon
- Sew at least one dress for a little girl
- Both boys potty trained
- Be caught up on photo books of the boys (4 for Hutson & 2 for Wheeler)
- Take a girls weekend
- Drink no soda for one year
- Eat no candy for one year
- Blog redesign
Sell something I make- Volunteer
- Kids Volunteer
- Contribute some kind of income to our family
- Cook one new meal/dish a month
- Learn some HTML code
- Ride a mechanical bull
2 comments:
Ooohhhh, I LOVE the photo wall. I'd love to do something like that myself but am scared it will look all wrong:) Yours looks spectacular!
Thanks Sara!
I was nervous about placement for the wall... then I followed this little trick and it worked out nicely.
http://www.younghouselove.com/2011/03/the-hallway-full-monty/
I cut out of paper all the sizes of the frame I wanted to use, taped them to the wall and then put the nail where I wanted and ripped the paper away... worked great!
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