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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

29 by 30...

well...maybe it's more like 28 by 30...

a long time ago weatherjen did a post called, 30 by 30, in which she made of list of 3o things she wanted to accomplish by her 30th birthday. "what a cool idea for a post." i thought. so, this is my attempt at a post listing the thirty things i want(ed) to get done by MY 30th birthday.

(i'm stealing the order in which these are listed from weatherjen's 30 by 30 blog post.

Health and Fitness
1. Get back to something resembling my "just after high school" weight.
2. Train for, and be able to do, a half-marathon.
3. Be back in shape enough to be more of an impact player on my rugby team; score a try in a rugby game-i've done this, recently, that's why i said 28 by 30...woo!
4. Get all my blood phenylalanine levels back around 15 or below. (pku is bitch)
5. Start learning how to surf. (kinda already started this, i've take a lesson and TOTALLY love it!)
6. Take boxing lessons. (private or group, i don't care. i just think it'd be fun to learn the basics!)

Fashion
7. Come up with a nice wardrobe for teaching, going out, working out, and hanging out.
8. Get rid of ANYTHING that doesn't fit and is never worn.
9. Streamline

Mind, Heart, and Soul
10. Read up on Nordic history.
11. Continue researching Pacific Northwest rock history.
12. Expand my collection of rare vinyl.
13. Go to live music shows more than once every few months.
14. Write some more songs and get them recorded.
15. Start a band and do some gigs.

Community
16. Look into coaching a pop warner football team.
17. Research bringing full contact football to middle schools in LAUSD.
18. Visit the local farmer's market, regularly.

Career
19. Successfully finish five years of teaching.
20. Be on the way to either an administrative credential, or a secondary-single subject credential, or a national board cert.
21. Move up at least one to two spots on salary points scale.
22. Make an impact on my school.

Money
23. Move up in my salary points for work quickly.
24. Pay back loans and credit cards.
25. Invest in real estate/rental properties.
26. Max out my 403B for retirement.

Miscellaneous
27. Keep in better touch with friends.
28. Perfect a beer and a cider recipe.
29. Travel with weatherjen LOTS more!
30. Have a massive party at my house and have ALL my friends and family come!

whew! that was a LOT harder than i thought it was going to be! anyways, i'm sure there are things i might have left out, but i'd really like to do everything on this list by the time i'm 30!

i got a lot of work in store for me!

k, i got my first day of my 4th year of school tomorrow! time to go and greet my new 6th graders!

peace.

-w

1 Comments:

Blogger Jen said...

Awesome post!

August 28, 2008 at 2:29 PM  

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