The List

On the eve of my 29th birthday, I've decided to compile an, albeit clichéd, thirty before thirty list. Lately I feel like I've been treading water a little, I have lots of questions and can't make a decision.

Questions like: Should I do a Masters? What should I study? Should I join the BAS? Do I want to freelance more?  Do I want to freelance at all?  Can I spend all my spare time sewing? When will I make time for my side projects?

So, to give my year some direction, I've compiled a list of things I want to do before I'm thirty. This list is meant to inspire me, motivate me, challenge me.  Hopefully the satisfaction of completing my list and the process of finding more about what I like/don't like, may even make the 'what's next' decision easier.

So, here is my list:
  1. Blog regularly
  2. Complete a 365 or 52 drawing project (where you draw every day/every week)
  3. Compile and read my book list (approx 20 books/year)
  4. Finish the first Harry Potter book in french
  5. Go along to one BAS public viewing night
  6. Learn some good astro-photography skills and take one great shot
  7. Shoot photos regularly on my Diana F+
  8. Complete the tutorials on Code Academy
  9. Do an obstacle course/fun run (probably The Stampede)
  10. Try 2 new recipes/month
  11. Go for a bush walk/hike up a mountain
  12. Start running (again, fingers crossed no injuries)
  13. Commute full-time to work by bike
  14. Finish the Intro to Astronomy course on Coursera
  15. Travel to NZ and visit the Mt John Observatory at Lake Tekapo (and maybe try out my astro-photography skills)
  16. Recover and re-varnish our dining chairs
  17. Experiment with sun printing
  18. Crochet a blanket (started)
  19. Finish Quilt #1 (scrappy log cabin) (started)
  20. Finish Quilt #2 (zig-zag)
  21. Make a leather (pleather) clutch
  22. Finish sewing my picnic/lap blanket 
  23. Knit socks (with replaceable toe and heel)
  24. Create a good space in the office for me to work (and make this String Art board)
  25. Take the plunge and knit this top (started)
  26. Sew a waterproof bag that fits in my bike basket (started)
  27. Finish my watercolour course
  28. Finalise my tattoo design and get my next ink done
  29. Do a dance class
  30. Sort my wardrobe
Phew!

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