dirty thirty

it just kinda hit me recently... i'm going to be thirty someday. and it's going to happen sooner than i meant for it to. just one year, six months and 29 short days... or 576 days to be exact.

i don't feel 28 yet. i don't even feel 25 yet. i still feel like i'm getting away with something when they let me into a bar without checking my ID. so after doing a little research i compiled a list of a few somewhat ideal accomplishments to theoretically be completed by the time i blow out my 30th candle.

1. complete a marriage counseling course (we skipped pre-marital)
2. buy a house with my husband
3. officially take z’s last name
4. get another computer (we are currently a one laptop household)
5. wear more hats (figurative and literally)
6. find a new hobby Zac and I can enjoy together
7. come up with a regular cleaning schedule
8. host a girl’s night
9. host a family holiday
10. find a signature scent and wear it daily (body mist doesn't count)
11. get a new stamp in my passport (canada for our first wedding anniversary?)
12. go on an impromptu weekend trip (camping or staying with friends/family won't count)
13. find the perfect shade of red lipstick
14. determine my personal style and purge everything else from my wardrobe
15. get my hair done (by a professional, in a salon)
16. create a wedding scrapbook or memory box
17. print and display wedding photo(s) in our home
18. pay off my (one and only) credit card
19. grow vegetables and use them in a meal
20. make a painting
21. make a new meaningful friendship
22. have a true, dedicated guest room
23. write a letter to myself to read on my 30th birthday
24. have my own creative space
25. sell a piece of artwork i created
26. grow the emergency savings account
27. eat less fast food and more real meals
28. take a class
29. further develop my blog
30. make us a household notebook
31. try more new recipes
32. clean up and update all my iphoto albums
33. organize our filing and important documents
34. go to the dentist
35. send handmade Christmas cards
36. use my own grocery bags
37. get on some form of health insurance

its a race against time!

xo, pearl