I can not believe 2015 is upon us. Not only that, but this is a
very big year for me because at the very end of it, I'm turning 30! I can't tell yet if I'll have any anxiety about that, but it could go either way at the moment!
While I haven't been stressing about the numbers too much, I have been taking some big strides at the tail end of 2014 to achieve some much needed work/life balance, spend more quality time with friends, and yes...I even started
dating. Let me tell you, it's been an adventure, and one I definitely don't post much about on here (because I don't post much at all these days...I promise I'm trying to change that) but I may be getting a little more...personal on this blog in 2015. I think of those of you who have stuck with me through about 2.5 years of infrequent updates as family and friends by now. You're in the inner circle.
So with that, I give you my list of
30 things I'd like to do this year, before turning 30. And I raise a glass to toast each of you, with the hope that you all accomplish all you're meant to this year. Cheers!
1 Keep an up-to-date calendar/planner (past March...)
2 Keep my desktop/workspace clean (spot clean every day before leaving work)
3 Take an improv comedy class
4 Set up drinks/dinner with a new female friend
5 Blog at least twice a week
6 Wear makeup everyday (bonus points if I put it on at home and
not at my desk)
7 Go kayaking at Riverside or Brooklyn Bridge Park
8 Go skiing at least twice this season
9 Pay off my credit card
10 Take a design/art workshop or class
11 Buy a sketchbook and start to doodle again
12 Learn to make simple things I haven't tried i.e. whipped cream, poached eggs, roast chicken
13 Find a general practitioner that I like, and have a full check-up (I'm embarrassed to say I haven't been to a GP in 3+ years)
14 Buy a new mattress
15 Stick to my diet (I do Weight Watchers, and I always nail it perfectly for 2 months, and then fizzle for a month, and so on...this year I'm going for consistency!)
16 Read at least 20 books
17 Aim to go on at least one date each week
18 Get weekly manicures and DON'T chew fingernails
19 Cut way back on the booze and the occasional cigarette (very important!!)
20 Don't just remove makeup, focus on using my
Clinique Sonic System brush for a deeper clean daily
21 Cook for myself at least two days each week
22 Make my bed everyday (this is so sad...I'm going to be 30, it's time)
23 Never visit someone's apartment empty-handed (hostess gifts are in your future, friends!)
24 Make a point to send thank you notes, birthday cards, other meaningful communications
25 Never go a full week without doing yoga
26 Try at least one new recipe every 2 weeks, to broaden cooking/eating horizons
27 Moisturize hands/face/skin daily
28 Drink water (i.e. no more than 2 Diet Cokes per day, how will I ever do this?)
29 Go on a relaxing vacation (preferably out of the country)
30 Feel good, stay positive, be happy
That last one could be the easiest, or the most difficult. And I'm sure this list is only scratching the surface of what I can accomplish this year. But anyway, here we go! Buckle up, it could be a very bumpy ride.
