30 Things to Do Before My 30th Birthday

Here is the list of 30 things I hope to accomplish before I turn 30 in October, 2020. I will be updating this post as I achieve them.

Run two 5k races
Get ID’d/carded one last time
Paint something
Save 12% of my annual income and put it in my TFSA
Find a dentist
Learn to drive stick
Sing more
Make Instant Pot Indian food
Try a new strength training class at my gym
Try a higher risk investment
Dress like a flapper/find a 20’s party
Go for a beach run – anywhere
Take an online course in something interesting
Go to a drive-in movie
Get rid of 3 boxes of stuff we don’t need
Write something and record it
Create a “Passion Roadmap” (April 5, 2020)
- For Week Fourteen: Start Your Life List, I looked at the Bucket List I started when I was thirteen years old and I thought about how I could incorporate it into my new “Life List”. One of the ways I look ahead in my year is by creating a “Passion Road Map”, a central part of the planner I used, called the Passion Planner.
Visit a place I’ve never been (February 10, 2020)
- On February 10, I flew to Atlanta, GA for a work conference. I didn’t get a great opportunity to explore the city; however, I had a wonderful time at the conference and I did manage to take the public transit (MARTA) all the way across the city!
Run along the Welland Canal (April 19, 2020)
- During Week Seventeen: Raise Your Activity Level, I went for a run, part of which was along the Welland Canal. I didn’t run the length of the canal, and I would like to explore more of it, but it was a great way to start out!
Pick up trash in the park
Donate blood
Make one dish from every cookbook we own
Write letters and send them (March 29, 2020)
- For Week Thirteen: Send Someone a Card “Just Because”, I sent cards and letters to seven friends and family members.
Tell ten people I admire them
Use a hotel gym (February 12, 2020)
- On my last day of the conference, I went down to the gym before breakfast. There were two other people there, before 8 am, which really impressed me! Who knew that people actually used the hotel gym.
Frame that print that I’ve been putting off for years
Successfully grow something in my garden and eat it
Get a full-time permanent job (February 10, 2020)
- In November 2018, I accepted my current job on an 18 month contract. The project that I would be working on was very highly valued by my department; however, they were unable to secure permanent funding from the get-go. All the while, my supervisor was very supportive and made a point of telling me how I much value I was bringing to the team. Their goal was to the position (and by extension, me) and they would try their best, through all of the official channels, to make that happen. My contract was set to expire on March 31st, 2020. On February 10th, I was sitting in the airport, ready to fly to Atlanta for work. I checked my phone one last time before boarding and I saw a message from my direct supervisor. She told me that she’d received official word that my position was to be made full-time ongoing! I had arrived at the airport dreading the end of my contract. I boarded the plane with a full-time permanent job.
Complete one more thing from my bucket list
Take a full day just for me