"the list"

I have to disclaim that this was 100% NOT an original idea. I stole it (with permission, of course) from my dear friend, Shannon, who probably stole it from someone else, but who is also chock full of good ideas and really really good at making me want to be a better person. Hear that Shan?! You're INSPIRING! And with that in mind, in addition to today being the day after my 29th birthday and the eve of the day BEFORE hers, it seems appropriate to unleash "the list."

So here we are. My "30 Before 30." This is not a bucket list, because that's a little too lofty. My methodology behind the list was simple: Things I want to do, things I need to do, and things that will help out humanity in some capacity. Cause ya know, we all can spread the love a little bit. Here goes....

1. Conquer a fear.
2. Walk the Brooklyn Bridge.
3. Write a letter to a friend every week for one year.
4. Drive the PCH and make good on my promise to the Cali girls.
5. Make a once a month donation to an organization that could use it.
6. Plant a tree on Earth Day.
7. Learn to play the drums.
8. Go camping. Suck it up and do it.
9. Complete my Masters program.
10. Sacrifice a weekend away for a good cause.
11. Take Sadira to Assateague to see the wild ponies.
12. Do the Fells Point Ghost Walking tour.
13. Actually do that damn 30 day shred for 30 days straight.
14. Go to the top of the Washington Monument---both of them (DC and Baltimore).
15. Stop biting my nails.
16. Lose the last little bit of the baby weight - if I can even still call it that, haha!
17. See Lady Gaga perform.
18. Read or re-read 5 of "the classics."
19. Do the Rocky Run in Philadelphia.
20. Get Sadira 100% potty trained.
21. Teach Sadira to read.
22. Spend more time outdoors.
23. Do not use a credit card at all for the entire year.
24. Surprise Sadira with something amazing.
25. Visit a fortune teller.
26. Get a brave and unexpected new haircut (or color).
27. Do something kind for myself, that I would normally never do.
28. See the Ravens play an away game.
29. Kick a field goal on an NFL field.
30. Inspire someone else to complete their 30 before 30.

Oh, and this isn't technically "Before 30" so I'll add it separately...but I'd like to take part in Solstice in the Square next year on my 30th bday.

So there ya go. It's gonna be a busy year, I think....