“When I have no more tomorrows, I’ll be happy with all my todays.” [Life as a Lion]

This my bucket list. These are 30 things I want to do before I’m 30, hence why I affectionately refer to it as my 30by30 list. See posts related to my 30 by 30 list.

(Updated from 2008. Originally inspired by a list from Glamour magazine in 2005.)

1. Skydive/Bungee jump
2. Learn to Belly Dance
3. Travel to Italy — Venice, Florence, & Rome in 2004
4. Learn to surf - August 2011
5. Learn Italian — Fall 2008 LNI101 w/ Prof. Palladino. Grazie.
6. Drive a stick-shift
7. Road trip — VA beach, NY, MD (alone)
8. Donate blood ten times — 15 as of Feb. 2010
9. Graduate from college w/ my BA — done and done. 3.9 QPA thankyouverymuch.
10. Live alone (without roommates)
11. Own a pet — most likely a puppy - Rocky 9/20/10
12. Fly — so yes, multiple checks (& 2 cross-Atlantic)
13. Skinny dip — <3<3 to my partners in crime
14. Sing Karaoke — check, at T. Rowe for SB’s goodbye party
15. Waitress — Starbucks is as close as I ever want to be now
16. Have a child *I’ve given myself until at least 35 to do this one
17. Live in the city - 2004 - 2010
18. Live in France for at least 6 months maybe a month?… Visit France?
19. Get 20 years in Girl Scouts — October 2010
20. Pay off my credit cards (all of them!)
21. Start saving for retirement - Roth IRA
22. Hike one of the 5,000+ White Mountains — 6/25/10 Mt. Lafayette & Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Washington 7/23/10 (6,000+)
23. Visit Montreal with my mom/Meme
24. White water raft Class V rapids - Aug 2015
25. Visit the Grand Canyon - Aug 2015
26. Learn how to sail
27. Learn more about wine — WineExpo 2009, @garyvee, etc.
28. Run a half-marathon — Big Lake Half Marathon 5/7/11
29. Run a marathon -  Cape Cod Marathon 10/29/11 (Training)
30. Handstand pushup (Hat tip to Brenna for the encouragement)