30 by 30

posted 15th October 2011    Written by: Elyse    CATEGORY: All Posts, Elyse, Quarterlife Crisis, Season 5

While I may not have the “big picture” all figured out, I have put some time and effort into discovering things I want or would like to do. Perhaps it is the small things that snowball into the big things, eh?

I turned 25 back in March and made a big deal out of creating a 30×30 list before my birthday. The kick-off to the list was a road trip with my boyfriend that happened during my birthday week and also was the first thing to get crossed off the list. It has been a little over six months since that list started, and I have crossed two things off of it. I’m certainly proud of those two things but have covered little ground getting around to the other 28 things. I know I need to change that, so I’m going to share with you my 30×30 list:

  1. 1. Road trip (Completed March 19-25, 2011)
    2. Blindfolded reveal of Grand Canyon
    3. Train for and complete “The Warrior Dash” (Completed June 4, 2011)
    4. Vegetarian for 1 month
    5. Pay off all credit cards
    6. Learn to sew on buttons
    7. Have $2,000 in a savings account
    8. Grow my own vegetables/herbs
    9. Own a beautiful red dress
    10. Attend yoga classes on a regular basis
    11. Watch a sunrise from the beach
    12. Do a detox program
    13. Go camping
    14. Learn to swing dance
    15. Celebrate the Equinoxes/Solstices
    16. Explore Washington DC
    17. Watch all the movies on AFI’s top 100 Movie list
    18. Learn to play the guitar
    19. Enjoy a spa weekend
    20. Complete a 365 day photo project
    21. Take dance lessons
    22. Hike on a regular basis
    23. Volunteer at the Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica
    24. Join/Start a Book Club
    26. Read all the books on the 2000-2010 Most Censored List
    27. Create a store on Etsy
    28. Write something meaningful
    29. Get abs
    30. Explore my spirituality fully

Now that the list is shared out in the great, wide world, I hope it ignites another spark of motivation to continue doing it! My road trip and Warrior Dash experiences were so epic and amazing…I want to be able to use those words to describe the rest of my 20s. Hopefully the rest of my life! So what is holding me back? Fear of failure and the unknown. An incredibly busy schedule. Lack of funds. And a lot of convenient excuses. I need to pick one thing, focus, and keep going. If I don’t reach the end of my list by March 21, 2016, then it’s ok. I just want to feel like I did the best I could. Besides, I have a life list as well, so they’ll just roll on over. What would your 30×30 look like?

 

 

{Photo Credit: My boyfriend :-) }

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7 Responses to “30 by 30”

  • imlivinginadream Says:
    October 15th, 2011 at 9:45 am

    Hi Elyse! I'm a new-ish reader to Stratejoy & loved your post :) I'm currently doing a 23 Before 23 goals list on my blog as well as a 101 in 1,001 which ends next year… So I totally understand how you're feeling! Sometimes writing out your list and putting it out into the universe (or in our case, on blogs for people to read) amps up your motivation by a LOT. I somehow feel like I've got people holding me accountable and I want to accomplish them even more because I constantly get comments about inspiring others to do something similar.

    So my advice to you is to write your list out and post it somewhere that you'll see it often. I read mine every morning as I'm leaving my room and that renews my inspiration a little bit more each day. Good luck with your list & can't wait to read more as you accomplish it, hopefully :)

  • Michelle Bizon Says:
    October 15th, 2011 at 10:48 am

    Hi Elyse! I loved your list! I just wanted to comment on No. 14. I had the opportunity to cover a swing dance event a year ago on assignment. Of course, they wouldn't let me just stand on the side of the room all night. I found the steps a bit difficult to pick up — perhaps because I was so stressed out about filming the event and editing the package that same night by myself — but it was so much fun. Let's face it: I looked ridiculous out there, but, I lived in the moment and embraced imperfection, flailing limbs and all. That's something to celebrate!

    I hope you have a similarly enjoyable experience! :)

  • HannahD Says:
    October 15th, 2011 at 2:42 pm

    Your 30 by 30 looks so similar to my 30 while I'm 30! Love it! We have lots of overlapping wants/needs/goals. I did Warrior Dash last year. SO MUCH FUN!!!!! Don't let yourself get down for not knocking stuff off the list. It's supposed to be fun, right? Can't wait to hear what gets crossed off next!

  • KristenCF Says:
    October 15th, 2011 at 4:26 pm

    Love the list– we share some similar ones. And I think you can totally knock off #28– I think the blogging here at Stratejoy is some of the most meanigful stuff you could create my dear!

  • laurenne_s Says:
    October 16th, 2011 at 10:40 pm

    Awesome! You deserve all the stuff on this list, and I have no doubt you'll get 'er all done!

  • laurenne_s Says:
    October 16th, 2011 at 10:40 pm

    Not that you have to get 'er all done though! No pressure! Eek. I gotta go.

  • Kat Says:
    November 1st, 2011 at 4:56 pm

    Yes! Epic and awesome are good ways to describe your month/year/life. :) I've found that once I make a list like this (I've done 101 in 1001 lists twice), I still feel rad even when I don't finish them, because I end up doing so much more great stuff than I would have if I'd never made the list.

    Point being, go forth and do cool shit and have fun! Because isn't that what this is all about?

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