#30BEFORE30

These are the 30 things I will complete before I am 30. Deadline is September 18, 2017. 1. Read the Harry Potter series. 2. Learn a second language. 3. Drive across the country. 4. See every major theatrical release in 2016/2017. 5. Learn how to shoot a gun. 6. Brew my own beer. 7. Cook through an entire cookbook. 8. Feed / pet a giraffe. 9. Get another tattoo. 10. Try a new restaurant every month. 11. Read 100 books in a year 12. Volunteer for a good cause. 13. Plant a vegetable garden. 14. Skydive. 15. Get a bachelor's degree. 16. Consistently practice yoga. 17. Cuddle orangutans at the TIGER Preserve. 18. Go on a ranch retreat 19. Visit the Grand Canyon 20. Go on a cruise 21. Learn how to drive stick. 22. Lose 50 pounds. 23. Go to the Iowa State Fair. 24. Take a painting class. 25. Try 100 different beers. 26. Learn how to play guitar. 27. Spend the night in a haunted house/hotel. 28. Go to Universal. 29. Ride the 13 scariest roller coasters in America. 30. Build something.

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SUBSTITUTION

I know, I have to stop with the substitutions! But as long as I have these ironed out by the 18th, I feel confident.

Replacing the Complex 100 Movies with watching every major theatrical release in 2016/2017. I arbitrarily picked the Complex 100 Movies list because it had some films I was interested in, but the main reason for this goal was that I just wanted to watch more movies. I never really watch movies anymore, and if I do, I get distracted easily. Seeing all the major theatrical releases in 2016/2017 keeps me current on movies and I’m interested to see all of these new films hitting theaters! 

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Progress Report

11. Read 100 books in a year Added “The Girls” by Emma Cline (#1) 22. Lose 50 pounds. Joined Weight Watchers and finally charged my damn FitBit :P

25. Try 100 different beers. Added Strawberry Picnic (Blackstone Brewing) (#1) Added Keeper (Castle Island Brewing) (#2)

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#4 - “100 Movies to See Before You Die” - PROGRESS

Watched When Harry Met Sally... and Lost in Translation. 98 movies to go!

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#1 - Read the Harry Potter series - COMPLETE.

I finally read all 7 books, and then even read The Cursed Child today. 

I’ve started this series at least 3 times. Read the first 3 or 4 books and then for whatever reason got distracted and stopped. I NEEDED TO FINISH THIS SERIES. So once again, I started from book one, and I finally finished!

Favorite Book: Prisoner of Azkaban or Order of the Phoenix Least Favorite Book:  I think.....Goblet of Fire. I don’t know why. I still loved it but.....not as much as the others. (Also, I’m not counting Cursed Child....only choosing from the original 7....I don’t really fully count Cursed Child.) 29 more to go! #29before30

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substitution.

Okay, I really hope this comes as a surprise to literally anyone else, but apparently underwater hotels aren’t ACTUALLY as prevalent as I thought they were. There are some in Dubai and the Maldives that are way out of my price range, and one in the U.S. that only have 2 rooms which you have to scuba dive to.

So I am replacing this item on the list with ‘Experience Up Close Animal Encounters’ at the Myrtle Beach Safari TIGERS Preserve. Because I want to play with baby tigers and cuddle orangutans.

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#30before30

Hello there! Here is where I will be documenting my mission to complete 30 tasks before I turn 30 years old on September 18, 2017. The tasks are listed over there --->

It took a little bit to perfect this list, as my first list was WAY too lofty. I would not have had the time, nor the funds, to complete everything on that list. The majority of it also had to do with travel, and while travel is absolutely a huge love of mine, I wanted to branch out on this list. I left my very top travel items on the list. 

Some of these tasks can be completed in a day or two, while some will take months of progress. I plan to document the entire journey of completing this list (with lots of pictures as well!). 

My plan was to complete all of these within my 29th year, but I’m giving myself a jumpstart. I have almost completed the first item on the list - I’m halfway through Book 7 of the Harry Potter series! This is a series I have been wanting to read for a long time and never got around to it. I read the first three books when they first came out and never continued. 15 years later and I’m almost done 😂😂😂

I will cross items off the list as they are completed, add the date completed, and write a completion entry. 

Here’s to a year of fun, adventure, learning, and facing fears!

<3 Aimee