Thirty for Thirty Nov 6, 2013

So a bit ago, I decided to start a list. I'm sure it's not an original idea, but I came by it honestly—though I'm sure after hearing about it from somewhere else. And I've since seen it elsewhere.

I decided to come up with a list of things to accomplish before I'm 30 next year. I came up with this in June, and I have until next May. So we're nearly half way there, and I haven't accomplished much. But finally starting this site allowed me to cross off another one. So let's take a look. Any progress is listed in parentheses.

The List

1. Get in shape, eat the right amount (somewhat on the way, I'm definitely in much better shape)
2. Design personal site
3. Get a road bike, ride it
4. Finish the bathroom
5. Bank an undisclosed amount of money (started)
6. Add to the IRA
7. Bike to office, at least once
8. Get a tattoo
9. Skydive
10. Make a new print each month: 12
11. Screen print something
12. Have a good plan for New Year's Eve
13. Tent house
14. Fix the porch
15. Finish the office
16. Organize accounting software
17. Make art for the office
18. Pay off A/C before interest is added
19. Replace sink in main bathroom
20. Submit two articles to Reason (1/2 submitted and rejected)
21. Write After Effects plugin (wrote interface, need more research)
22. Put walkway in to rear driveway
23. Plant juniper? along the fence
24. Add walkway and porch lighting
25. Finish 'American Crisis' (poem was written two years ago, needs revisions)
26. Add switch to control porch lights automatically
27. Figure out something for table in back yard
28. Have trash in back hauled away (currently sitting in Bagster)
29. Replant rear flower beds
30. Start MVNICIPAL (store is up, still figuring out how to deal with shipping and sales taxes)

So as you can see, I've got a good amount of goals. Some turned out to be lofty, some not so much. I tried to make a list of things that were possible. I'm not sure I'm going to finish them all, but I think I'll get a fair bit of them completed. I'll report back when I can check items off the list. Anything not completed will be additional on my Forty for Forty list.