I first heard about the
#30before30 list on Instagram last year. I clicked on the hash tag, looked at
some pictures and found out what it was all about. It’s like a shortened
version of a bucket list or life list that you set yourself to complete before
you turn thirty. I loved the idea and immediately set to work on mine in
October of last year, which happens to be my birthday month. That means I gave
myself one year to complete the thirty items on my list.
You can make this list
with as much time as you like, for example you can make it when you're twenty or
twenty-five or twenty-nine like me. I would of liked to have known about this
list sooner but I think having a one year timeline is enough so that I don’t
feel pressured, and at the same time I don’t slack off thinking I have too much
time to complete the items on my list.
I chose to participate in
this challenge because I, like many of you out there have a bucket list- a
very long one. I’m sure I can cross a few things off of that list but when you
don’t have a time frame you tend to not go through with things. This is a way
for me to make sure that before I turn thirty, I’ll have accomplished some
things I will be proud of, some things that will help me grow as a person and
also add new experiences to my life.
Oh and before I forget to
mention, if you’d like to participate in this challenge you can do it within
whatever age group you’re in. For example, 20 Before 20, 40 Before 40 and so
on.
Let’s jump in to my list!
3. Travel internationally.
(Somewhere other than North America.)
4. Join a club or
organization at my university.
7. Volunteer for a good
cause.
8. Get healthy. (In progress.)
9. Have a better wardrobe.
(In progress.)
10. Do a color run.
11. Bake cookies from
scratch.
12. Visit Stonehenge in
England.
13. Make a wall art piece.
14. Go for a walk at dawn.
15. Go to a corn maze.
16. Watch a meteor shower
or eclipse.
17. Attend an art
exhibition at a museum.
18. Read 24 books. (3/24)
19. Start a journal.
20. Get a tattoo.
21. Shoot a gun.
22. Redecorate my room. (In progress)
23. Ride a double-decker
bus.
24. Tie a message to a
balloon and let it go.
25. Do 5 random acts of
kindness.
26. Get a massage.
27. Try watercolor tattoos
in the summer.
28. Get a tan.
29. Play paint Twister.
30. Try Gelato.
I also wanted to mention a
quick tip for when you’re coming up with ideas for your own list. Try to
include little things on your list that are easy to do and also include a few
bigger things. If you only include really big things like flying a plane, winning the lottery or becoming President, chances are you won’t get to finish your list
in the time you set for yourself. It might also make you feel like you won’t be
able to complete the list so you might end up throwing in the towel and not doing
any of them.
So have an equal mixture
of things to do and make sure you take lots of pictures!
What’s on your 30 Before
30 List?
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