Bonus Post: 30 Before 30

There's something being popularized by bloggers (especially those of the mom variety) lately called "30 before 30."  It's similar to a bucket list, but with a finite number of goals and a more easily predicted deadline.  I thought it would be fun to try and, after showing my list to him, convinced Bryan to try it, too.  When I started my list, I saw it as a way to put some things I've been wanting to do down on paper so that I'd remember them and (ideally) actually do them.  Looking over the finished list, it looks like I also tried to use it as a way to balance all the parts of my life.  :)

Presenting, in no particular order, my 30 before 30:

1.  Genuinely surprise Bryan at least once.
2.  Record the psalms.
3.  Run a sub-2:00 half marathon.
4.  Sell at least one thing I've made (at the Farmer's Market or on Etsy).
5.  Learn Spanish.
6.  Record all 6 cello suites.
7.  Sew Christmas and/or Easter dresses for the girls.
8.  Minimize (eliminate?) the need for disposable products in our house.
9.  Have a compost pile.
10.  Play with at least 2 professional orchestras.
11.  Go 7 days in a row without letting my temper get the better of me.
12.  Make an honest attempt at clean eating/real food.
13.  *Skipped because knowledge by some of my readers could skew the results.*
14.  Go on an overnight vacation with just our family.
15.  Grow a garden.
16.  Write a book.
17.  Sew a skirt that becomes my favorite.
18.  Volunteer to host campout.
19.  Go through RCIA.
20.  Attend Seekers' Group (similar to RCIA, offered by the Orthodox church in Lima).
21.  Complete at least 3 things on my (ever growing) Projects List.
22.  Start a soup kitchen.
23.  Make pectin-free jam.  Make up the recipe.
24.  Go on an overnight vacation with Bryan -- no kids.
25.  Use up all the coupons Bryan gave me (I still have some from when we were dating).
26.  Learn one of the 3 big concertos.
27.  Arrange a regularly recurring get-together with the Lima folk.
28.  Have a religious conversation with Bryan that doesn't end in tears.
29.  Make a new friend.
30.  Improve a stranger's day.
31.  (Because I thought of one more and it kind of fits in with several of the above goals)  Join a co-op.