Bonus Post: 30 Before 30 Update

A record of my 30 Before 30 progress thus far.

1.  Genuinely surprise Bryan at least once.  February 15, 2014
2.  Record the psalms.  --I'm heading to MI next week to get a start on this.
3.  Run a sub-2:00 half marathon.  --Alison and I are training and it's going well.  Race day is April 6.
4.  Sell at least one thing I've made (at the Farmer's Market or on Etsy).
5.  Learn Spanish.  --I listen to Spanish CDs while I run on the treadmill, so I'm making progress here.
6.  Record all 6 cello suites.  --I'm hoping to start this one when I'm recording things with Jacob next week.
7.  Sew Christmas and/or Easter dresses for the girls.  --I have patterns!  I'm waiting until the girls are bigger to make them.
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.  February 14-21, 2014  I'd gotten 6 days in a row a couple of times and then finally made it 7 (nine, actually).  I'm finding it easier to take deep breaths and move on, and I have a chart to keep track of my progress.  Next goal: three weeks.  That's how long it takes to form a habit, right?
12.  Make an honest attempt at clean eating/real food.  I've done some research and tried some substitutes and reached a comfortable point.  Do I care enough to use butter instead of margarine?  Yes.  Do I care enough to buy coconut oil regularly?  No.  Whole grain noodles and brown rice most of the time?  Yes.  Completely eliminate sugar?  No.  Homemade bread?  Yes.  Whole wheat bread?  Sometimes.  But often I appreciate the airiness that I can only achieve with a little bit of white flour.
13.  *Skipped because knowledge by some of my readers could skew the results.*  --Still a work in progress.
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.  --Scheduled for our 4th anniversary.
25.  Use up all the coupons Bryan gave me (I still have some from when we were dating).  --Slowly but surely coming along.
26.  Learn one of the 3 big concertos.  --I have music for two of these.  Now I just have to practice.
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.