An Update on #LVER30Before30.

I’ve decided I’m going to revise some of these items because after a few months of tackling my bucket list, I realize some of the items here are either no longer relevant or just things that actually aren’t a priority for me.

1. Read the Bible cover-to-cover
   1. I’m currently in 1st Samuel. I’m pretty behind on my plan, but I *finally* got the set of Bibliotheca books I ordered 2 years ago through Kickstarter and I’m hoping these will help me speed up my reading.
2. Eat at Alinea / visit Chicago
   1. Work is sending me to Chicago in February or March, so I may look into trying to visit then!
3. Roll out new blog and do minimum 1 post per month
   1. December post here and here
4. Become conversationally fluent in French again
   1. I’ve signed up for cooking classes (taught in French!) starting in late February
5. Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge
   1. Accomplished November 25, 2016
6. Become an expert on the Belle Epoque (all the great artists, musicians, and thinkers of the day)
   1. I ordered 2 books that sit collecting dust on my nightstand…if I can just get to reading them, I’ll knock out 2 birds with one stone! (this and #16)
7. Try a speed-dating session for fun
   1. I found a friend who’s willing to do this with me!
8. Do 10 body weight pull-ups
   1. oof…what was I thinking?!
9. Go to Pentatonix Concert
   1. Check – November 9th, 2016
10. Take a cooking class – knife skills
11. Go do paintball!
12. Go to Central or South America (pick country later)
    1. My sister and I are shooting for a trip to Costa Rica sometime in the next few months
13. Do a color run
14. Mission trip to Haiti
15. Try eating bugs
16. Read 1 book per month
    1. October – Longing for Paris
    2. November – I’m behind
    3. December – still behind but I’m wrapping up a couple of books soon!
17. Revamp my wardrobe – BE AN ADULT
    1. I plan on doing a big cleanup in Januray
18. Become an amateur cheese connoisseur
    1. Started reading It’s Not You, It’s Brie (you’ll want to eat cheese for every meal)
19. Do the Whole30 [this goal has been changed/updated]
    1. Currently doing Whole30 with a friend – 9 days left to go!
20. Have a professional portrait session (Abigail)
21. Learn to drive stick shift
    1. The girls in my community group have decided to do a weekend excursion and teach ourselves! Probably this summer…
22. Have one real spa experience (mud path, hot stone massage, etc.)
23. Visit gun range (maybe get gun permit)
24. Find a way to creatively display my postcards and mementos from trips
25. Pay off student loans
26. Go to Colorado to visit Sheila and San Franciso to visit Chessa
    1. Heading to SF in February!
27. Get TSA Pre√ – no more lines for me!!
    1. DONE AND DONE
28. No soda for a year
    1. Still doing this! 
29. Watch one classic movie per month: Casablanca, The Sandlot, National Lampoon, Some Like It Hot, The Big Lebowski, Breakfast at Tiffany’s(November), The Graduate, Clockwork Orange, Fiddler on the Roof, The Breakfast Club (October), The Goonies, Stand By Me
    1. I’m behind here too – hoping I can catch up on books and movies before the end of this month!
30. Throw an epic 30^th birthday party
    1. I’m back to the drawing board – I want something fun but still accessible for everyone…any ideas??