Before I Turn 30

Before I turn 30...
So, some of my closest friends were with me on the night I turned 29. First off, thanks dear friends for making it such a great birthday!  I love you girls :)   Well, on that night my friends helped me create a list of things to accomplish before I turn 30.  From this point on, I have 355 days to accomplish this list. I added a few bonus items that I just couldn't remove from the list!  In no particular order...

1.  Grow a new kind of plant

2. Visit a Nashville church of a different culture (Spanish-speaking, black, etc.)

3. Try a new ethnic food

4.Say yes to a date I know is a no

5. Visit a small town in TN and do all the touristy things

6. Take a class to learn a new skill (cake decorating?!)

7. Serve in a soup kitchen

8. 

9. Make an article of clothing 

10. Ride in a hot air balloon.

11. Go on a road trip without planning it!

12. Buy a stranger their morning coffee

13. SURPRISE for the girlfriends :)

14. Eat an entire cookie bottom sundae by myself

15. Go home a different route to Mississippi

16. Go to a cooking class, bring a man, drink some wine

17. Ask a guy at the grocery store for suggestions on cooking something

18. Buy a new item at the Franklin farmer's mkt

19. Find a good wine and share w friends at a vineyard 

20. Kiss someone at midnight on New Year's Eve 

21. Foam 5k + one more 5k

22. Plan a pamper day all day --mani/pedi, makeover, massage, new outfit

23. Kiss someone in the rain

24. Make a vision board. 

25.  Skip work just bc 

26. Go on a speed-date or 3 blind dates this year

27. Make a digital scrapbook: Instagram counts. 

28. Keep adding money to my savings + Have an outline of what to do in retirement 

29. Get something (an article?) published. 

30.  Participate in this Photo Challenge. Not only did I do this challenge, but I also created Gratitude, Christmas, and 365 Photo projects of my own. 

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Take a risk w the house--paint, put on the mkt, etc 

Offer to cook for a man

Ask a random guy on a date

Take a picture a day for a week

Cooking class w the girls (mom, Viv, Allison)

Online Adventures

Alright everybody, I've recently had a birthday and we just entered a new year.  Happy birthday to me!  Meaning... There are New Years resolutions to be made and 28 years to reflect upon. This 29th year is going to be an adventure. So, for my birthday I had some of my nearest and dearest friends to help me do 2 things: 1) to create a list of 30 things to accomplish before I turn 30 and to help accomplish a New Years resolution--to have a subscription on an online dating site. Tonight's post is about the online dating. I'll get to the 30 before 30 list in a few days, but I knew there were a few of you who were dying to hear the online dating report :)

Well, welcome to online dating!  My goodness!  I've spent the last couple of nights responding to emails to the many interested men. I've already deleted several and I still have 47 emails in my inbox. Whoa!  Sounds like I'm bragging, right?  Don't get carried away. This is a meat market and I'm just a new piece of meat. I'm sure it will calm down soon.

Well, there are a few guys who are interesting. Several have very interesting profile names. Some have smiled at me. Some have winked ;)   One of the things on my 30 before 30 items is to say "yes" to a date with a guy I'd normally say "no" to.   So... There are 2 really cute guys who seem to have good profiles, but....one's divorced with 2 kids and one was never married but has one child. So, I might be able to cross one thing off the list :/ if I do go on a date with either of them.

Thankfully, these websites give you room to say "no thank you" pretty quickly. Trust me girls, the grass is NOT always greener on the other side.  I'll keep looking and will report any interesting men!

So one reason I think I rarely post is because, in my humble opinion, the posts I've made have been funny. I'm not funny often, so...it takes a while for me to think of enough funnies to post.  Starting now, I'm giving myself permission to not be funny on every post.  Some will be funny.  Some will serious. Some may be sad. Just sayin...