30 by 30: Six Month Update

Six months into my 29th year, my life has seriously been in a whirlwind of change.  The most important lesson that I've learned is that you cannot let fear of the unknown hold you back.  I've made big changes.  I've faced issues with family members and friends that I was too scared to address.  I left my previous firm and switched to a firm that so far seems like so much of a better fit for me.  And after eight years in this beautiful city, we are moving to someplace a lot bigger.  While I'm nervous about the changes, I can honestly say that I'm looking forward to a slower pace of life.  Like I said, there have been a lot of changes but I can't remember when I've been happier.

With all of these changes, my 30 by 30 list has been sadly neglected.  I am now at the halfway point and I still have a lot of items to knock off my list!  Hopefully once this move is behind us, I'll get back on track!  Without further ado, here is the six month update for my 30 by 30 list!

1. Run a 5K.

• B.A.A. 5K (April 2011)
• Lawyers Have Heart 5K (June 2011)

2. Go camping, like real camping...overnight...in a tent.

3. Pay off all of my credit card debt.

4. Attend a live WWE event (don't judge).

5. Make Gordon Hamersley's roast chicken.

6. Walk the Brooklyn Bridge.

7. Go out to dinner and a movie by myself.

8. Watch all three of the original Star Wars movies.

9. Boil a lobster by myself for the first time.

10. Write my will.

11. Write a letter of apology to someone that I have wronged and send it.

12. Experiment with molecular gastronomy.

13. Learn to drive stick shift.

14. Learn to make my own kimchi.

15. Learn how to change a car tire.

16. Go to a shooting range.

17. Redesign "Fun and Fearless in Beantown"

18. Launch a wedding website.

19. Cook a three-course vegan dinner for my vegan friends.

20. Make turducken for the first time.

21. Climb a mountain.

22. Complete thirty (30) hours of community service or volunteering.

• Completed four hours at the Greater Boston Food Bank.

23. Finish an entire plate of Hell Pasta from East Coast Grill.
24. Floss every day.

• So far I've only missed four days of flossing since January 14th!

25. Take a self-defense course.

26. Make homemade ice cream for the first time.

27. Make gnocchi for the first time.
28. Fly a kite.
29. Milk a cow.
30. Participate in a city dinner crawl, which means having cocktails, appetizer, dinner, dessert and post-dinner cocktails each at a different place in one city in one night.


I'm hoping to knock at least one or two more items before the move.  In fact, my friend Alicia and I have plans to complete one (or possibly two) of these items this weekend in Connecticut!  But I promise I will get back on track...we'll see how it goes!