Thirty things to do before I turn Thirty

So like many other bloggers I have come up with a list of 30 things I want to do . So I chalked out the categories that were essential and after much thought and deliberation I decided these 30 things would be it.

Overcome fear

1. Driving - I was 20 when I got my Driver's license for both four wheeler and two wheeler and yet I drive none. And now I'm slightly terrified of driving.
2. Swimming - I'm not afraid of water , on the contrary I am quite fascinated by it and yet I cannot swim to even save my life. So I want to learn it and then go snorkeling.

Family

    3. Start a Family Tradition- I like the idea of having a Happiness Jar , where we can write and drop in all our happy moments which we can read together on New Year's eve.

    4. Create a Photo corner at home - I have been postponing this since last year. 

    5. Adopt a girl child - This, I keep my fingers crossed. I pray everyday for this to happen. 

Happiness Jar

Health & Well being

    6. Yoga - Restart practicing it everyday. By 30 I want to be able to do a full split.

    7.  Avoid Meat - I always think of turning a vegan, but I'm yet too small to make that much of a sacrifice. I can't think of a life without Cheese and Yoghurt. And almost all of my baking experiments will require, diary and eggs! But meat I shall avoid for a year and see if its something I can live my whole life without.
    8. Drink 2 litres of water Daily - I fail at this miserably often

Personal Improvement

    9. Journaling - I have a journal , but it has turned into an 'I like to RANT' book, which is not really want I need at this point. I want to be mindful of what I feel and how I feel , but I don't want to feel more integrated by the process and not torn up.

    10.  Shake a Bad Habit- I cannot resist the urge to shove my opinion down everybody's throat. It would save me a lot of trouble if I just shut up! 

   11. Learn a foreign Language - I live in foreign country and its high time I learn their language- Arabic ( It might even land me a job)

   

Work & Creativity

   12. Develop a business idea - I have more than one idea which can be monetized for my own benefit , but I haven't been very determined that way. I should at least try!

   13. Get a new Masters- I registered for English Language and Literature

   14. Learn to take quality pictures - I'm ashamed that being a graduate in media studies , my photographs are just average . That ends in a few hundred days.

   15. Crochet a Cap for Dhruva 

   

Travel & Experiences

   16. See and enjoy all of UAE, while I'm here - I live in this beautiful city swarming with tourists at all seasons and I haven't explored it to my satisfaction till date. Its a shame.
   17. Go on an all girl's trip with my besties from college - We are all so far away from each other and can't even bring ourselves together for a Hangout.

   18. One Extreme adventure - Skydiving/ Snorkeling?

Doesn't look like a dream? Pic Courtesy : Google images

Finances

    19. Savings 30k by 30 - I don't have a job, and I have no other means of income  and I have no clue how I will meet this.

Just for me

   20.  Reading Goal of 30 books - I have stooped from one book a week to one a month and now one a year! Its depressing!!!      21.  Get Inked/ pierced  - I shall get one when my family is complete     22.  Learn to solve a Rubix Cube

Reading Challenge

Giving to Others

   23. Donate Blood - I never hit the 50 kg mark in order to be able to donate, the only time being when I got pregnant and that doesn't count. My parents and my husband look at me and state " There's not even enough for you, what makes you think you can give to someone else". But this needs to change.   
  24. Help check something off from my parent's/somebody else's list- Now c'mon ! I cannot think of one instance when I needed my parents and they weren't there. And when doing that for somebody else? I think it would be a great feeling.

Writing/Blogging

 25. Get published - Anywhere, somewhere.  ( I got published in Parentous.com Now I write for them every month) 26. Blog about every single thing on this list 

Trying new things

    27. Start a collection - I have decided I shall collect fridge magnets . My son likes them and I think it makes a great decor.

    28. Baking- 20 new recipes. I may keep adding to it as I please

    29. Make a Travel journal - I doodle a lot with pen and pencil, so lets put that to some good use now

    30. Learn to Hula Hoop.


Disclaimer : I am allowed to change some of the above , if I find it fancier ;)