Wednesday, December 23, 2015

#3: Attend the temple 30 times

1. 12/19/15 Mt. Timpanogos temple
2. 12/26/15 Atlanta temple
3. 12/30/15 Columbia SC temple
4. 1/7/16 Atlanta temple
5. 3/5/16 Atlanta temple
6. 4/5/16 Atlanta temple
7. 5/27/16 Atlanta temple
8. 7/22/16 Raleigh temple
9. 8/26/16 Atlanta temple

#7: Read 12 non-fiction books

1. Pirate Hunters (Robert Kurson)
2. The Art of Happiness (14th Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler)
3. The Opposite of Spoiled (Ron Lieber)
4. It's All Too Much (Peter Walsh)
5. The Johnstown Flood (David McCullough)
6. In the Heart of the Sea (Nathan Philbrick)
7. Word Freak (Stefan Fatsis)
8. Sea of Glory (Nathaniel Philbrick)
9. Grit (Angela Duckworth)
10. Venomous (Christie Wilcox)
11. Endurance (Alfred Lansing)
12. Stiff (Mary Roach)

#26: Memorize 12 scriptures

December 2015: "And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side" -Mark 4:35

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

#14: Write a letter each week

I will do this on Sunday in conjunction with my weekly email to Amy. I'm keeping a record so I wrote to a variety of people, not just a few:
12-6-15: Grandma Giullian
12-13-15 (make-up): Withers
12-20-15 (make-up): Randy & Kay F.
12-27-15: Ashley C.
1-3-16: Cheryl H.
1-10-16: Analisa G.
1-17-16: Patricia O.
1-24-16: Krystal H.
1-31-16: Susan D.
2-7-16: Leah C.
2-14-16: Russell K.
2-21-16: Patricia W.
2-28-16: Jill G.
3-6-16: Shellie M.
3-13-16: Lena C.
3-20-16: Sue N.
3-27-16: Christi S.
4-3-16: Carol M.

Saturday, December 5, 2015

#2: Run 300 miles

I'll keep a running tally of my miles here (pun intended):
Total miles: 80/300

Log
12/5/15: 2 miles
12/28/15: 1.5 miles
5/12/16: 1 mile
5/16/16: 1.5 miles
5/20/16: 2 miles
5/24/16: 2.5 miles
5/26/16: 1.5 miles
6/12/16: 3 miles
7/20/16: 2.5 miles
7/28/16: 5 miles
8/2/16: 1 mile
8/9/16: 3 miles
8/11/16: 3 miles
8/15/16: 3 miles
8/16/16: 3 miles
8/18/16: 3 miles
8/20/16: 4 miles
8/22/16: 3 miles
8/23/16: 1.5 miles
8/25/16: 3 miles
8/27/16: 5 miles
8/29/16: 3 miles
8/30/16: 3 miles
9/1/16: 3 miles
9/12/16: 3 miles
9/13/16: 3 miles
10/11/16: 1 mile
10/12/16: 3 miles
10/14/16: 6 miles
10/31/16: 3 miles

Thursday, December 3, 2015

The Master List

I want 30 to be more than just "the year I started to feel really old," so here is my list of 30 things I want to accomplish while I am 30. Some are require major dedication, while others are simple. I'll update it at least monthly, perhaps weekly if I make progress that quickly.
1. Write, illustrate & publish a children's book (ebook)
2. Run 300 miles
3. Attend the temple 30 times and prepare 30 names for the temple
4. Bring my list of temples visited to 30 (5 new ones)
5. Run a half marathon after baby comes
6. Spend 30 hours learning a piano piece
7. Read 12 non-fiction books (12-20-16)
8. Visit the Margaret Mitchell house
9. Hike Brasstown Bald (10-1-16)
10. Mow the lawn for the first time
11. Make caramel corn
12. Learn to make toffee
13. Read the New Testament
14. Write a letter to a friend or family member each week
15. Call a friend each month
16. Visit the beach
17. Make a snow angel (12-15-15)
18. Take a yoga class
19. Swim a mile
20. Play in the sprinkler with the kids (7-25-16)
21. Go dancing with Jeff
22. Renew my passport with my new name
23. Camp in a yurt
24. Hike Amicalola (9-24-16)
25. Host a margarita party (2-9-15)
26. Memorize 12 scriptures (one a month)
27. Visit Savannah
28. Do a robot camp for at least 2 days
29. Make a new friend (7-18-16)
30. Visit MLK house (10-14-16)