30 before 30 List

I don't know about you guys, but money is tight.  And it is frustrating.  You know what the most frustrating part is?  That I cannot financially contribute to our lives at this point in our life.  I know that there are women out there reading this who will not understand where I am coming from.  From day one they have wanted to be a wife and a mother and when they achieved those goals, their lives were complete.  Unfortunately, I am not one of those women.  While those little girls were playing with pillow cases on their heads as bridal veils (saw that in a movie), I was opening a cooking class for my younger cousins.  When they were gushing over boys in high school, I was playing sports and helping manage a business.  (don't be fooled, I also made time for gushing. I was great at multitasking!)

Now don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with either of these situations.  It just so happens that because I fall in the latter of the two, and happen to have two kids and never stay in any place that speaks English longer than 3 months, I can't do a thing about it.  Thankfully, I have a very supportive husband who wants me to pursue my dream.  We just don't have a very 'dream-pursing' conducive life right now. 

So as I am sitting here tonight, a bit depressed because I can't do anything about these situations, I thought I would come up with a 30 before 30 list.  I have seen them around and thought this might be a good way to set goals for myself.  I do better when I have something to look forward to, a list to cross off.  It might change a bit with time or as I get to spend a bit more time thinking about the items on the list, but as for now, this is it.  I am surprised (or maybe not) how many things involve spending money.  I don't want my happiness to be contingent on spending money and having things.  So I think I will focus on the ones that give back.

30 before 30

1.) Take a cruise with my husband

2.) Run another 10k without stopping under 1hr.

3.) Open an Etsy shop

4.) Buy a Mac computer, the one I want

5.) Visit Greece

6.) Visit Rome

7.) Find a younger woman of God to mentor

8.) Become fluent in French

9.) Become a blog designer

10.) Buy Adobe Illustrator

11.) Buy a house with my husband

12.) Invest in a nice camera (not point and shoot)

13.) Create a cookbook of my favorite recipes

14.) Grow my little blog into something more. Not sure what yet.

15.) Get in shape

16.) Find a way to contribute financially to our family

17.) Learn to sew better

18.) Figure out what I want to be when I grow up (whenever that is...)

19.) Organize a fundraiser for Great American Bakesale

20.) Sponsor two less fortunate kids through my boys so they can understand how fortunate they are

21.) Establish more of a retirement

22.) Get my husband’s stinkin’ green card

23.) Become more organized

24.) Develop family traditions for each major holiday, and maybe some fun stuff for the not so major ones

25.) Read the Bible all the way through

26.) Find my personal sense of style

27.) Go to beauty school

28.) Establish a way to keep my finances in order and stick with it.

29.) Volunteer at church

30.) Find an older woman of God to mentor me

Do any of you have a 30 before 30 or 40 before 40 or {enter age here} before whatever list?  Or just a plain old bucket list?  I would love to read about them.  Maybe inspire me to add a few to my list.  

Have a great hump day peeps!