I’m a 29 year old girl with the islands in her heart and a fondness for designer bags (bought on sale of course!) who is on a mission to accomplish 30 things that I haven’t done yet before I turn 30 on January 7, 2011. Number 9 on my list? Start a blog and document my list of 30 things (and life within and after). Check.
About Me:
I'm a 29 30 year old girl with the islands in her heart and a fondness for designer bags (bought on sale of course!) who made it my mission to accomplish 30 things that I had not done yet before I turned 30 on January 7, 2012. Number 9 on my list? Start a blog and document my list of 30 things (and life within and after). Check. Oh yeah, I did everything else too... so I guess I'm now just documenting the "after"!
For a full list of key players who pop up on this blog from time to time, read this post.
***The full list of 30 Things is in the right-hand column below.

My 30 Before 30 List:
1. Learn to sail
2. Take a photography class
3. Pay for someone’s meal behind me in a drive-thru
4. Get CPR/First Aid Certified
5. Give blood again even though it's difficult for me
6. Buy myself a nice piece of jewelry to commemorate my 29th birthday
7. Learn how to knit
8. Make myself a quilt out of my old t-shirts
9. Start a blog and document my list of 30 (and life within and after)
10. Give snowboarding a shot
11. Take Brody to an agility class (this can't be done until later in the year once his knee heals) - NOW Get back into rescue
12. Run a 5k (yeah... you heard me)
13. Go paintballing
14. Play 18 holes of golf (no scramble)
15. Lose 15 pounds
16. Go to a Gay Pride event
17. Participate in the 365 Photo project starting and ending on my birthday And you can see the albums HERE and HERE.
18. Go TV free for one week
19. Take the Dune Buggy for a ride by myself (further than up and down the road)
20. Make homemade pasta
21. Babysit for one of the many new babies in my life so my friend/family member can go on a date with their husband (and I can test my feet in the baby water)
22. Go wine tasting in my town (did you know there are vineyards in my town? and why have I not gone?)
23. Learn how to properly go yard sale shopping with Katy... and make a day of it (Previously "Give up Facebook for a week")
24. Top my Halloween costume from 2010
25. Visit Jen/Disney World/Harry Potter World
26. Go one year without buying a pair of shoes (this started as a bet and ended up on my list)
27. Grow and freeze/jar my own vegetables (i.e. get my garden back up and running)
28. Become more financially responsible (John and I have a personal goal set)
29. Make something with my dad in his wood shop
30. Dance in the rain – with no umbrella
Blogs I Read
- a.stray.kat.
- According To Shannon
- Alice's Bucket List
- alifefilledwithlovejoy
- Beneath My Heart
- Born Ambitious – Born Imaginative
- chrischelleandcallie
- De Gustibus Non Disputandum Est
- dreamalittledream777
- Fancy Ketchup Bandit
- I Pittie The Fool
- love. life. style.
- Lucky Dog Rescue Blog
- Measure Your Life In Love
- MODG
- Old House Young Home
- OrganicME
- Purely Winging It
- Sweet Cheeks in the Kitchen
- The Girl Acoustic
- The Humble Home Life
- The Restless Blogger
- The Way To His Heart
- The Wescotts
- These Little Moments
- tripindaisie
- {thirtysomething}
Favorite Posts (Other Than Ones Crossed Out in My List)
- A Good friend is cheaper than therapy
- Cast of Characters
- Dear baby Darcie
- Empty nest
- I promise 1000 promises
- I will always remember
- I'm thankful for…
- I’m such a baby… (and if you are too, you might not want to read this post)
- Is it October yet? I'm going "mad!"
- It’s my birthday… My 30th birthday.
- Off with their heads!
- Oh come on Irene… errrr… wait, it’s Eileen? I think I like her better anyways…
- Reason #720,426 that I love my husband.
- There are lots of cartoons in this post because exercising is funny to me
- To have or have not – something not on the list
- Well… here it is. Happy 29th Birthday to me!
Posts About Rescue
- Absolute fulfillment
- Alright… one more time
- Content
- Dear evie
- Dear Evie, Part 2
- Diamonds are a girl's best friend
- Everything I need to know about parenting, I learn from my dogs…
- From "nothing" to "life"
- How can you deny a smile like this?
- I've done it again…
- Independence Day
- now this should have been on my list
- Random updates
- This post is about dogs. Does that surprise anyone?
- You didn’t REALLY think I’d be done, did you?


LOVE it!!! And I will try to remember not to bug you to go shopping on our next visit
Hope it is a super day@!
Hi was searching the word Vortex and was led to your sight. if nothing you made me laugh! Thank You. you also touched my heart with the photo of you and your dad. Thanks again.
Hi Trudy, thanks so much! Stick around… it’s nice to know there are readers other than my family and friends.