One month update – 30 by 30
Today I’m one month into my 30 by 30. Doing some simple math makes me think I should get 2-3 things done off the list every month. So lets see how I did.
Well first things first, I finished the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. It was an amazing experience. Be sure to check out my recap here.
I also visited a new city! Technically I went to multiple different cities, but I’m only counting it as one because it only got one new pin on our newlywed map. Yay for San Francisco (hint: I’ll be posting recaps from our trip next week).
I tried a new food too. I was late jumping on this bandwagon, but I finally tried quinoa. It was really tasty and Hubby enjoyed it too.
I also started up a volunteer event. Well actually I just agreed to continue an ongoing event. We moved to a new office location and a guy I know who used to sit over there did can recycling and donated all the proceeds to charity. He asked if I would take over. So I agreed. Yay for helping the community!
So technically I only crossed one thing off my list! Ahh. I need to get going on this thing…
Cooking/Baking:
- Bagels
- Marshmallows
- Molten Lava Cakes
- Baked Doughnuts
- Cheesecake
- Indian Meal (chicken tikka masala and naan)
- Sushi
- Continue to bake for a good cause
- Try three foods I’ve never had (1: quinoa)
Health/Fitness:
- Get to my goal weight
- Work out on a regular basis
Complete theAvon Walk for Breast CancerÂ(check out my recap here)
Boston/Travel:
- Visit at least 3 new cities (1: San Francisco)
- Pack a picnic dinner and see a movie on the Esplanade
- Go to the beach! (can you believe Hubby and I haven’t had a beach day since we moved to Boston 3 years ago)
- Go to the Cranberry Festival in October
- Take a spontanious trip with girlfriends
Relationships:
- Talk to younger siblings (A and L) on a regular basis
- Plan/host a girls night (in or out)
- Go visit my little brother’s college dorm room
- Meet my friend’s babies in the Midwest
- Babysit/Spoil my new nephew as much as I can
- Send birthday cards to my siblings, parents, and nephew
- Plan a date-day with Hubby
Other:
- Take a cooking class
- Read the photography books my dad got me
- Finish all the nearly-complete kitchen projects
- Fully de-clutter our place
- Volunteer for something at least four times (1: volunteered to take care of the ongoing can-recycling project at work)
- Plan a Boston area food blogger event
I am Jen the Beantown Baker. Engineer by day and baking maven by night. Hubby serves as my #1 fan and official taste tester. We got hitched back in 2006. Barefoot. In the sand. With the waves crashing behind us. It was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. 
I love list and the satisfaction I get from drawing a line through an item on it! Sometimes I’ll add an item that I’ve accomplished that was on it just to mark through it! I’m weird like that! 🙂
Thanks for visiting my blog and the nice comment! You’ve got some great stuff here. I still want to try the chocolate dipped meringues. Oh, and your right the must try list….out of CONTROL! 🙂
~ingrid
Oops, I meant lists and added an item that WASN’T on the list! I’m a dork! I need to proof read before I hit publish!
~ingrid
I have to admit that I do the same thing about adding things to the list that I’ve already done just so I can then cross it off. Hubby jokes that I should always start my lists with “write this list” just so I can immediately mark something off.
I love your list, I need to read my D40 manual as well.
Jen, you now have less than 2 weeks till your birthday.
At work yesterday, our VP suggested we need to delegate more, and if we delegate things, the unimportant things will fall off the table.
Trying to help. Delegate your reading to Lnz. She loves to read and gets bored when she reads a book for the 3rd or 4th time. Give her a book to read for you and then have her explain the book…you would accomplish multiple things at once, keep Lnz from getting bored, spend quality time listening to her, and accomplish something on your list by delegating.
good luck,
Dad