30 Before Thirty

I love Making It Lovely's blog, and her entry on 30 things she'd like to do before turning thirty caught my attention in particular. It got me to thinking...I'm a bit further from the fourth decade of my life then she is, but it's coming up pretty quickly. I turn thirty on 20 July, 2012, and there are many things I'd like to do before then. So why not make a list and keep track as I accomplish them? Some are smaller, some are bigger. All are things I've been meaning to do.

01. Take a vacation outside of the continental US with The Husband.
02. Get some new ink.
03. Finally get the piercings I've been meaning to get.
04. Attend Sock Summit 2011.
05. Acquire signature pieces for my developing style.
06. Develop or find a really good gluten-free bread recipe.
07. Take a family vacation someplace the children will enjoy.
08. Knit a silk lace shawl.
09. Learn how to container garden.
10. Read 30 books. Real books.
11. Make a new bed quilt.
12. Find 5 new artists/bands to listen to.
13. Be able to do one proper pull-up.
14. Learn to make perfect hash browns.
15. Take an art class, or at least start making art on a regular basis again.
16. Learn to do something with my hair that isn't a pony tail or piggies.
17. Master basic clothing alterations.
18. Buy at least one more piece of related art so I have a collection.
19. Complete and frame the mermaid cross stitch I have sitting in my craft tote.
20. Sew a plushie.
21. Splurge on some Liberty of London fabric.
22. Make a garment with it.
23. Get some cute, but practical, shoes.
24. Become self-sufficient again.
25. Pay off our entire credit card debt.
26. Own my car.
27. Learn origami.
28. Get an ice cream maker and use it.
29. Look in the mirror and not immediately nitpick and criticize.
30. Simplify. (Vague, I know, but I'm not 100% sure what I mean by that yet.)