thirty things [update]

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since punxsutawny phil may not even make it out of the ground today, 

i thought i'd share an update from thirty things 

[30 things i plan to do while i'm 30]:

1 - travel to a country i've not been

I have plane tickets for Guatemala City in March

and Ireland in May/June (yep, two new countries for me)

2 - buy a sewing machine (i have growing list of projects for it)

purchased in December

3 - go sailing on the charles river

[currently frozen, so I'm waiting on this one]

4 - watch a film in subtitles from start to finish
5 - make soup from scratch

6 - sleep under the stars (without a tent)

[back to frozen...or should I point out the mountains of snow around?]

7 - become proficient in adobe photoshop

I've started, but def not proficient yet

8 - sew an item of clothing & wear it

does my infinity scarf count?

9 - read a c.s. lewis book from cover to cover

started A Grief Observed [working my way through]

10 - learn to play chess

11 - kayak or canoe the concord river 

12 - spend a night at a new england b&b

13 - cut down our first christmas tree with the hubs

we ended up choosing one that was cut the same day

14 - string our christmas tree with cranberries and/or popcorn

didn't do this because I was afraid the mice would return

15 - attend a broadway show 

(or maybe an off-broadway show since it's $$$)

16 - go for seven consecutive days without wearing brown pants or shirt

17 - apply to be a member of the daughters of the american revolution

18 - visit wrigley field in chicago

planning to do so at the end of the month when I'm in Chicago

19- hike at least 10 miles of the a.t.

20 - go to a winery

21 - watch the sun rise over boston

22 - make new pillow cases for the living room

23 - train the pooch to obey commands consistently 

24 - write & publish an article for my professional association, acui

I've had two online pieces on the commons

25 - send letters to my compassion child more consistently

glad to see this reminder...I need it!

26 - listen to more classical music, i really enjoy it but don't often listen

been trying, but not "regularly"

27 - lead a service or alternative break trip

Taking 8 students to Guatemala City in March

28 - make donuts from scratch (already have a recipe in mind)

29 - visit five new-to-me boston restaurants (i'm taking suggestions)

Center Street Cafe (JP)

The Paramount (Beacon Hill)

Stephanie's on Newbury (Back Bay)

30 - frequent garage sales (or tag sales as they're called in new england)

okay, that's more than 1/4 of the way through my list and 

more than 1/4 of the way through this year...I think I'm on track!