10 Things to do Before I turn 30

A few weeks ago — exactly 6 months before my 30th birthday — I made a list of things to accomplish before I get old turn 30.  In no particular order, they are . . .

Run a 10K without walking.
   status: up to 3.4 miles.

Go on a safari.
   status: scheduled for very soon.

Read at least 3 books.
   status: reading the first now.

Rip all of my CDs into iTunes.
   status: about 5% there.

Run a Marathon.
   status: scheduled for January

Do 100 pushups without stopping.
   status: 20% of the way there.

Drop my weight back to 165.
   status: too much junk food in the house right now.

Plant 2 trees in my front yard.
   status: waiting for fall.

Get rid of half of my junk in the attic.
   status: not started.

Go without Coke for 7 entire days.
   status: dreading this one.

One Response to “10 Things to do Before I turn 30”

  1. .: bistan.net :. » Blog Archive » Run, Forrest, Run Says:

    [...] On an ironic note, the water next to me is in a cup from Snow’s Memorial Chapel, a local funeral home.  That’s where I felt like I needed to be after a 4 mile run!  There is a 5K here in town tomorrow morning, but we are hitting the road early (at $5.00 per gallon) to check something off of my to-do list. [...]

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