I've got 3 years

and a little over a month until I'm the big 3-0. I normally dont dwell on things like this but my friend brought it up (actually my cousin brought it up last year when he told me I had 14 years until I was 40).

My friend is making a list of things he wants to do before he's 30 and as a girl who loves lists, I thought I'd jump on the bandwagon. This is mostly focused on the next year, but hey, baby steps right?

1. Ride switch comfortably
2. Buy a yellow VW beetle
3. Negotiate a salary successfully
4. Graduate with a Masters degree in urban planning.
5. Go hiking in the S. Island of New Zealand (Jan 2012)
6. Revisit the clarinet

It's a hard list to write because I've actually done a lot already. I've grown my hair long, cut it short, died it purple, red and blue. I've lived in Alaska, Japan, Nepal, Hawaii, New York. I've learned Japanese, I've revisited my grandparents on both sides. I've climbed many mountains and surfed in many oceans.

I'm a pretty lucky girl. I think the one thing I haven't been able to do is stay put for very long, but putting that on a list of goals seems absurd and boring. Maybe I'll put that on my 14 til 40 list.