30 is the new 30!

It's 2011. That's 30 years since 1981, the year that I was born. My friend Eva got our group to make 30-before-30 lists. I made one, did a bunch of stuff, made a new one, and then haven't looked at it for a year or so before moving on to a bucket list. Well, I still have my 30-before-30 list taped to the wall in front of my laptop. What else is on there?

• See the Grand Canyon in Arizona : I'll fit this in mid-February
• Visit Central America
• Hike Half Dome at Yosemite : Doable!
• Travel to Canada : I think a flight to Seattle and then a drive to Canada and the surrounding cities would be fun! Originally, though, I definitely wanted to visit Montreal.
• Travel to Philadelphia : Fly to NYC for some work and then stop in Philly? *hoping*
• Travel to Denver : ...and on the flight home from NYC, a stop in to Denver??? *hoping*
• Travel to Eastern seaboard
• Visit Eastern Europe
• Travel to Australia / NZ
• Book destination weddings
• Sit down and review all financial documents, organize tax forms, and clean it all up (close any open accounts that are unused) : Need to schedule this on my teuxdeux list.
• Write my will : Teuxdeux, please.
• Sell and/or give away things I don't need : Ditto above.
• Make a comprehensive list of family and friends birthdays : And again....

All of the noted items are very doable and possible before 10/23/2011 while the other ones are very iffy, depending on my schedule. And funding.

I think lists are great to organize my thoughts and, sometimes, wishes and dreams. I don't, however, get all worked up over finishing every single item and I suppose I create the list with that mentality. "These things are great, but I won't die it they don't happen." And I wonder if it's that attitude that I don't get things done...something to think about.

Anyway, I really just still can't get over the fact that I'm wrapping up a decade this year....