Monday, April 9, 2012

30 before 30? I think I'm already spent.

I'm turning 30 in 7 months. I have friends who are approaching this milestone as well, and I have seen several "30 before 30" lists. I thought about this, and honestly, I've done a ton of stuff in the last ten years. I can honestly say that I am approaching 30 with peace of mind that I've done as much as I could with the last decade of my life. I don't feel the need to try and cram anything in in the next few months. When I made this list, I actually wondered how I managed to pull all of this off. I'm sure I'm forgetting things, too. Comment if you see anything I missed!

Here's the summary.

Family

2 sisters in law

6 nieces and nephews

Passing of 2 grandparents


Education

BYU – undergraduate in Youth Leadership

UOPX – master’s in Education/Curriculum and Instruction


Jobs

2 summer camp programs

Substitute middle school teacher

Teacher in juvenile detention center

Start up company in SLC

UOPX – academic counselor and manager

Apollo – project team and instructional designer


Moves – 8 total

Provo

Italy

Logan

SLC

Phoenix



Weird Illnesses

Reaction to medication (sick for months, skipped finals at BYU)

Mono

Ulcer

Pontiac Fever (mild form of Legionnaire’s Disease)


Travel

Chicago

Florida – Disneyworld

San Antonio

Las Vegas (several times)

St. George

California

Magic Mountain (twice)

Disneyland (several times)

San Francisco

Philadelphia

Washington, DC

New York City

New Orleans

Georgia

Virginia

Idaho (several places, several times)

Indiana

Italy

Sicily

Puglia

Florence

Verona

Milan

Como

Lugano

Spain

Madrid

Barcelona


Mission

Italy

Cities

Taranto

Messina

Siracusa

Palermo

Catania

Companions: 13

Language: Italian


Callings

VT Supervisor

Gospel Doctrine teacher

Sunday School teacher – 14 yr olds

RS secretary

FHE committee

FHE co-chair

Activities committee

Ward Missionary

Mission Prep Teacher


Other

Roommates: 20 (plus mission companions)

Flipped the X-terra

NLDS playoff game

Helicopter ride over NYC

Mardi Gras parades

Rappelling Aussie style

Transcribed mission journal

Returned to mission


Before 30

Boston

Watching Boston Marathon

Attending game at Fenway

Getting a dog again



Left on the List

Travel

Atlanta – attend Braves game

Denver

Seattle/Portland

Paris

Rome

London

Singapore

Thailand

Hawaii

Learn to play the piano

Write a book (already started)

Glass blowing

Stunt driving class

Hot air balloon ride

I have a secret dream to be a ballerina…maybe I’ll take a dance class. hehe

*Always remember: Live life on purpose.*

4 comments:

Kelli said...

I've always wanted to learn glass blowing. I've been looking at 30 in the rearview for a few years now, but there is a studio in Phoenix that teaches glass blowing workshops called Circle 6, their "Introduction to Glassblowing" class is two hours and costs $50, if you are interested I would take the class with you!

Shelly said...

I was actually signed up for that, Kelli, but I ended up going to Knott's Berry Farm that weekend instead. Let's chat at bunco!

Elise said...

I loved reading this!!!! you've inspired me to make a list of all that I've done in the past decade. Great to catch up on your blog :) I'll see you THIS WEEK!!! WOOHOO!!!!!

Leanna said...

You rock!!! So I see you have a Braves game to attend...you best be planning a visit to moua too! Besos Shelly!