Thirty by Thirty

2017 was a beautiful, freeing, difficult life-giving year.

I started my 28th year on a train ride across the country. The train took me to San Francisco and I ended my trip in Napa Valley. (I’m yet to be convinced there is a more beautiful drive than the coast of hwy 1)

Since then I have done things I would have dreamed of writing on a thirty by thirty list.

I tried out new hobbies, like, calligraphy, macrame, and refinishing furniture. I went on girl vacas, spontaneous trips, and workcations. I rode a bicycle across canadian vineyards sampling all the wine. I took up yoga. I tried out acupuncture. I had coffee with a stranger. I attended an in-depth workshop on how to study the bible. I took a solo trip where I had a photoshoot on the top of a mountain! I made new friends…

While it was possibly the hardest year of my life, it was also one of the most rewarding.

Year 29, I want to become a better, more whole version of myself.

In the so many moments I’m tempted to quit it all, to make all of the uncomfortable feelings go away, I remember that it’s the wrestling and perseverance that will ultimately lead me to real peace.

And so, on my 29th birthday, I put together a list of things I want to do before I turn 30.

Here they are!