I’ve never had a life goal list before, but inspired by Katie’s 30 before 30 list I’m starting one now. No, she didn’t hit all 30 but she made a list and did some things she’d always wanted to try.  Every day of my life tends to be just another to-do list that never gets finished because as soon as it does, I put it on tomorrow’s list. Laundry, dishes, carpool, grocery shopping, cooking dinner—this is my life and it’s time to change that.

This list isn’t intended to be much more than a to-do list of things I can actually cross off upon completion. Maybe I’ll get to some of them, maybe I won’t, but everybody’s gotta have a dream.  I have also created a 40×40 category where I intend to journal my progress, if any.

1. Take a dance class.
2. Complete our wedding scrapbook album.
3. Get a tattoo.
4. Reach my ideal body weight.
5. Write a book.
6. Start roller blading again.
7. Get a college degree.
8. Go on a vacation with just my husband.
9. Take a cruise.
10. Increase my business income so that hubby can stay at home with us.
11. Finish my girls’ baby albums.
12. Learn to sew.
13. Replace my VHS movies with DVD.
14. Launch my business on a national level.
15. Buy a motorcycle.
16. Take my kids skiing.
17. Go to the Harvest Moon Festival.
18. Eat a romantic dinner with the hubby at the Melting Pot.
19. Visit Africa, preferably Kenya.
20. Get a manicure.
21. Skydive.
22. Visit Las Vegas.
23. Let my kids eat cotton candy at the fair.
24. Build a snowman with my girls.
25. Overhaul my wardrobe. (Alternate: Hire a fashion consultant.)
26. Use my homemade compost in the garden.
27. Attend every major sporting event in the Indianapolis area at least once.
28. Ride in a limo.
29. Live in a house that has no permanent marker on the walls, no holes in the carpet, no food messes on the furniture and no handprints on the windows.
30. Dance under a waterfall.
31. Meet a celebrity.
32. Grow (and preserve) enough food to last all winter.
33. Be a bridesmaid.
34. Picnic at the ocean.
35. Renew my wedding vows.
36. Watch a meteor shower.
37. Foster a child.
38. Attend a shuttle launch.
39. Find the perfect Little Black Dress.
40. Learn to walk in heels.