thirty one.

So I made a new list of things I want to do before my next birthday - (you can check out my old list here)  I added some of the ones that I did not finish onto my new list- Thirty one things to do before I turn thirty two.  Although it would be great to get them all crossed off by next year, this is just intended as a fun list to give me some ideas.

1. Spend a day at the beach by myself.

2.  Become certified to be an at-home baker!

3.  Make a will.

4.  Write a business plan.

5.  Achieve my goal weight!

6.  Run a half marathon.

7. Go to a concert.

8. Make a bucket list for each season for our family. (2/4)

9.   Save $1000 for my business.

10.  Find a picnic table for my back deck

11.  Grow an herb garden

12. Find something I'm afraid to do, and do it anyway.

13. Write a letter to my girls for them to read when they are older.

14.  plan a suprise party for my husband's .. GASP!.. 40th birthday! (who hopefully will not read this!)  Going to Florida instead!! Surprise!!

15.  Take a drive with my husband to see the fall foliage- no kids allowed!

16.  Make a baked good to give to charity/silent auction, etc.

17.  upgrade my phone!

18.  Paint my kitchen.

19. Decorate my kitchen backsplash, possibly with paint swatches.

20. Take my girls to Funtown.

21. Make a cake covered in sprinkles.

22. Make my own marshmallows.

23. Teach Rory how to read.

24.  Make my own vanilla extract.

25. Blog at least once a month (8/12)

26. Win a contest.

27. Take the girls on the train.

28.  Pay off my credit card.

29. Take a week-long vacation and do NOTHING.

30. Bring the girls to Boston for the day and go to the museum or the aquarium.

31. Achieve a better work/life balance.