thirty before thirty - the list

in exactly one month i will be twenty-two years old. since new years i have thought about ways that i would like to change my life and set myself some monthly goals and intentions to work towards. in doing this i realized it would be a good idea to compile a thirty before thirty list. my list outlines thirty things that i wish to have accomplished by the time i am thirty years old. i have seen this goal-setting method on other blogs and love the idea.

i have eight years to complete the tasks i have given myself and i will no doubt need every year to complete my list. i also reserve the right to amend anything on the list as i see fit! here it is:

1) Sell a painting.
2) Live in Toronto for a year.
3) Learn how to make sushi.
4) Own a dog.
5) Go to my grandparents' village in Sao Miguel & eat fresh seafood in Portugal.
6) Stay in an ice hotel or igloo.
7) Visit NYC (Central Park, the Brooklyn Bridge, MOMA, shopping, etc.).
8) Write on my blog daily.
9) Skate on the Rideau Canal. -Jan 21, 2012
10) Adopt a vegetarian lifestyle for a month.
11) Plant a garden.
12) Learn how to cook a full turkey dinner.
13) Own a DSLR camera.
14) Take a road trip to California.
15) Get my boater's license and learn to drive a boat.
16) Go skydiving or do something equally as thrilling.
17) Learn how to make massa bread as good as grandma's.
18) Go to the Louvre in France.
19) Ride on a roller coaster that goes upside down.
20) Create a digital database of all of my family's best recipes.
21) Be on a Relay For Life committee.
22) Go to Italy with my mom.
23) Do hot yoga.
24) Go to a drive-in movie.
25) Get my tattoo done.
26) Go camping in Algonquin Park.
27) Take a trip to Las Vegas and go to the Bellagio.
28) Learn how to snowboard.
29) Go snow shoeing.
30) Swim in the Pacific Ocean.

i can't wait to get started and i will update the list as things get checked off :)