29 before 30

Back in the day when I used to blog more regularly, I tried to create a list of things I wanted to complete before my next birthday.  Since it's the beginning of 2018, and my birthday was just a month ago, I decided to revisit this tradition.  The way it works is I try to accomplish one thing for every year I have been alive.

1. Read 200 books
2. Visit a new state
3. Lose some weight, specifically weigh less than 160 at some point this year
4. Blog at least twice monthly
5. Write a new short story
6. Get my passport
7. Learn to crochet
8. Take an exercise class
9. Put up trim in dining room
10. Paint bedroom
11. Paint stairs
12. Clean garage out enough so one car can park in it
13. Visit a winery
14. Read four religious books
15. Read four education books (not including grad school books)
16. Visit Sara and Merrick (and Rob)
17. Visit Shannon and Jared
18. Go to a concert
19. Go to church 24 times
20. Do a no spend week
21. Go to a financial person and figure out savings/retirement
22. Invest in the stock market
23. Go to a Twins game
24. Go to a play
25. Playmate for Crookston
26. Have an epic garage sale at parents
27. Try something new to Mike and me
28. Build products for TPT (list 5 new items)
29. Do 30 days of something