Checking in on the Dirty Thirty...

A fellow bloggie friend of mine asked about how I was coming along with my 30-Before-30 list, and I realized I needed to do a check-in to see how I'm doing.  I know, sadly, that some things have fallen into the category of less-than-possible, but hopefully I've made some satisfactory progress.

5 months later, I've accomplished:

1. Run a half-marathon
2. Start a retirement account
3. Get paid for photography (one photo, one session, whatever...)
4. Sew an outfit I'd wear in public
5. Take Nash to see the snow (unless it snows early in the fall AND I'm randomly there for it)
6. Bake and decorate a multi-layer ombre cake
7. Capture a great "fireworks" photo
8. Take part in a haunted house
9. Go on a big family vacay
10. Visit a foreign country (kind of a gimmee since my unit is going to Japan in Jan)
11. Start a business
12. Get paid to design something (biz cards, flyers, logos, invitations, whatever...)
13. Take a real roadtrip somewhere new and random
14. Can something I grow or make myself
15. Try bikram yoga
16. Begin composting
17. Kick my sugar habit
18. Set up and maintain a photo archive system
19. Do a mud/fun run with a group of friends
20. Go on an adults-only cruise
21. Complete a 30-day photo challenge
22. Buy a new house (near a playground)
23. Master the perfect sourdough bread recipe
24. Start a family tradition
25. Perform a full pull-up unassisted (might be easy for some, but I've never been able to do it)
26. Meet Giuliana Rancic and tour the E! Networks building (ok, this may be dreaming)
27. Build Bubs a sand box from scratch (no plans, no kits)
28. Donate 10 hours of time to either a kids' charity or an animal shelter
29. Learn how to swim
30. Have an awesome 30th birthday party

So...almost half way in and I've accomplished...two things.  ::Sigh::  I better get moving!  It's so good to look back at it though...I'd almost forgotten about some of these!