29.

I’ve been toying with this list of things I would like to have done before my next birthday. I’ve been trying to get it to 29 before I hit publish, but as I have started checking things off already, I thought I’d put it out there now and add or adjust as I go along. Sure, some are gimmes, but oh well. This gives me something to work towards, something to plan for and look forward to.And I should mention that I found this idea at HulaSeventy’s blog.

My list:

1-Learn to walk in heels (and maybe even enjoy wearing them!).

2-Take the class that came with my sewing machine so that I can really use it and use it well.

3- Get fit so that I don’t look back with regret on my wedding photos and so that I can keep up with my soon-to-be husband on our honeymoon. We’ve decided on a 5 day canoe trip through Algonquin park. Honeymoon delayed as we are now, possibly, planning on going camping with all our friends who are coming out from Ontario instead.

4-Have as much of a stress-free wedding as possible.

5-Complete said canoe trip through Algonquin park. (Okay, this now won’t be before my next birthday, but I’m keeping it in here to make sure it doesn’t totally float away from the realm of possibility.)

6-Call my grandfather at least once a week.

7- Find a pair of pants that aren’t jeans that I can be comfortable in.

8-Graduate from college.

9-Have my friends over for dinner more often.

10-Plant a ‘box garden’ on my patio.

11-Get a job that allows me to pay the bills and then have some left over for the luxuries. Like groceries.

12- Put some serious thought into the idea of compiling all the stories of my grandmother’s life into a book.

13- Keep the kitchen stocked with bread flour so we can start using our bread maker again. Nothing beats home made bread!

14- Finish the knitting project I started while I was home sick. Hopefully it will be cowl-like. Done!

15- Get a camera. Nothing fancy, one that I can use will help me take better pictures.

16-Find out if the reason I’ve been sick for the past year really is due to mold in our apartment. (This will have to wait until after school is done).

17- Be more open with my fianky in terms of what I feel and what I want.

18-Sew a shirt and skirt. Not necessarily matching, but an outfit nonetheless.

Yawn.

Oh so very sleepy have I been lately. It’s been go go go. And now that I have two gloriously free days, I’m still exhausted and, even worse, bored!

Today I have gone grocery shopping, done 5 loads of laundry, cleaned the apartment, hung out with a friend and watched two movies. I’m now done with entertaining myself and would like someone else to do it! But unfortunately, Mr. Circus is down for the count with the plague today.

Oh, I also started my little bird project!

Yup, it’s a little orange birdie! My friend E gave me a kick ass book for my birthday and this is my first project. Yeah, not a fantastic picture, I know. But as soon as it has eyes and a beak it will look much more bird like. Also, something for me to remember for later: buying towels at the Army and Navy for a loonie really isn’t a decent replacement for going and buying fabric. But I do like to try things the hard way.

Am currently working on a list of 29 things to do before my 29th birthday. Turns out I’m not really goal oriented so this is kind of difficult for me right now. Also because all I can focus on is finishing school, aside from the wedding it’s hard for me to really think about life post school. But hopefully I’ll get that out here soon so I can start crossing stuff off it!