My birthday snuck up on me this year. Yesterday I turned 27 and boy, do I feel old. With my next milestone being the big 3-0, I figured it’d be good to start up another list of things I’d love to do before then. While I didn’t come close to completing my 26 before 26 list, it was a fun process and finally motivated me to cross off items on my ever-growing backlog. I have three years to complete this one and I’m ready to get started.

1. Learn how to properly use my camera
2. Learn conversational French
3. Eliminate my private debt — Done!
4. Paint the bathroom cabinets
5. Paint a picture for myself
6. Learn how to change a tire
7. Take a city tour of Phoenix
8. Visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter — Done!
9. Watch an actor’s entire filmography
10. Host a yard sale — Done!
11. Memorize the U.S. Presidents in order
12. Read the Bible
13. Take Clay to Paris
14. Take a road trip — Done!
15. Eat at a Top Chef’s restaurant — Done!
16. Give only handmade gifts for Christmas
17. Start a real retirement plan
18. Sell a piece of artwork
19. Learn to juggle
20. Learn to solve a Rubik’s cube — Done!
21. Host a get-together at the house
22. Re-read the U.S. Constitution — Done!
23. Face a major fear
24. Bake a cake from scratch
25. Organize my email inbox — Done!
26. Run every day for a month — Done!
27. Print something by hand
28. Meet a hero in person
29. Read an author’s entire catalog
30. Have a child