the pre-30 list

Each birthday I write a list of goals that I want to achieve by the next birthday, this originally started with 101 in 1001 days a couple of years ago that never really happened – I wrote the list but then didn’t really have the drive to complete all the goals. I reduced this to “26 before I’m 27” or which ever birthday was coming up next.

This year I turned 27 – 27 goals would be easy to achieve but then I decided – what about writing a bigger list that would cover until I’m 30. And so that’s what this post is all about. I started the list with help from some friends including Liz from Little Red Welly. Then when I was getting stuck I gave the list to Chris and asked him to add some – thankfully he thinks out the box and aims higher than I seem to do.

So here is the list – the deadline is April 27th 2016 (interestingly about a month after my Dad turns 60!)

1. One thing that scares me
2. One thing that I’ve always wanted to do
3. One thing I haven’t done since childhood
4. One thing that does something nice for someone else
5. One thing you would be proud to tell your grandkids about
6. Lead 6 people to Jesus
7. Visit a country I’ve been to
8. Visit a new western country
9. Visit a new eastern country
10. Indoor Skydive
11. Skydive
12. Perform on stage
13. Learn to ride (horses? unicycle? tricycle? ideas?)
14. Do a skidpan course
15. Learn a new language
16. Learn to make coffee and try each one!
17. Light a fire without matches or a lighter
18. Dye hair a crazy colour
19. Make jam
20. Teach an older person to get online
21. Make a quilt
22. Make a scrapbook
23. Create a short film
24. Get a new job……or vocation
25. Go Paintballing (Thanks to Our Sidekick!)
26. Climb the Cheddar Gorge
27. Visit the Millau Viaduct, South France
28. Go go-kart racing
29. Get BMI to “normal” bracket
30. Save a life (Chris recommended this one – I think it needs more clarification!)
31. Help build something (building)
32. Read the New Testament
33. Cycle holiday, at least 20 miles per day
34. Trust God to provide me with something bigger than I’ve ever trusted him before (money, house, etc)
35. Get hair wrapped in coloured dreadlocks
36. Heal someone or cast out a demon
37. Be interviewed on radio or TV
38. Make ice cream

This is the list as it stands, some ideas are going to take saving up and things like that, it’s also going to take a lot of planning – some bits I can do right away others I can’t but I hope you will join me on the adventure. If you have suggestions for other goals I’d love to hear them – let me know.