A friend of mine gave me the genius idea of creating a 30 before 30 list. Why the heck didn’t I think of that?? As much as I am reluctant to admit it, I’m closer to that landmark than the fresh-faced early 20′s era that found me exploring Italy without a care in my mind. I’m still that fun-loving, fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants girl who lived thousands of miles away from home, welcomed every new opportunity as a learning experience and took every chance for the small possibility that it might change my life, right?! RIGHT?! That’s exactly what I’m going to find out…. Think of it as the opening number for your soon-to-be-famous Bucket List - A few things to cross off that will make conversations at bars, dinner parties, work functions and interviews a little easier (and much more interesting!). Not everything will be a major accomplishment; some are simply trades I have always wanted to know how to do. The beauty is who knows what might happen?! I might find who I truly want to become (or who I always was) along the way. At the very least, I’ll have a few more ice breakers.

Check out a few that made the cut! I’ll keep you updated of my progress….