My 30 Before 30 LIST
Starts: April 16, 2015 • Ends: April 16, 2020
21 accomplished, 9 to do
30 Before 30: Personal Development (8/10)
- Be on a charity event or fundraiser host committee
- Unplug completely for 24 hours
Learn how to do a proper pushup(September 2017)Read 30 books(Completed May 2017)- The Twentieth Wife by Indu Sundaresan
- Fairest by Marissa Meyer
- The Heir by Kiera Cass
- The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
- Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
- The Taming of the Queen by Philippa Gregory
- The Glass Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg
- The Master Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg
- The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
- All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
- Blood and Beauty by Sarah Dunant
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George Martin
- The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
- Morning Star by Pierce Brown
- The World of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
- Winter by Marissa Meyer
- The Shoemaker’s Wife by Adriana Trigiani
- Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll
- An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
- The Accidental Empress by Allison Pataki
- The Last Woman Standing by Thelma Adams
- The Daughter of Union County by F.T. Howard
- The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
- Victoria by Daisy Goodwin
- The Daughters of Palatine Hill by Phyllis T. Smith
- Stiletto by Daniel O’Malley
- War Brides by Helen Bryan
- Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
- Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
- American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Go one month without shopping(June 2016)Vote in an election(November 2016)Complete 30 workouts in 30 days(June 2015)Learn another language (at least enough to get by)(October 2019 – Spanish)Create (and post) 30 original recipes(completed October 2015)- Healthy Homemade Chicken Pad Thai
- My “Secret” Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
- Summery Grapefruit Mojitos
- Crock Pot Arabic Turkey Meatball & Spinach Soup
- Egg-In-Hole Baked Avocados
- Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake Bites
- Slow Cooker Chicken and Cheese Taquitos
- Cauliflower Crust Pizza & Cheese Sticks
- Healthy Orange Chicken
- Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes
- Lemon and Blueberry Layer Cake
- “Healthy” Strawberry Daiquiris
- Balsamic Glazed Chicken Caprese
- 50 Shades of Chicken
- Baked Falafel with Hummus in a Pita
- Quinoa with Avocado and Poached Eggs
- Creamy Spinach and Eggs in a Skillet
- Homemade Rosemary Bread
- Pound Cake with Blueberry Swirls
- Crock Pot Minestrone Soup
- Nutella & Banana Crêpes
- Herbed Quiche
- Lemon Buttered Scallops
- Cheesecake-Stuffed Baked Apples
- Spinach Soufflé
- Easy Buttermilk Pancakes
- The Great Pumpkin
- The “Full Moon” Cocktail
- Deviled Eyes
- Witches’ Brew
Take a calligraphy class(February 2016)
30 Before 30: Travel (8/10)
Travel to South America(April 2019 – Buenos Aires, Argentina)- Travel back to Israel
Attend a Polo Match(March 2018 – Palm Beach, Florida)Take a girls’ trip(March 2016 – Napa)Travel to Asia(May 2017 – South Korea and China)Go somewhere in the United States that I’ve never been(June 2016 – New Orleans)- Head up to Ithaca to visit the alma mater
Travel back to Europe(August 2015 – London and Paris)Go to Harry Potter World at Universal Studios(May 2016)Travel abroad to see an opera(December 2017 – La Boheme at the Paris Opera, Opéra Bastille)
30 Before 30: Just for Fun (6/10)
Attend a fashion show(March 2017)- See 30 operas (28/30)
- Don Giovanni at the Austin Opera
- Die Walküre at the Houston Grand Opera
- Anna Bolena at the Metropolitan Opera
- Otello at the Metropolitan Opera
- Turandot at the Metropolitan Opera
- Tosca at the Dallas Opera
- Of Mice and Men at the Austin Opera
- Manon at the Dallas Opera
- Siegfried at the Houston Grand Opera
- Barber of Seville at the Austin Opera
- JFK at the Fort Worth Opera
- The Ballad of Baby Doe at Central City Opera
- Roméo et Juliette at the Santa Fe Opera Festival
- Eugene Onegin at the Dallas Opera
- The Flying Dutchman at the Austin Opera
- Moby Dick at the Dallas Opera
- Daughter of the Regiment at the Austin Opera
- Madame Butterfly at the Dallas Opera
- La Traviata at the Dallas Opera
- Samson et Delilah at the Dallas Opera
- Carmen at the Austin Opera
- La Boheme at the Paris Opera, Opéra Bastille
- Ariadne auf Naxos at the Austin Opera
- Candide at the Arizona Opera
- The Ring of Polykrates at Dallas Opera
- Carmen at the Dallas Opera
- Die Zauberflöte at Bayerische Staatsoper
- The Magic Flute at the Dallas Opera
Go to the Dallas Zoo and the Dallas Aquarium(March 2016)- Go scuba diving
- Take a pastry-making class
- Stay up to watch the sunrise
Take a cooking class(May 2019)Splurge on something big(April 2018)Take a staycation(July 2015)Learn how to make macarons(July 2015)