The List.

Drum roll....  Here's the 30 Before 30 list that I'm setting out to accomplish.  As of today, I have 10 months and 29 days.  Wish me luck and follow my progress!

1. Marathon
2. Take a wine appreciation class
3. Try tai chi
4. Sky dive
5. Polar bear plunge
6. Send at least one “just because” card per month with a handwritten note.
7. Go someplace that requires a passport.  Renew old passport. 
8. Volunteer at a soup kitchen for a holiday
9. See Oprah
10. Spend an entire weekend in pajamas catching up on movies
11. Read a long classic novel – like War & Peace or Anna Karenina
12. Take a cooking class
13. Go to the opera 
14. Kayak in the Chicago river
15. Try snowboarding
16. Spend a day at the museums
17. Go to the symphony
18. Write my name on the wall at Gino’s East
19. Go to a red carpet event
20. Have a big beer at the Rathskeller
21. Build a snowman
22. Go to the Wiener Circle.  Watch someone order a "chocolate shake" 
23. See Second City perform
24. Go to a Badger game.  And a house party - old school.
25. Dig into my ancestry
26. Surprise someone
27. Go sledding
28. Lay on a tropical beach with an umbrella beverage and no plans.
29. Order a super decadent dessert
30. Meditate.  Pray.