80% Not too Shabby

Well, its been a year. This week I turn 31 :-( In the past year I've tried 24 new things. While my goal was to accomplish 30 things, I am very proud of myself for finishing 24. Those that I did not finish will just have to become the start of my future Bucket List. Lets recap. Since my last birthday I...

1. Learned a dance - the tango
2. Made a $30 donation to a charity - children's hospital
3. Made a list of 30 accomplishments done before 30 - make that 54 now!
4. Drove a Porsche
5. Did something meaningful for society - cancer fundraiser with my students
6. Volunteered for 30 hours - painting fences, picking up trash, handing out flyers, teaching CCD
7. Got a tattoo
8. Swam with a dolphin - and sting rays
9. Invented something - SGO calculator on Teachers Pay Teachers
10. Learned sign language - and communicated with a deaf person
11. Learned to cook 3 new meals - pork chops, homemade sauce, and risotto
12. Went on a professional baseball field - citizens bank park
13. Motorcycled to the shore - and back
14. Visited a castle - at Arcadia
15. Snowboarded
16. Went to a Union game- a Phillies game and an Eagles game
17. Learned AutoCAD- and remembered a hobby I enjoy
18. Saw a rocket launch - from a distance, next time up close
19. Traveled alone - to Florida
20. Paddle boarded
21. Trapezed
22. Visited the White House
23. Participated in a Flash Mob - in front of people 
24. Thanked a favorite teacher

My new Bucket List (to be accomplished whenever I can)

• write a book/ get an article published
• earn a shirt with my name on it
• visit my ancestors' town in Italy
• touch my toes
• learn the drums
• ? (something extra to round out the 30)
• and.... new goals to be added as the years go on....

Snowboarding

Today I went snowboarding. I was actually kind of nervous about it and excited at the same time. I went skiing once when I was in 4th grade and I haven't been since. A friend of mine was in the same boat so we went together. We got the beginner package and surprisingly most of the people in our group were about our age also. It was snowing the whole time which made it really pretty. We stayed on the bunny hills because they were challenging for us. Overall, I think we did pretty well. Even if my butt is extremely sore from falling on it so much.

Here I am trying to get my boots attached to the board. This was one of the hardest parts for me. Maybe I should have mastered touching my toes before attempting this.

 

Bundled up, having a fun Valentines day.

 

Goal accomplished: Snowboard- check! 24 down, 6 to go!