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Last August, it hit me, I was going to be thirty in 13 months. I was at the end of an on-again, off-again relationship, had a mortgage, a dog, and could count the number of single friends I still had on one hand. Nothing exciting was happening to me by chance, so I decided to take matters into my own hands. On the day that things finally ended with Jeremy* I sat down with friends and had some strong drinks, then came home and wrote my list of thirty things to accomplish by my thirtieth birthday. The following is the full list:

1. Learn to play tennis -- done

2. Read War and Peace

3. Get a tattoo

4. Take a Wine Snob class -- done

5. Run a half-marathon -- done

6. Learn how to windsurf

7. Complete the Portland Bridge Pedal -- done

8. Finish US Government class

9. Learn about interior design

10. Ask a guy out -- done

11. Learn how to sew -- done

12. Run Race for the Cure -- done

13. Complete the Lucky Lab Ride -- done

14. Pay off one credit card

15. Go to a movie by myself

16. Go to lunch/dinner by myself -- done

17. Finish laundry room

18. Go Christmas shopping at 6 AM on Black Friday -- done

19. Watch The Godfather -- all three of them -- done

20. Go speed dating -- done

21. Go to First Thursday -- done

22. Visit Kelly in Ashland -- done

23. Make a souffle

24. Finish my childhood scrapbook

25. Finish my European scrapbook

26. Clean out belongings at Mom and Dad's

27. Start a book club -- done

28. Go to Roller Derby -- done

29. See DMB at the Gorge

30. Go to a free movie in the park -- done

I have just a month to finish, follow along on the journey!

*Name changed