The List

1. Clean, repair and organize my jewelry
2. Train my puppies**
3. Hit my healthy weight
4. Have a campfire
5. Tequila shots with my husband
6. Address my health concerns
7. Bake a beautiful loaf of bread
8. Rid my house of extraneous ‘stuff’
9. Create and stick to a nightime beauty regimen**
10. Prime rib and yorkshire pudding at Lawry’s
11. Take Claire and Mark to an amusement park
12. Eat at our favorite BBQ diner with my in-laws**
13. Make a perfect 4 layer Red Velvet Cake
14. Have carpets so clean, they sparkle
15. A day in Chicago doing old favorites I love and something new
16. Find the perfect pants, get them altered if need be**
17. Weekend roadtrip, something romantic
18. Hike at Starved Rock
19. Jump into an enormous pile of crinkly fall leaves
20. Spend an entire day at GJs pool
21. Find and display photographs of my family, friends and life
22. Feather my nest (Make my bed perfect and dreamy)
23. Buy myself a right hand ring**
24. Throw perfect two perfect showers for two of my best friends
25. Play outside in a summer rain
26. Write thank you letters to the important people in my life, mail them on my birthday**
27. Make a grand and loving gesture to my husband
28. Martini at the Brass Ring, on a warm and breezy night
29. Organize an event for all of the Lennon/Wilson/Gossen girls
30. Make a list of the 30 things I’m grateful for at 30 and frame it