… to do before I turn 28

When I turned 27, I decided to come up with a list of 27 things that I wanted to do before I turned 28. These are things that I don’t to wait to keep on my “One Day” list anymore. I have until November 30, 2012 to complete this list. I guess I better get a move on!

1.  Visit Chicago – tentatively scheduled for June!

2.  Visit Walt Disney World (not because of a race)

3.  Plan a trip to New York City for 2013

4.  Start to plan a trip to Ireland for 2014

5.  Go to a Spring Training Baseball Game: March 16, 2012 – Rays vs. Blue Jays

6.  Get Scuba Certification – registered for a class in August and September! I passed my certification!

7.  Go Kayaking

8.  Play a game of golf

9.  Maintain my weight loss – working on with My Fitbook Challenge!

10. Go to a concert

11. Donate my old clothes to charity

12. Read 12 books in 12 months

• Book 1 – The Hunger Games
• Book 2 – The New Rules of Lifting for Women
• Book 3 – Catching Fire
• Book 4 – Mockingjay
• Book 5 – Born Wicked
• Book 6 – The Night Circus
• Book 7 – What Alice Forgot
• Book 8 – A Homemade Life
• Book 9 – Let’s Pretend This Never Happened
• Book 10 – Daring Greatly
• Book 11 – White Jacket Required

13. Try one 12 new recipes

14. Eat entirely Vegetarian for a month

15. Complete 100 Push Ups Challenge

16. Practice Yoga every day for a month

17. Run every day for a month 2 weeks

18. Run 12 races in 12 months – completed 11/10/2012

• Race 1 – Walt Disney World Half Marathon– 2:33:21
• Race 2 – Rock ‘n’ Roll St. Petersburg Half Marathon– 2:25:19
• Race 3 – Gasparilla Distance Classic 15K– 1:43:56
• Race 4 – Honda Grand Prix 5K– 31:27 (only a 3 mile course)
• Race 5 – Athleta Iron Girl Clearwater Half Marathon– 2:34:20
• Race 6 – Miles for Moffitt 5K– 35:16
• Race 7 – Shape Up for Summer 5K– 33:10
• Race 8 – Prostate Cancer Awareness 10K – 1:20:44
• Race 9 – Disney’s Tower of Terror 10 Miler – 2:07:59
• Race 10 – Komen Florida Suncoast Race for the Cure 10K – 1:15:45
• Race 11 – Mickey’s Jingle Jungle 5K – 35:49
• Race 12 – Disney’s Wine and Dine Half Marathon – 2:57:48

19. Run a 5K in less than 30:00 (9:45 average pace)

20. Run a 10K in less than 1:05 (10:07 average pace)

21. Run a Half Marathon in less than 2:20 (10:42 average pace)

22. Sign up and start training for a full marathon

• 4/10/2012 – I registered for the Walt Disney World Marathon!
• 7/2/2012 – I started following my marathon training plan!
• 9/3/2012 – I reworked my marathon training plan!

23. Take at least 10 pictures with my DSLR camera every day for a month

24. Take a Photography Class

25. Learn how to use Adobe Photoshop

26. Learn how to use Adobe Lightroom – registered for a class finished the class

27. Complete ProBlogger’s 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Workbook