30 Before 30 // Take 2

Last year when I turned 28, I posted a 30 Before 30 list. It was quite a snoozer, admittedly, and I'm ashamed to say not many items got crossed off. You see, several items that I WANTED to put on the list, I was too chicken to, like "Flip a house" (check), and "Own my own business" (check). But seriously, 4/30 crossed off in a year? abysmal! Now that I have officially only 319 days until my 30th birthday (April 30, 2014), I decided to revisit, revise, and make it bigger and better than before! I'm keeping some of the list and scrapping others for new adventures. It's amazing how I always get great aspirations, but when I sit down to write these, they all fly out of my head!

Here's how my previous list played out:

Host a formal dinner party- Staying- why have I not done this yet??
Take a cross country road trip- With the new flipping business, this one will be put on hold until probably next summer
Get back in shape/live healthier- zzzzzzzz- still working on it, but not a measurable goal. Ousted!
~~Buy a 'big girl' camera~~ completed 6.12
~~Take a photography class (to learn how to use said 'big girl' camera)~~ completed 6.12
Start an etsy shop- I may still do this, but now that I'm self-employed, focuses have changed. I'm still going to take this one off the list to make room for something better
Have my home featured on a notable blog- Staying
Have a room I designed featured on a notable blog- Staying
Design a residential space that doesn't belong to a friend or family member- kinda completed, but this one will be morphing into "Start my own design business"
Build a piece of furniture- Staying
Attend a blog conference- Staying
Meet a blogger and/or designer that I admire- revise to 'design blogger' (more specific). Although I did pseudo-meet John and Sherry from Young House Love at their book signing, I'm not counting it.
~~Guest post on another blog~~ completed 7.11.2012 here
~~Run another 5k (without knee issues)~~ completed 10.14.12
Visit Europe- revise to 'visit another continent.' This one might be a longshot, but come on, almost 30 and never been off this land-mass?? Pathetic, Karen.
Go camping- this may still happen, but let's get some more exciting things on this list!
Visit the Brooklyn Flea Market- Staying
Picnic in Central Park- Staying
Get a 2nd tattoo (something meaningful)- Staying
Redesign my blog myself- I still wish I could have done this myself, but I finally had to admit to myself that it was over my head. So happy that I hired the guys at Roundhouse Designs, though- isn't the new design awesome??
Visit New Orleans- This will be revised and condensed with other goals to be 'visit 5 places I've never been'
Explore my hometown- Staying
Reupholster a chair (not just a cushion)- Staying
Create an organized, creative, project/work area- Staying
"Finish" designing our house- We'll be tackling the last room, the kitchen this summer, but let's be real- I'll never be done with this one, so it gets the ax from the list.
Take a dance class- to be more specific, I'm revising this to a ballet class
Procrastinate less- vague much?? Ousted!
Take a weekend ski trip with Hubby- Staying (I don't really ski...)
Go cross country skiing- Staying (at the rate Mother Nature's going this year, I may be able to cross-country skii mid-summer! I exaggerate a tad, but seriously, New Englanders, where's summer???)
Give blood- Staying (and ashamed this isn't crossed off)