With my birthday, this project has concluded! Go here to see my full recap. Happy birthday to me! 27 is the first year, I think, that has felt “older.” Not “old,” and not older in a bad way, just… older. It seems like I’m closer to late-twenties than mid-twenties now. I see 30 on the horizon, and I want to be ready for it. So, instead of launching a third 101 in 1001 list, I’m trying a 60 Before 30 list! Some of these “goals” are silly, some are serious, some will be really hard, and some are already well on their way to completion. More than anything, I hope writing these things down and working toward them will help me become the person I want to be — strong in mind, body, and spirit; capable and adventurous; encouraging and kind; grateful and generous — when I reach a new decade. Start: February 28, 2014 End: February 27, 2017 Items completed: 43 1. Cultivate a lemon tree and/or blueberry bush (blueberry bush planted April 2015 and I am so excited!!) 2. Post a guide to the Triangle on EFM 3. Support a friend in something he or she is doing (Kollin’s Kickstarter!) 4. Expand on my very minimal eye makeup techniques (thanks to my personal consult with Sam in December 2016!) 5. Host a themed party 6. Go on a missions trip 7. Plant something pretty around our mailbox (March 2014) 8. Order an heirloom-quality wedding album for our home (January 2015 – post here) 9. Make a watercolor, oil, or acrylic painting 10. Develop a repertoire of at least 12 plant-strong meals we love (post here) 11. Make an appointment with an allergist and consider treatment plan options (June 2014) 12. Pay off the Mariner car loan (February