Blizzard Writing

#2. Write a letter to myself to open when I’m 30.

Right now it's snowing/blizzarding, as we're in the middle of winter storm Juno. BU ended classes early last night, cancelled classes for today, and Boston has basically shut down. The normally buzzing street outside of my apartment is essentially deserted, with the number of snowplows and other snow removal vehicles I've seen far outweighing any other vehicle. Every now and then the T runs, but it must just be clearing snow from the tracks: all of the cars are empty, and the MBTA said it was suspending service today anyway. From my window it looks like we've already gotten about two feet of snow, with drifting because of the winds, and it's still snowing. In any case, that gives me a great excuse to complete something else on my list (and take a break from Netflix)! 

I think when I put this idea on my list, it was a better idea in my head. I keep a journal anyway, so I'm not sure how effective this letter will be (and by the time I had signed it off, I was already thinking of other things I wish I'd written!). But, as long as I can keep track of it for the next five years, it might be fun to see what I was thinking today.

2 done. 28 to go.

Crafty #1

#1. Make a cross-stitch project that is acceptable to hang in a public place.

When I was maybe 10 or so, my grandma introduced me to cross-stitching and gave me a whole kit: a bunch of different colored thread, needles, patterns, the whole shebang. I was immediately intrigued and created various projects, but at some point I lost interest (as most ten year olds do) and everything was put into its box. It stayed on the high shelf of my closet in my childhood home for about a decade. I had pulled it out every now and then while "cleaning" (read: shuffling things around) in my closet, but this past winter break I actually cleaned out my whole closet and decided to give cross-stitching another chance. There was a pattern of Santa that was small and definitely looked manageable for returning to the craft after so long. And, someone (maybe me?) had already started it, though who knows how long ago that was.

Anyway, I resumed the project over break...here's Santa in his early days, and then once I was done with everything except the outlining:

And the final product, finished tonight!

I had some trouble attaching it to the cardboard that came with it so I can put it in the frame...it's the only time gorilla glue has ever failed me! For the time being, I put some Scotch tape on it just so I could see how it would look:

I'll have to figure out a more permanent solution, and once I do, it will be up in my apartment next holiday season!

1 done. 29 to go.

The first post!

Well hi there, everyone! I've created this blog to document my list of "30 before 30." In the following 5 years (!!) I'll be keeping you up to date with everything I've done to try to complete my list of things to do. Some things are simple, some are expensive, and some will require a lot of planning. Here's to the next 5.5 years of adventure!