33!

I'm 33 today! I always thought 33 would feel different, and 30-32 for that matter, but the truth is that I still feel like I'm 18 some days, 12 other days, 5 on days like Christmas, and on a few rare occasions, I feel like I'm 80. (Hence the heating pad I finally broke down and bought a few weeks ago, but I just pretend it's so I can keep warm on cold days.) It's become tradition to make a birthday list a la Awesome Andrea Jenkins (I'm pretty sure that's her full legal name). I still have some unfinished things from my 31st and 32nd years, but I can always work on those this year too. I'm excited about this year's list because it's going to keep me active. I want this year to be a healthy year, one with lots of creativity, eating well, hiking, kayaking, and traveling and I can't wait to get started. Wish me luck!

1. Say yes. Grad school was a very big yes.
2. Ride the Xtreme zip line.
3. Refrain from buying plastic-bottled water. I think I purchased less than 10 bottles all year and I'm keeping it up!
4. Celebrate 10 years of wedded bliss. Thanks, Yosemite!
5. Listen to a little mountain music at Targhee.
6. Send some postcards.
7. Take a class, any class. Thanks Blazing Needles!
8. Turn off the computer two nights a week.
9. Use my passport.
10. Make a 2012 calendar.
11. Post here at least once a week.
12. Run some IR through my Holga.
13. Shoot some redscale film. Doubles with Vanessa!
14. Walk on a beach with my husband. Thanks, Tahoe!
15. Skip rocks.
16. Explore a new city. Austin!
17. Watch a movie outside. Wind
18. Read five books. (Settled in the Wild, Lost in My Own Backyard, The Sylvan Path; Fire Season; Black Sun)
19. Remodel the kitchen. DONE!!
20. Organize my recipes.
21. Knit a beanie. My first hat!
22. Run a 5K. - I biked 39 miles in one day. Does that count?
23. Swim.
24. Kayak.
25. Bag a peak.
26. Camp. (11 nights so far: 6 in a tent, 2 in a yurt, 3 in a tent cabin in Yosemite)
27. Stargaze.
28. Sway in a hammock.
29. Rock out at 10 concerts.
30. Make some Christmas gifts. Thanks Blurb!
31. Revamp the office.
32. Get some shelves for my cameras and display them.
33. Make a conscious effort to put only one space between sentences. Old habits die hard. (Much easier than I thought!)