In order to ensure I complete my goals on my 30 before 30 list, I have decided to create a blog post where I will give monthly updates on my progress. If you see an area where I am slacking and you have suggestions on what I can do to complete them, feel free to tell me! I'm open to suggestions and help at all times!
5/6 – Picture with Spikes from the Red Wings at Clean Sweep after receiving the Silver Sweeper Award from Mayor Warren.
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| Spikes! |
2. Give 30 $30 tips on bills that are less than $30
5/19 – South Wedge Diner. Our waitress
followed us because she thought I forgot my money on the table. When I told her
that the money was her tip, she told my nieces “You’re auntie is so nice. You
make sure to give her lots of hugs and kisses” to which my nieces responded
“Aunt Steph doesn’t like hugs and kisses. We’re not allow to hug of kiss her.”
5/24 – Ice Cream Jubilee. The ice
cream server was the nicest, happiest person I have encountered in a very long
time. She was super patient with me as I tasted EVERY flavor ice cream in the
joint, told me that calories are just “flavor points” – the more calories a
food has, the more flavor it has, so I should just be excited about lots of
calories, and she even jumped in a selfie with me and Julia. I loved her and
she 100% deserved the $30.
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| Doesn't she just look like the nicest person??? |
3. Find out if I have abs
Still have not been found.
4. Dress as a cat all day. Go in public.
No progress
5. Go on vacation alone.
I’ve been thinking about where to go,
but beyond that, no progress.
6. Karaoke Jagged Edge/Rev Run’s “Let’s Get
Married”
I have sang this in the office,
rolling through airports, and at nightclubs whenever it comes on, but as for
karaoke, not yet.
7. Try 30 different burgers and rate them. Bonus
if I can get 30 different people to buy me the burgers.
5 of 30 burgers complete. See Burger Rating System and all rated burgers here. *notes burgers that have bonus points
because others bought the burger for me.
4/22 – Lawful Waffle*
4/26 – 6 Buck Chuck*
5/2 – Southern Comfort Burger*
5/14 – Single Cheeseburger*
5/28 – Wall Street Burger
8. Unplug for an entire day.
No progress. But I did go on a women’s
retreat with ladies from my church where I looked at my phone a lot less than
usual and didn’t watch any T.V. So it was like practicing for the real Unplug
day!
9. Give 30 things away.
4/24 – Gave away a book bag filled
with stuff to a person on the street.
4/25 – Gave away a bag of clothes to a
coworker.
5/7 – Gave away a bag of clothes to
our church collection for refugees.
5/21 – Gave another bag of clothes
away to our church collection for refugees.
10. Spend a
whole weekend with my mom
No progress.
11. Bake
something without a mix
No Progress.
12. Pay off 3
big debts
5/1 – (1). Finished paying off my
manual wheelchair! I got the chair in October and have been paying off the bill
of over $2500 ever since then (that was just my copay…).
13. Do a
headstand
No progress. Need more zen. And
balance.
14. Keep a plant
alive for 6 months.
5/1 - I have begun asking people what
kinds of plants can last with minimal care/an irresponsible plant mom. Some
ladies on my church retreat suggested I try a spider plant or an air plant. An
air plant apparently just lives on air and this sounds very appealing to me. No
plant has been adopted yet.
5/7 – Bought a Banzai tree and named
him Fernando. I picked him because he looks resilient and hearty. Plus he came
with a stone that says peace, so maybe that will help me to find zen. Anyway,
so far he hasn’t died. He looks tough and I think he can handle my
neglect.
5/29 – Fernando is still alive.
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| Fernando going strong. |
15. Build
something.
No progress.
16. Go to a bar
alone.
5/10 – I tried to semi do this. I was
going to meet Katie out, but she had a meeting she needed to go to, so I
figured I would go to the bar early and wait for her and that would count as
being alone. For about 20 minutes I sat in my car hesitating. Finally, I got
out, rolled to the bar, and when I got inside I found out there was a step to
get up to the bar. What the fuck. So basically, this has not been accomplished.
17. Take a class
on something creative, like cooking or knitting.
No progress.
18. Learn a new
skill and show it off on my 30th Birthday!
No progress.
19. Complete 30
acts of kindness to show my appreciation for others
5/8 – (1). My coworker Mary works
ridiculously hard and is a wonderful coworker and friend. I found out she’s
been watching Netflix on her tablet because she didn’t know how to make it go
to her T.V. I felt that Mary worked way too hard to not be able to go home and
binge watch trashy tv on her actual television, so I bought her a Chromecast to
show my appreciation for all that she does and to help her relax when she
finally does get away from work.
5/10 & 5/11 – (2) & (3). I
regularly collaborate with two people in the City of Rochester to help make
Rochester a more accessible and welcoming city for disabled people. We always
joke that I’m part of the City’s team and that we need matching outfits. To
show them how much I appreciate them both as humans and as advocates for the
Disability Community within the City’s Administration, I got them both really
cute mugs with the Rochester flower that say “Home.” I got myself one too so
that we can have matching cups and show we’re all on the same team J Bonus: these babies are made by a crafty lady I go to church with and can be found here.
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| Check out this super cute mug!! |
20. Throw a
dinner party.
No progress.
21. Go to a
country that I’ve never been to.
No progress.
22. Get a
facial.
No progress.
23. Learn how to
change a tire.
No progress.
24. Buy a crop
top. Wear it in public. - MISSION COMPLETED!
5/17 – After telling some of our ADAPT
teens about this goal, one of them gave me a crop top and told me to wear it
during our party on our last night in D.C. I hesitantly wore it around the
hotel and my ADAPT family. This was a good practice run, but I don’t think it
counts as actually wearing it in public.
5/26 – I took the crop top that I
borrowed from a teenager to Atlantic City with me. I wore it the first day we
were there for the entire evening and night. I strolled along the boardwalk in
it, I ate Mexican in it, and I danced at an 80’s club in it. I didn’t feel one
bit insecure. I’m really happy I made this a goal and accomplished it so
quickly. I thought I would be super insecure about this and look terrible, but
I felt great and might even get my own crop top after I return this one to its
rightful owner.
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| Rockin a crop top. |
25. Cook a meal
without a recipe and buy all the ingredients myself.
No progress.
26. Learn to
meditate without falling asleep.
No progress.
27. Help someone
else check off something on their list.
No progress.
28. Make a list of
1095 things I am grateful for (or 3 things per day for 365 days!).
Lots
of Progress!
29. Go on an
incredible 30th birthday best friend vacation.
No progress.
30. Throw
a fabulous 30th birthday party!
No progress.
thanks steph!
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