30 things before I am 31.

As you may, or may not have gathered this week, it is my 30th birthday today. 
Last year I started a list of 29 Things to do Before I’m 30. 
I gave it it’s own blog and everything……swish I know. 
sadly I didn’t quite finish the list, but I quite enjoyed doing it, so I have re-written the list and I will be, starting today, embarking on this new list – 30 Things to do Before I’m 31.
So, without further ado – here is my latest list; 

1. Make macaroons.
2. Make new cushions for the flat. Something that says ‘me’ in the room – there isn’t much around the flat that is me or mine. It’s very much my housemates space. And I have seen some gorgeous Orla Keirly-esque fabric too!
3. Run 5k. Not necessarily in a race, but all at once. Preferably without my lungs collapsing. 
4. Become more self reliant. I have let myself rely on people this year and it’s only lead to me being let down. If I rely on myself more I’ll only have myself to blame when I’m let down, right……
5. Make an item of clothing from a pattern, from scratch. {Clearly, I won’t be making the fabric, but you get the idea right?}
6. Read a book a month and and document it here. 
7. Take a TTV picture or two. This was on the list last year but I failed. I have the camera now, thanks to Lizzy, but I need to mod it and make it work for ttv.
8. Making a Blurb book out of my 2010 Shuttercal.
9. And whilst I am at it – carrying on my Shuttercal 365 for 2011. I like having a documentation of the year.
10. Learn one new recipe a month. Be it soup, cake, a proper dinner or a snacky snack.
11. Take a class. I fancy letter pressing. Or a language. Or maybe the silk scarf class @vogue_ismybible saw and thinks we should attend. 
12. Go to more gigs.
13. Vent less – I read a quote a while ago, that I can’t quite remember totally, but it said something like ‘50% of people don’t care about your problems and the other 50% only care because it makes them feel better about their problems’. It made me think – they’re my issues. I should keep them that way. Especially around the people I have a feeling fall into that later 50%.
14. Sort out my finances. 
15. Get a tattoo – this was on last years list, but since it took me a whole 27 years to decide my first one, a year to decide the next one might be a bit much. {this might be on lists for a while……..}
16. Host a dinner party {and not serve Fajita’s or soup!}
17. Take part in some Blogger events – I’ve really enjoyed the ones I did in 2010 – Pin it Forwards, the Souvenir Foto School classes and the August Break.  
18. Send little surprises to friends in the mail. Last year I made a start on this. This year I shall continue. Who doesn’t love surprises?
19. Go to the bit of the A625 that has collapsed. No idea why but I have a feeling it’ll be a little ‘end of the world’ like.
20. Get my knees on the way to being sorted.
21. Swim. I love swimming and I don’t do it enough.
22. To get back to the weight I got to pre-glasto. Before I gave up on the health kick and put the weight back on. Grrrrrrrr. I think I’d quite like to lose a stone, maybe one and a half of them. Two would be a dream.
23. Make frozen yogurt. I love ‘fro-yo’ but Leeds seems to be all out of good places to buy it. 
24. Crochet something other than a beanie. Not that beanies aren’t useful, but I’d like to expand my skills.
25. Go to the theatre.
26. Get one of my photo’s printed onto canvas.
27. Make myself attend a Buns and Roses event. {well, hopefully more than just the one!}
28. Learn more about photoshop. Enough to that I can ‘create’ rather than just get by.
29. Picnic in the summer.
30. Take at least 6 roles of Holga film {and develop them}