This is the year — the year that I turn thirty! Do you finally feel like a grown-up when you get there or do you still feel like you’re masquerading in your grandma’s heels & pearls?
I was going to write some boring resolutions about working out & eating healthier, but I decided to make a list like Chrissie Grace who turns 35 in June. Luckily for me, I have an extra month and five less things to accomplish.

Buy a fancy mug & drink more tea– Anthropologie is calling me to return. For $10 I can cross the first thing off my list and make a date with Earl Grey.
Paint the kitchen table — I have a major itch to paint the top of our table with the children’s grace: “Thank you for the world so sweet…”
Make photo books — Have you been to Blurb?
Learn to grow tomatoes — There’s BPA in the canned goods, y’all. Time to grow some plants!
Fill in the Baby Book — I am a very bad mommy.
Find a new playground — The one in our neighborhood is pretty wimpy and I have a gal who loves to climb.
100 crunches everyday — Little E asked me, “What’s wrong with your belly? It’s ALLLLLL wrinkly!”
Paint more — because I like it.
Increase blog readership — because I enjoy an audience.
Read 5 books — I am open to suggestions but I’m not a fantasy reader & I refuse to read any more Nicholas Sparks books. People are always dying!?!!
Sell the house — We barely keep the house clean with a toddler and I’m tired of the last minute clean ups.
Go to bed earlier — I always feel so good the next morning!
Take an art class — It’s time for the FW to do something for herself.
Sew a jumper for Babycakes — It’s worth a try!
Do 10 Barefoot Events — I really want to get back into selling books again and my goal is to start with fundraisers at local preschools.
Create a fairy garden — Our flower beds are totally uninspiring and could use a little pixie dust.
Lose 10 pounds — This is the same ten I was trying to lose before I got pregnant.
Go for bike rides — I have a bike, a baby bike seat, but a child who refuses to wear a helmet. Any advice?
Go to a public auction — My dad & grandfather score some really cool stuff and then have a retired guys yard sale when the weather’s nice. Isn’t that cute?
Remember to water the ferns — I am a plant killer.
Say “NO” to red meat — It’s so hard to chew anyway.
Make felt play food– There’s felt food galore on Etsy and I’d like to make some, too!
Make & Sell Something — This will be a tough one…
Write a Gal’s Guide to Football — This is my project for Coach & myself as soon as all the College Bowl Games are over.
Send a letter to someone famous — I wrote one to Chris O’Donnell when I was twelve and he never wrote back. I’m setting my sights higher for this one.
Help my mom run a summer camp for women — don’t worry, I will blog about this VERY soon! It’s going to be a blast!!
Explore a new city or town
Write ridiculously silly poems
Trade the Marantz for a Baby Grand– That would be a killer thirtieth birthday present, don’tcha think?






















