and so it begins...

I have spent a great deal of my life living in fear. Fear of failure, fear of the unknown, fear of making the wrong decisions and being stuck with them.  The path that fear has taken me down has not exactly been an easy one.  I will say that I do not regret a single decision I have made, as I have a life full of wonderful people and experiences that I might have missed out on if I had chosen differently.  That said I have resolved to expunge the fear and commence living with more purpose.  I intend to begin pursuing life instead of just letting life happen.

This blog will be the medium in which I record and share my adventures and experiences.  I will write about my life, the city I live in, the people that surround me, and my own methods of expression.

I have decided to begin with a list; a list of thirty things I intend to have accomplished or experienced by my thirtieth birthday.  I have approximately three years and four months until my thirtieth birthday. As I work my way through the list I will write about each new adventure.  I hope to meet new people, learn as much as possible, and find beauty in new places as I begin pursuing a more beautiful life.  

1.       start a blog

2.       complete my undergraduate degree

3.       buy a motorcycle

4.       learn to ride a motorcycle

5.       go on a motorcycle road trip

6.       run a marathon

7.       bungee jump

8.       embark on a month long road trip

9.       vacation alone

10.   ride my bicycle 50+ miles in a day

11.   learn to play poker

12.   participate in a craft fair

13.   take a dance class

14.   spend 24 hours in complete solitude

15.   tour a vineyard/ winery

16.   crochet an entire blanket

17.   obtain a passport

18.   ride in a hot air balloon

19.   travel to Europe

20.   travel to Australia

21.   visit a butterfly garden

22.   milk a cow

23.   visit Dinosaur World

24.   take a photography class

25.   see Rock City & Fairyland Caverns- in Lookout Mountain, Georgia

26.   get something that I have written published

27.   visit New York City

28.   take a carpentry course

29.   visit and photograph all of the murals in Indianapolis

30.   create a “bucket list”