So, I'm 30 Now...

I turned 30 about a month ago, and so far, it's been pretty great.  I decided to update my 30 before 30 list and, I've also decided to revise the list to my 30 before 30 is over.

1. Run a half Iron Man I just finished this one on 03/30.  I didn't really train enough, so I wasn't sure I would finish, but I did and it felt amazing.  I'm currently scheming for my next one.
2. Run a half marathon in 2:11 (10 minute miles) I did this one last June, I even got it down to 2:06:35!
3. Run a full marathon in 4:45 (I never said I was a fast runner) I did run a full marathon last summer trying to attempt this, and it took me a little over 5 hours, but my hip was hurting so much that this one may never happen.
4. Complete my ARE (architect's registration exam) Finished up this one by the end of 2012!
5. Make croissants from scratch Totally tried this and they were gross, will have to try again, though I've technically done it.
6. Make a new quilt for our bed I'm currently making one, it's in the early stages, but it's going.
7. Go to New York This may happen this year as a 30th birthday celebration for the hubs and I.
8. Develop remaining black/white film No progress on this front
9. Make a legitimate wedding album I made a test album with adorama pix to see the quality, so I've decided on a company
10. Go to either Central or South America This is the other option for 30th birthday celebration with the hubs and I, looks like only one will get done this year though.
11. Make macarons from scratch I've done these a couple of times now, and may I just say, yum.
12. Sell something on Etsy I've set up a store, but haven't added anything to it yet, maybe soon.
13. Design and purchase fabric from Spoonflower Agh, I really just need to do this already, I have so many viable designs.
14. Get my IRA into a proper mutual fund Adult goal: achieved
15. Add something every month to my IRA for at least 6 months Ditto!
16. Paint something worth framing I just realized that I did this last year, I painted a portrait of my husband for his parents and they framed it
17. Ride a century So far my furthest ride is the 56 that I just did in the half ironman, but this is still possible
18. Fill a sketchbook with drawings, not to do lists Check!
19. Learn some French What's your definition of 'some', I listened to some language cds before I visited there, counting it!
20. Help and encourage T to make a short film Well, he's a little busy with his master's degree in the evenings, but I guess it's still possible.
21. Have a vegetable garden I grew exactly one tomato on my balcony last summer and basil and mint, I'm calling it.
22. Get licensed (the architectural variety, I can already drive) I just have the California Supplemental Exam left, it will happen.
23. Learn Revit Absolutely no progress has been made on this front.
24. Learn how to use manual settings on my camera I'm about 60% there
25. Make 2 new dresses I need a sewing room
26. Make a pair of pants (or shorts) See above
27. Read 20 books I've finished this one many times over, I should have been more ambitious on this item
28. Blog every weekday for a month Did this one, though it was clearly a while ago, it's been crickets around here lately
29. Write a short story Not done yet
30. Photograph something every day for a month Again, done a while ago, haven't pulled out my real camera much since the iPhone cameras have gotten so much better.

So, the list is almost half done, I have got to get my butt in gear on some of these items.

I think I was high off of the endorphins from this race for days!

And for my 30th birthday, I decorated cakes at Duff's Cakemix, like 30 year-olds totally do.   I made flowers, out of fondant this time!

Day 11

Today's Prompt:

What 12 new things do you want to do/accomplish in 2012?

Pencil sketch of those macarons I'm going to make.

Instead of 12 things to do in 2012, I'm going to revisit my thirty before thirty list.  I've got until March 5th, 2013.

1. Run a half Iron Man
2. Run a half marathon in 2:11 (10 minute miles), my most recent attempt was 2:13
3. Run a full marathon in 4:45 (I never said I was a fast runner), so far, my fastest is 5:01
4. Complete my ARE (architect's registration exam), 2 out of 7 exams passed
5. Make croissants from scratch, tried and they were bad, must try again
6. Make a new quilt for our bed
7. Go to New York
8. Develop remaining black/white film
9. Make a legitimate wedding album
10. Go to either Central or South America
11. Make macarons from scratch
12. Sell something on Etsy, I've made more than a few prototypes
13. Design and purchase fabric from Spoonflower
14. Get my IRA into a proper mutual fund
15. Add something every month to my IRA for at least 6 months
16. Paint something worth framing, working on this one
17. Ride a century
18. Fill a sketchbook with drawings, not to do lists, just about done
19. Learn some French
20. Help and encourage T to make a short film
21. Have a vegetable garden, I had an herb garden, I'm counting that as done, there was a fennel bulb in it
22. Get licensed (the architectural variety, I can already drive)
23. Learn Revit
24. Learn how to use manual settings on my camera, learned a few in October, I'm counting it as done
25. Make 2 new dresses
26. Make a pair of pants (or shorts)
27. Read 20 books, totally done
28. Blog every weekday for a month, if my photo-a-day counts, then yes, I'm counting it
29. Write a short story
30. Photograph something every day for a month, done, that was fun

I've made some progress, but there's still a lot to be done.

Pacific Half Marathon

I ran in the Pacific Half Marathon this past Saturday, and while I didn't meet my goal of 2:11, I can't feel all that bad about the 2:13 I finished in.  The corresponding trail run got rained out and there were twice as many people on the road as expected.  This resulted in a nice leisurely walk for the first quarter to half mile.  And there were some pretty good hills.  So the new goal is to find a nice, flat, fast, uncrowded course and try again.

 Not all was lost though, I got to run for a few miles with a woman from my running club, that definitely helped break up the monotony, and the landscape was gorgeous.  T and I also decided to get a hotel in Calabasas and took some nice drives throughout the area.  We went through Malibu Canyon and ended up on the PCH.  With all of the recent rain, everything is so much greener than usual and it's great.

In the end, we had a great time.  If you want a pretty run with some fresh air, then this was a great race.

Ubiquitous

With the recent passing of my 28th birthday, it's time for my Thirty Before Thirty list.  Yes, we've all got one, I'm pretty sure you're not allowed to blog and turn 30 without one, so here's mine.

1. Run a half Iron Man
2. Run a half marathon in 2:11 (10 minute miles)
3. Run a full marathon in 4:45 (I never said I was a fast runner)
4. Complete my ARE (architect's registration exam)
5. Make croissants from scratch
6. Make a new quilt for our bed
7. Go to New York
8. Develop remaining black/white film
9. Make a legitimate wedding album
10. Go to either Central or South America
11. Make macarons from scratch
12. Sell something on Etsy
13. Design and purchase fabric from Spoonflower
14. Get my IRA into a proper mutual fund
15. Add something every month to my IRA for at least 6 months
16. Paint something worth framing
17. Ride a century
18. Fill a sketchbook with drawings, not to do lists
19. Learn some French
20. Help and encourage T to make a short film
21. Have a vegetable garden
22. Get licensed (the architectural variety, I can already drive)
23. Learn Revit
24. Learn how to use manual settings on my camera
25. Make 2 new dresses
26. Make a pair of pants (or shorts)
27. Read 20 books
28. Blog every weekday for a month
29. Write a short story
30. Photograph something every day for a month

So, there you have it, my random and, I think, reasonable list of things to do in the next 2 years.  Wish me luck.