My Thirtieth Year

Hello. I have never blogged before. Truth be told, I have often ignored, or looked very sparingly at the blogs of my friends - and never at a professional blog site. I don't know how this blog thing really works. I'm coming at this completely fresh.

That said, I just completed my 30th year, and am embarking on my 31st. In celebration, I have decided to do 30 things I have never done before ("30 firsts") during this, my 31st year.

There are a lot of things I have never done before that I would like to do, such as publish a book, get a PhD, be married, have children, etc. But I want to focus on things that are accomplishable in a year (is "accomplishable" a word?) - and that I have control over.

I have gone sky-diving, cliff-jumping, been to several European countries, and to Egypt and Israel. But I need some ideas. If you have suggestions, feel free to let me know. So far, I have the following goals:

• achieve my goal weight
• take ballroom dance lessons (both of which I'm working on currently)
• complete a full sprint-distance triathlon
• complete a real bike race (at least 50 miles)
• get accepted into an MPA program.
• I am currently accepting submissions.

So, I invite you to enjoy this journey with me - it's out there for anyone who is interested.