30 Things I Thought I Would Have by 30
- Ring on my finger (not necessary from the man I’ll maybe marry)
- Townhouse or loft that I own
- Proper stoneware dinner set
- A Blendtec
- One proper custom pant suit
- Wall of books
- A published book
- A solid grasp on the following idea: Every time I was rejected, I was being re-directed to something better
- More orgasms
- Masters in Mandarin
- Custom pair of shoes for my tiny feet (size 5)
- The skills to make a round roti
- No more underarm flab
- A married sibling
- Better understanding of wine
- The backbone to not sell myself short or settle for less than I’m truly capable of
- Eaten at a 2 or 3 Michelin star restaurant
- The mindset to stop setting up roadblocks in my head to turn my passion project into something real
- The discipline to create new habits, (ex. drink 2L of water everyday, eat better, workout regularly, write more)
- Perfected the world’s best chocolate chip cookie recipe. (I’ve done it for the classic banana bread)
- A long term lover
- Learned to make molten lava cake, since I love eating and paying for it so much
- More use out of my knee-high Adidas lace ups that I bought immediately after watching those 2004 Missy Elliott videos
- Used my cookbooks more for cooking and less as coffee table books
- A solid understanding that everyone moves at a different pace and that I should move at one that makes sense for me
- More tattoos
- Dramatic haircut
- An arc floor lamp
- Attended a live taping of the Jimmy Fallon Show
- A stone head tissue dispenser
