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This has been a long week, but at the same time it completely flew by. Nothing went as planned, and thus, this post is a week all in one.

25. Paint My Nails An Obnoxious Color. I'm probably already too old for this, but I decided to use one of my obnoxious polishes just one last time before I turn 30. Not too exciting, but it still felt daring. :)

24. Break a Silly Rule. Some rules are silly. Mythbusters busted the cell phones on airplanes myth. So, shouldn't the cell phones in a hospital myth also be busted? I think so. And that's why I broke this silly rule.


23. Do Something A Little Selfish and Immature. Ellie has been sick this week. She started to feel better, but then slipped back to feeling awful. But, we had a date night planned tonight and had committed to our friends to be there. So, we did the selfish, immature, terrible parent thing and left Ellie with her grandma and went anyway. It was probably a bad idea, but I felt like no matter what choice I made, I would be letting someone down.

22. Go For A Week Without Soda. I have had a goal to give up soda for good for a very long time. But, I just LOVE my diet coke. Seriously. Love. And Dr. Pepper 10. So good. But, I gave it up for a week and I felt so good.


21. Start Mockingjay. Again. I loved the first two books of the Hunger Games series. I have tried and tried to read the third book, but I just can't get into it. I think the main reason (I fully accept the ridiculousness of this) is that someone I don't have much respect for said it was their favorite book. And yes, I am just immature enough to make that

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25. Stay Up WAY Past Bedtime. Just a few short years ago, I could stay up all night and still go to class in the morning with plenty of energy. Sure, I would need to retire early that evening to make up for the lost sleep, but it was actually possible to make it through the next day relatively unscathed. Not so much anymore. This is probably too irresponsible for a nearly 30-year-old, but tonight I'm staying up way past bedtime. If only there was a way to ensure that tomorrow won't be as painful as I know it will be after little to no sleep. Oh well, I guess I'm getting old not as young as I used to be.

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26. Completely Empty My Inbox Before I Leave Work On Friday. TGIF. Seriously. And what a wonderful Friday it was. Today, maybe for the first time ever, I left work with an empty inbox. [Technically, I received an e-mail just after I left, but I maintain that it was empty, even if just for a moment]. This accomplishment is only marred by the fact that I will have to work a little bit this weekend. :)

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27. Re-watch My Favorite T.V. Series. Oh, Arrested Development. I seriously LOVE everything about that show. Even though I always say that it is my very favorite show of all time and I know how witty and wonderful it is, I am still surprised at just how constantly I can laugh through an episode. Tonight, I started re-watching this series and I hope to finish it this week. If you haven't seen it, A.D. is streaming on Netflix right now (all three seasons) and you should go watch it. Now.

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28. Convince My Daughter That Food Is Not The Enemy.  Although this is not even close to being accomplished, I consider tonight a very important victory in the never-ending quest to convince E that food is good (and good for you). This child and I just do not see eye to eye on this subject. I, have a problem not eating everything in site. She, has a problem eating anything (that is not frozen waffles, cucumbers, ramen, or shell mac'n'cheese). Tonight, she actually ate an entire cheeseburger AND liked it. Battle conquered; war yet to win.

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Day 29. Tell a succinct, funny story. It has been a long-term goal of mine to tell a funny story without too much background and tonight, I did it. I finally did it. I am a terrible story teller. First of all, I am hyper and much too talkative. Second, I often feel that in order for someone to understand the story I want to tell, that person first needs to understand another story (and another and another). I've know this about myself for a very long time. My friend Anna Lisa used to say "I love that story, Meghann" after every story I miserably failed at recounting.  But tonight, I told a story that was succinct, appropriate, and made everyone laugh for a moment. I am very proud of myself. *Side note - the description of this accomplishment, however, demonstrates my usual story telling style. 

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I have a mere 30 days left before I turn 30. For those of you who don't know me, this is a VERY EXCITING thing. I can't exactly figure out why, but I have been SO excited to turn 30. I mean really, really ecstatic. I have been counting down for several years now. I know most people dread it, but I just can't wait.

So, to make this momentous occasion even more exciting, I have decided to count down the last 30 days until I turn 30. In this next month, I will attempt to try new things, accomplish long-overdue goals, and prepare for the next 30 years of my life.

And so it begins...

Day 30. Pay off a car loan. Yes, it's true. As of today, we actually own a vehicle. B and I both owned the cars that we had when we got married, but this is the first and only car we have actually got a loan for and paid off together. I am convinced that it is going to die tomorrow, knock on wood.