The Year of 30
30 new experiences
every 30 days
for my 30th year
Good Morning my literary friends!!
I’ve decided it is time to set myself a new challenge. Life has felt a little stuffy of late and I need to push myself outside my comfort zones. As I sat at my computer on yet another Saturday night alone, I wondered. With less than 200 days left until my 30th birthday, do I want to get to 30 and moan about all the things I ‘wish I’d done’ before hitting the midway point in the prime of my life?
Hell no!
And so, The Year of 30 was born. Over the next 12 months, I am going to aim to throw myself into 30 new experiences every 30 days (or approximately 1 a day) and write about/vlog about it.
Seeing as the months don’t exactly line up, but ‘365 in 365’ didn’t sound as catchy, I’ll essentially aim to try something new every day for the next 365 days. I’m going to keep it VERY broad here, because despite how shallow and sheltered my life may seem on here (to date!) I have already so far lived a pretty varied and interesting life.
Some things I’ve done that I am extremely proud of:
Self Published 2 novels
Moved interstate on a whim
Driven solo Brisbane to Melbourne and back (a couple of times)
Paraglided in Switzerland
Travelled solo to countries around the world
Travelled extensively around Australia
Bought a dog and been a single fur parent for over 5 years
Grown a career and challenged myself professionally
There are many many more, but for the purpose of this exercise, I’m going to allow myself some creative freedoms. Things that I am happy to count as ‘new’ include things like, trying a new cuisine or beverage, reading a new author, visiting a new place, trying a new experience (i.e. Stand up paddle boarding), listening to a new podcast.
Please join me on this adventure! I promise there are going to be some much more interesting 30’s coming in the future but you’ll have to stay tuned for those!
If you would like to join the challenge, leave a comment below with the types of new experiences you’d like to try!
x Anna