Update

There are less than 6 months to go until my 30th birthday and so far the 30 points on my wish list aren't exactly 50% completed! The biggest task of all is in process, however, because as of 2009 I'm all about being Zen... Instead of letting work swallow me whole and have stress control my life, I am now managing to sit back & have a bit of perspective when it's most needed. Hoorah! We'll see how we go with the remaining 19 items - I'd better start climbing stairs if I want to attempt Mount Taranaki anytime soon ;-).

• 1. Go on a chocolate pilgrimage to Shoc in Greytown 2. Complete 75% of my Masters 3. Climb the summit of Mount Taranaki 4. Move to a house with a garden/outdoor area 5. Visit family & friends in Belgium, Japan and the US! 6. Learn how to ride a motorbike (or scooter) 7. Financially support a child through Plan International 8. Come up with some kind of career plan 9. Go for a swim with the Curds on Christmas Day (regardless of the weather!) 10. Take amazing photographs 11. Accept the fact that you can’t help bad hairdays ;-) 12. Become more environmentally sustainable @ home 13. Reach a certain level of fitness 14. Rollerblade along Oriental Parade without injury 15. Get a few Arabic lessons from Helmi 16. Pay more attention to nature 17. Become a better driver 18. Walk the Tongariro Crossing with Vaughan 19. Have a good work-life balance 20. Watch the entire 6 seasons of ‘The Sopranos’ 21. Volunteer for another refugee family 22. Spend a short break on a Pacific island 23. Try to eat locally produced food 24. Shake my booty on a semi-regular basis 25. Decipher the rules of cricket 26. Relax when things get too hectic 27. Expand my cooking repertoire 28. Keep this blog going 29. Catch a sunset once in a while 30. Plan a BIG around-the-world trip!