30 things I've done before 30

There are literally hundreds of lists out there on the net about 30 things you should before your 30, bucket lists etc.  As 30 "guns for me" instead looking at all the stuff I should have done by now or scramble to do, reflecting on what I've done so far seems the more mature thing to do.

the view from my home away from home

1. Earned my engineering degree a life goal since I was 7
2. Travelled outside the country mostly the islands, some Europe and Asia
3. Lived Alone - my mother says every woman should do this.  Yea...it's pretty cool I admit, my little 350 some odd square feet of heaven in the Bay
4. Became a godparent my darling little Alyce 
5. Lost over 100lbs 
6. Fallen in and out of love with no regrets
7. Been on a board of directors  as of this week
8. Visited 26 states (plus Puerto Rico and DC) 



Alyce and Me in 2010

9. Lead a protest Okay so it was 3rd grade but it was more Black History than Dr. King and Rosa Parks and for Asian American History in May
10. Built a computer from scratch actually probably over a dozen. lol
11. Spent a week in Appalachia 
12. Spent a week at the beach North Carolina, surf city, outer banks gotta love it

    

    Me in highschool.

13. Spent a year volunteering  2 actually
14. Learned to change a tire 
15. Baked bread from scratch 
16. Changed a starter on a car actually this is what I was doing when I met my ex-fiance's dad. lol he never did find me "wife material" 
17. Delivered a baby  ...that'll happen in snow-ridden Appalachia
18. Installed Solar Thanks GRID
19. Climbed a waterfall in Jamaica
20. Gone camping on the beach Yea North Carolina
21. Learned a second language Of course Japanese, also 7 years of Latin, a tiny bit of German
22. Read a book in a foreign language  A few actually my top favourites being the Aeneid in Latin "Arma virumque cano," ( I sing of arms and a man) and Steppenwolf in German
23. Learned to play an instrument  Piano and fiddle
24. Composed a song A couple, I mainly minored in music composition. I wrote some sappy stuff because I was in love (see item 6) though "Silven Wind" is pretty neat
25. Started a business Hire Jasmine, Engineered Cupcake, I guess I've got the entrepreneurial spririt 
26. Watched a space shuttle launch Atlantis in 1995
27. Got my driving licence
28. Invented an award Golden Conduit Bender for the win
29. Hired and fired someone (not the same person)
30. Had a tea party don't judge me...I love tea parties, fun stuff helps me remember I'm a girl and not some person who just spends their time doing calculations and climbing into, on top of and under buildings.