30 Before 30 - have you?

Howdy! So I'm in my last year before the BIG 3-0 and have decided to get on with making a '30 before i'm 30' list. So before I make this ever-so-important list, I want to know if you've ever made one yourself? And do you have any funny / interesting suggestions for me?

My sisters and I as kids - I've always had a thing for market stalls by the seems of it! ;)

I am going to put things in my list that I want to do, or do again. That's one thing my bf couldn't understand. 

I said to him that I want to stay out dancing until 6am.

He said, haven't you done that? 

Yes, once, ten years ago. 

So why would you put it on your list? 

Because I want to do it again!

He still didn't get it. 

Today I read Cheryl's 26 before 26 (lucky girl has four years on me!) and it made me sit down and start planning mine. And then I realised that I've always been the kind of person that just goes and gives things a go when they want to do things, and making my list became difficult.

Here are some of the things I'm proud of accomplishing in the last 12 months:

Climbing Franz Josef glacier in the RAIN. (With a sulk or two)

Learning to snowboard very basically. There may have been a sulk here too.

Clay pigeon shooting for the first time - and hitting my targets by the end of it! (NO sulks here)

Organising and pulling off Sweet Fashion Auction!! WOW!

Starting Shh By Sadie. THAT was scary!

Quad biking at Cape Kidnappers

Climbing Mount KauKau with a HANGOVER! Thanks BF!!

Organising a large horse riding expedition AND getting my boot pooped on WHILST sitting on a horse - impressive right?!

Here are my draft first ideas for my new list:

1. Stay out dancing until 6am (ahem, as above OBVS!!)

2. Go back to New York (another 'repeat')

3. Lose at least a stone

4. Do something DIFFERENT with my hair

5. Swim in the sea here in NZ

6. Do something fun at least once a week

7. Manage the Butterfly Creek hike without keeling over like last time...

8.......?

And that's all I've come up with for now!

I don't want to jump out of a plane or anything (HELL NO!) so I need to think of more fun things to do before i'm 30 - 23 more of them in fact.

So help me!
Please make your suggestions below - and send me links to your lists if you've done them! :)

Franz Josef Glacier Walk

Hello!!! Have any of you ever been on a glacier??? Well I spent 5 hours hiking in the RAIN whilst on the roadtrip to experience the Franz Josef glacier. Those who know me will know that I am NOT a sporty person and hate walking up hills! And especially IN THE RAIN! 

We had to wear special (and yes I looked special indeed) 'tramping' (the word for hiking here in NZ) shoes, trousers and jackets, with a BUM BAG for our cramp ons (which are like spikes you attach to your feet to help you on the ice). UGH!

I don't know WHAT the bf looked like pre-waterproofs!!!!!

Bumbag, clumpy shoes and sad trousers - what a trend!!!

On the bus to the starting point...

 For the first hour my shoes rubbed me but I was too embarrassed to tell the guide because I didn't want to seem like a complaining diva. But in the end it got so bad I had to sit on a rock in the rain and have the guide strap my ankles up with sticking plaster. It made SUCH a difference I should have done it earlier!!

It was a 90 minute walk to the foot of the hill...

Who pays over $100 for this?! Smurfs!!

Where's the cafe?! ;)

This was the part where we'd finally hiked up to the start of the glacier....

When we finally reached the glacier it was actually super stunning. I admitted to the bf that despite all my moaning, it was really cool to see the glacier. Next time I would pay the extra for a helicopter TO the glacier though ;)

The only problem was the rain - we'd all brought a picnic which we couldn't sit and eat and it was really hard to get photos because the camera kept getting soaked. Shame.

In an ice cave!

Look behind you!!!

Glacier waterfalls

WET all the way to my underwear.....and I'd never been so glad to see a complimentary hot chocolate in my life!!!

After the trip we had a 6 hour car drive to our next destination. Needless to say I was over the moon to find a plush hotel room with under-floor bathroom heating when we arrived!! Hahaha.

How is your weekend??