Things to Do Before You're 30: The Try-It-Out, Get-It-Done, Live-It-Up List!
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There’s no time in your life like your twenties. Let Things To Do Before You’re 30 be your tour guide through this weird and wonderful decade, with advice on everything from traveling the world to learning new languages.
In this simple, list-based guidebook, you’ll find 600 things to do before turning 30. Get advice for keeping up your health (are you really drinking enough water?), maintaining your relationships, taking care of your home (you’re not in college anymore—time to learn how to frame your art and hang it on the wall), and ultimately, becoming the best self you can possibly be, while unclogging drains and changing tires along the way.
Jessica Misener
A native of Ohio and Florida, Jessica Misener is a senior editor whose writing has appeared on BuzzFeed, Huffington Post, Cosmopolitan, The Atlantic, and more. She’s also worked as a T-shirt folder, dry cleaning assistant, grocery store cashier, librarian, and ancient Greek tutor. She lives in San Francisco, where she regularly eats twice her weight in burritos.
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I had my thirtieth birthday party at a trendy bar in Brooklyn. I wore a red dress and a smile. But just an hour before, I’d been a nervous wreck. Turning thirty was a huge milestone, and unlike turning twenty-one, this birthday didn’t come with an exciting rite of passage. It just felt scary. At dinner before the party, my anxiety swelled to a level that even the mac and cheese I was eating couldn’t cure. I excused myself to the restroom and stared at myself in the mirror, bargaining. Maybe I could skip my own party, or just stay twenty-nine forever? Luckily, my friends made sure I got in the cab with them, and I ended up having an absolute blast.
Powering through my fears and throwing that party sums up the biggest lesson I wish I had learned before turning thirty: how to accept who I am, flaws
and all.
In Things to Do Before You’re 30 I’ve compiled more than 600 bucket-list items everyone should complete before celebrating their big three-oh. From smaller feats you can achieve in your day-to-day life to important life skills and must-see places around the world, Things to Do Before You’re 30 has everything you need to make the most of your twenties. Pick a small item or two to complete during the week, or plan an entire trip with a bucket-list activity in mind.
Now is the time to figure out being an adult, but it is also the time to live it the heck up. Push back against the boundaries of your own routine. Conquer a phobia, watch burly German men dance the polka at Oktoberfest, let go of old grudges between siblings. These are the years of you.
Something else to remember: your bucket list doesn’t magically end after twenty-nine. You can bring your unfinished list items into your thirties, or even redo your favorite ones over and over. Turning thirty can feel like the period at the end of a really long sentence, but the truth is that it’s just a comma.
HASHTAG CHALLENGE: want to connect with the Things to Do Before You’re 30 community? Just post pictures of yourself tackling your list items to Instagram with the hashtag #ThingsBefore30, and check out pictures posted by others of their own bucket-list achievements.
Run barefoot through the cool summer grass waving sparklers.
Go to Coachella or another music festival.
After you turn thirty, your enthusiasm for music festivals will go way down.* Grab a bunch of your closest friends and embrace the chance to wear your craziest costumes, camp out or stay in a cabin, and put your responsibilities on hold for a week.
* that sound was a million thirty-somethings mumbling in agreement
Release a paper latern into the night sky at a latern festival.
Bring a gift, such as cookies or a candle, to your new neighbors.
Bringing a small gift to new neighbors can help them feel more at home—and those friendly relationships make all the difference when you are in need of a cup of sugar or someone to keep an eye on your plants when you are out of town.
Share a special song with someone.
Read Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
This spectacular, award-winning novel chronicles a young Nigerian immigrant woman’s journey in America. The main character’s struggles with homesickness and identity will resonate deeply with the challenges you face during these uncertain years in adulthood.
Dance until you drop at a friend’s wedding.
Have your portrait taken.
Whether you get a professional photographer to style and snap you or just have a friend take some artsy candids for social media, you’ll capture a slice of your life that you’ll have forever.*
* plus, it’s a good excuse to splurge on a really nice outfit
Go to a taping of a popular game show.
Go vegan for a month.
It’s not so bad: Oreos are vegan! A vegan diet, even in the short term, is a great way to detox your body, appreciate what goes into the food you eat, and possibly feel better than you ever have. Maybe you’ll even become vegan for life.
Swim in an infinity pool.
Rewatch your favorite childhood movies.
They stand the