Lindsay Trudel's List...by guest Lindsay Trudel

Hello J Project girls!! 

I was struggling with ideas for this years project....so I was excited when you invited others to join in your 2012 list challenge. Not only does it align perfectly with my One Life to Love Project but it also fits in with what I wanted to focus on this next year..... Life, Love and Baby. Yep, we are thrilled to be expecting our first baby in June 2012!! Since baby is coming right in the middle of the year, I decided to divide the list into 15 pre-baby items and 15 post-baby items. So here is my list of 30 things to accomplish while I am 30 (I turn 31 in December)......and of course I will be blogging all about it along the way!!!  http://onelifetoloveproject.blogspot.com

The List

Before baby:

1. Host a dinner party 

2. Purge and organize storage room and dreaded office/filing nightmare corner

3. Whistler Weekend getaway with the hubby

4. Read 5 books

5. Do a belly photo shoot

6. Get a new car

7. Visit one of the Diner's, Drive-Ins and Dives recommended restaurants in Vancouver

8. Outfit the house for baby for under $5000 

(do lots of crafting, DIY, borrowing, craigslist and second-hand store hunting)

9. Finish the craft projects I started or bought materials for and never got around to 

a) make a maxi skirt

b) Vancouver Photo Wall Art project

c) crocheted blanket for baby

10. Continue craft and Bachelor Mondays with Jill and Corinne

11. Seattle Shopping Weekend Getaway

12. Decorate the Baby corner (since we have a 1 bedroom apartment, baby gets a corner)

13. Take a prenatal yoga class

14. Go to the Museum of Anthropology (Ty won free passes at his Holiday Party)

15. Movie Date with hubby 

After baby:

16. Blog at least twice a month

17. Learn more about photography and take lots of photos

18. Go to a FreshAirCinemas outdoor movie

19. Do a Family Camping Trip

20. Take Family trip to Ontario to visit extended family

21. Family snowshoe adventure

22. Do family date night once a month 

(take advantage of free and cheap activities in Vancouver)

23. Bowen Island picnic and hike

24. Do the 12 Dates of Christmas in December (idea from the Rockstar Diaries blog)

25. Cut down our own Christmas tree

26. Buy a condo (hopefully)

27. Have a beach BBQ

28. Start and continue exercise program to lose baby weight

29. Host a waffle brunch party

30. Learn how to make baby food

I am excited to start this! Good luck to you all on your lists!!!

♥ Lindsay

PS....Do you mind if I invite others to join in as well? The more the merrier right??