Thug Kitchen

Coming up to my 30th birthday I decided to update my bucket list, or "30 before 30" list and turn it into a 40 before 40 list. One of my goals is to cook my way through an entire cookbook. Seems easy right?
Wrongo.
Why? Here are the problems. I am a super picky eater, especially when it comes to meats. For example, I don't like pork products at all (yes, this includes bacon). Don't judge. Finding a cookbook without pork recipes isn't so easy, mmmkay. Unless...unless you find a vegan cookbook.
Here's the second problem...I'm not a vegan. Tofu? No thanks. However, what if you take a vegan cookbook and change the recipes to include meats? Well, that's what I am doing. Before I reveal the cookbook, let me discuss the last problem and why this goal is on my 40 before 40 list.
I don't cook. I don't hate cooking, but I'm not that great at it. And I have a hard time thinking of good recipes. 
There you have it. The issues. Now the cookbook:
Thug Kitchen. Yup. Full of vegan recipes and swear words. With my potty mouth and complete lack of cooking skill, this shit should be interesting.

30 before 30...turns into 40 before 40.

30 before 30? Probably not going to happen since I am turning 30 in a few days. That doesn't mean however, that these goals can't be turned into a 35 before 35 or 40 before 40 though right? 
Wow. Typing "40 before 40" just gave me chest pains. Why am I so afraid of getting older? 40 is the new 30 right? So...30 is the new 20? I have heard that 30's are much better than your 20's. I guess we will find out. Am I too old to blog? You're never too old to blog right? Yep. Typing "40" made all those random thoughts run through my head at about 100 miles per hour. Yikes.
Okay, let's turn this into a "40 Before 40" list. Eek. I wonder if I can get my husband to make one too? Of course, I have 10 years to complete mine, he will have only 2 years. I have a weird comfort in that - ha. Love you bade. Okay, here we go:

Me, on my 30th birthday

Weight Loss/Health Goals: 1. Lose 50-100 lbs 2. Run a 5K 3. Run the Color Run or Warrier Dash (a second 5k) 4. Buy a bicycle  5. Find a gym routine that works (i.e. go 3x's a week)
Finance Goals 6. Pay off 1/2 our debt 7. Have $10,000 in savings
Travel Goals 8. Go on a honeymoon 9. Visit Las Vegas 10. Travel to Italy 11. Road trip across America 12. Go on a cruise
Home Goals 13. Remodel our bathroom 14. Remodel our kitchen 15. Landscape the front yard 16. Landscape the backyard/build a deck 17. Take a cooking class 18. Plant a vegetable garden 19. Cook my way through an entire cookbook (channel my inner "Julie and Julia") 20. Learn a new hobby 21. Sell my house and buy or build my dream house
Career Goals 22. Finish Grad School  23. Find a teaching job 24. Attend a nursing conference out of state 25. Take a travel nurse assignment with my husband 26. Obtain a degree in something other than nursing
Random Goals 27. Re-vamp an old piece of furniture 28. Take a photography class 29. Own a DSLR camera 30. Learn to french braid 31. Get another tattoo 32. Buy an expensive purse 33. Buy a piece of jewelry from Tiffany's 34. Learn another language 35. Have a boudoir photo session 36. Hug a Koala bear 37. Take a dance class 38. Swim with dolphins 39. Buy a saxophone and re-learn how to play 40. Watch a Tigers game at another MLB stadium 41. Re-open my Etsy store/sell items at a craft show