30by30: #13 Take a Watercolor Class - COMPLETED

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30by30: #8 30 Works of Art - COMPLETED

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30by30: #30 Japanese Language Learning - COMPLETE

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30by30: #5 Attend the Chicago Star Trek Convention - COMPLETE

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30by30: #26 Repair, Furnish and Decorate Backroom - COMPLETE

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30by30: #6 Run a 5K - COMPLETE

Well, I did it! I ran my first 5K for the Portland 35th annual Shamrock Run on St. Patrick's Day. It was great fun :) My friend A and I ran it in 47:26 with a pace of 15:16. We were so excited to accomplish this. This was her first race ever and it was my first time running anything really long since my lung collapse at age 19.

After my lung collapsed, I honestly believed that I wouldn't be able to run without seriously hurting myself. This event really showed me that I can do this and NOT have my lung give out and die. I know that I've done other very rewarding things since The Project began (like Le Grand Continental dancing) but this was something I thought would actually hurt me to do again. I'm relieved that I had a fantastically supportive running buddy. What a relief that both of us made it and we did great! I will definitely participate in more running events in the future because people are very supportive and it was fun.

Plus, at the end they give you a free beer. Cheers! x

Update on the project

The project is going along well. Now that I'm staring down the barrel of 30, I'm glad that I gave myself so much time to complete the items on this list. Though I will not get to each one I listed, I am glad that life brought around other things that had been on my life to do list that were suitable alternatives. I'm a little more then half way there at last count (I think it's about 18 of 30 done). There are ones on the list that I may get done in a whirlwind at the end, such as the 30 new dinners, 30 flower arrangements, etc.