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30 things to try before you turn 30
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24 Jul, 2008
Joanna Barry contemplates the life experiences every woman should tick off her personal to-do list.
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1.Channel an old school movie and throw a drink in a man's face.
2.Delete the words “like, random and totally” from your vocab.
3.Break someone’s heart; similarly, have your own broken.
4.Divorce toxic friends.
5.Drink a champagne cocktail in a Paris bar.
6.Master the art of choosing the perfect wine.
7.Confess that (present or past) crush on your best male friend.
8.Drive a wickedly cool car, even if you have to rent it.
9.Use an alias for a day.
10.Visit a strip club.
11.Have a favourite book which isn’t chick-lit.
12.Quit a job, without having another one to go to.
13.Buy a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill and a black-lace bra.
14.Learn who you can trust, who you can’t and why you shouldn’t take it personally.
15.Live by yourself (for at least six months).
16.Travel somewhere by yourself – a foreign country, another city or just a road trip to the country.
17.Forgive someone who wronged you; apologise to someone you've wronged.
18.Master cooking one impressive three-course meal.
19.Learn to change a tyre.
20.Buy an original piece of art.
21.Volunteer for a charity you care about.
22.Break-up with a man who you know is bad for you; similarly, have a fling with a man who you know is bad for you!
23.Dine solo in a restaurant – no phone, book or notebook allowed.
24.Run a marathon.
25.Pay off your credit card(s)/HECS debt/car loan.
26.Spend a whole pay packet on a pair of shoes.
27.Have a killer joke you tell perfectly ready to use for those awkward moments.
28.Try something you always said you’d never do – whether it be sky-driving or eating escargot.
29.Learn how to stand up for yourself, rather than silently seething when you receive poor customer service or someone makes a snide remark.
30.Have a one-night stand (or more than one).
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