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My birthday is Sunday, but I decided to start the celebration today by drafting a list of 33 things I'd like to do while I'm 33.

1. Lead a Jesus Feminist small group. 
2. Build my upper body strength so that I can do 50 consecutive military-style push ups.
3. Run in the Birmingham Color Me Rad race.
4. Participate in the Vulcan Run.
5. Conquer my fear of Pure Barre.
6. Climb a rock wall.
7. Reach my happy weight.
8. Get Jillian Michaels to retweet me.
9. Attend TEDx Birmingham.
10. Start planning the See Jane Write Creative Conference.
11. Start a newsletter. 
12. Land my own column in a local publication.
13. Land my own column in a national publication.
14. Write for xoJane.com.
15. Write for Hello Giggles.
16. Write for For Harriet.
17. Write for Feministe.com
18. Write for Ebony.com
19. Write for Essence.com
20. Pitch a story idea to one of my favorite national magazines. 
21. Guest blog for Erika Napoletano.
22. Guest blog for Jeff Goins.
23. Guest blog for Sarah Bessey.
24. Buy a good camera and learn how to use it.
25. Learn how to shoot and edit video and start video blogging.
26. Give my blog a makeover.
27. Give myself a makeover.
28. Streamline and organize my life – online and offline.
29. Revamp my syllabus and lesson plans for my literature course and my Women and Media class. 
30. Go on a weekend getaway to New Orleans with hubster.
31. Take a trip with my girls. 
32. Read all the books I own.
33. Pay down my credit card debt.