Making Strides Towards Progress

Posted on | September 1, 2010 | 1 Comment

You know, one of these days, I’m going to run out of clever, pithy blog post titles for my 15 Before 30 update posts. And that will be a sad, sad day.

In the meantime, I wish I had more news to report, but as always, it seems I take two steps forward, two steps back when it comes to making any sort of real progress on my 15 Before 30 list (why yes, that was a Paula Abdul reference). I wish I had unlimited financial resources and vacation time because then I might actually be able to cross some items off.

However, I am really pleased to say that I am more than three-fourths of the way towards making my $1,000 goal for the Making Strides breast cancer walk in October. My family and friends have really stepped up and helped me out and, for that, I am so very, very grateful.

But…

I still have about 25% left to raise – really, just $240 left before I make my goal. And it’s only just September! So, this is where I beg and plead: PLEASE! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE – will you consider making a donation towards my goal? Will you PLEASE help me make sure there are more survivors like my aunt Carol? Pretty please with a cherry on top?

As for those other goals, I’ve decided to make some sub-deadlines in order to give myself a little push. So, I hereby declare that, by the start of 2011, I will have (a) made my Making Strides fund-raising goal, (b) gotten my tattoo, (c) gone snowboarding or at least made concrete, definitive plans to go snowboard, and (d) registered for a 5k race in the spring. Oh, and I will have started saving up the money I know I’ll need for those trips.

I’m counting on you, faithful readers, to hold me to my goals.

P.S. PLEASE??!?!?!

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