30-something lists

In honor of my 30th birthday (Roman XXX, Binary 11110, Babylonian <<<, Hexadecimal 1E) I have made three lists of ten items.

List 1 – Ten things I have enjoyed since my first experience of them:

1. Drawing/Coloring (crayons, pencils, markers, chalk, etc.)
2. Cartoons
3. Fruit snacks
4. Legos
5. Computers/Electronics/Tinkering
6. Italian and Mexican food
7. Paintball
8. Romantic comedies
9. Music (performing and listening)
10. Nature

List 2 – Ten people (or groups) that have changed the way I think about life, the universe, and everything:

1. God/Bible
2. Cori Dary
3. My family
4. My friends
5. 4-year old Sunday school students
6. Teachers/Professors (Mr. Tuchscherer, Mr. Thomas, Mrs. Kendrick, Mr. and Mrs. Robertson, Mrs. Broyles, Mrs. Mallow, Mr. Lampman, Mrs. Faulkner, Ms. Simpson, Mr. Spurgeon, Mr. Nash, Mr. Mills, Mr. Dary, Professor Coakley, Professor Dibrell, Professor Lawton, Professor McAlexander, Professor Craig, Professor Tyran)
7. Co-Workers
8. Authors (Douglas Adams, A.W. Tozer, C.S. Lewis, Patrick M. Morley, J.P. Moreland, Robert K. Greenleaf, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dave Ramsey, G.K. Chesterton, Lee Strobel, Jeremy Keith, Donald Norman, Doug Fields, Ravi Zacharias, Charles Spurgeon, editors and contributors to GQ magazine)
9. Celebrities
10. Middle and High school students

List 3 – Ten things I still have difficulty with after three decades of life:

1. Consistent prayer, quiet time, and Bible study
2. Drama
3. Flip turns
4. Cleaning (Laundry and dishes especially)
5. Personal finance
6. Organisation
7. Exercising consistently
8. Buying groceries/meal planning
9. Sleeping (or at least going to bed at a decent hour)
10. Finishing personal projects