Wednesday
Aug242011
Third time's a charm: The Life List
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
"Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can." ~Danny Kaye
I had a sudden whim to redo my Life List or at least look it over to see what it is I really want to actually do before I die. It's inevitable to change one's mind or to rethink the future as one gets older. I don't know...I found it time for a once over, collaborate with myself, move forward, see what I want out of this little life of mine. This will be the third version of this list. What can I say? Things change, people change.*
1. Finish my book proposal
2. Write an actual book
3. Cross-country antiquing trip
4. Visit all 50 States**
5. Buy my very own car
6. Write an article for Vanity Fair
7. Re-learn to ride a horse
8. Spa weekend in Arizona
9. At least make a vague attempt to be organized
10. Hire a house cleaner for regular cleaning
11. Ocean kayak down the east coast
12. Learn to dress myself for my body type.
13. Visit the White House
14. Play golf in Dubai
15. Host a dinner party
16. Run for office
17. Learn to sew***
18. Attend the State of the Union
19. Design and make a dress
20. Become a parent
21. Have a ladies weekend on Martha's Vineyard
22. Learn to play the guitar
23. Turn my apartment into a home
24. Run a 10K
25. Run a half marathon****
26. Run a full marathon
27. Go to the Superbowl
28. Sundance film festival
29. Full spa day - facial, massage, mani, pedi*****
30. Learn to fence
31. Own property
32. Attend a football game in every stadium in the country
33. Speak at SXSW******
34. Learn to snowboard
35. Visit Canada more often
36. Tour New York State
37. Write more about politics
38. Tour southeast Asia
39. Capetown and Johannesburg, South Africa
40. Carnivale in Rio
41. Mardi Gras in New Orleans
42. Have high tea in London
43. Become a licensed pilot
44. Attend a session of parliament in London
45. Be my own boss
46. Be a more vocal proponent of women in politics
47. Learn to make sushi
48. Dublin with Chris and Susan
49. Visit Brussels - home of the EU
50. Make a holiday meal with all of the fixin's
51. Another weekend in Paris
52. Live abroad for a year
53. Be debt free
54. Read Pride and Prejudice
55. Attend Wimbledon
56. Have an actual week long staycation
57. Wear real red lipstick
58. See the pyramids
59. Fall in love again
60. Visit Tel Aviv
61. Write a book about my father's life growing up in the south during the Civil Rights Movement
62. Make the perfect key lime pie
63. Throw a huge 30th birthday bash
64. Understand bipolar disorder
65. Become certified in SCUBA diving
66. Read the 100 Best Novels according to Modern Library
67. Make my bed everyday
68. Take individual portraits of my family
69. Take a photo a day for 100 days
70. Be a tourist in Washington, DC.
71. See the 100 Greatest Movies of all time according to AFI
72. A yearly trip to Europe
73. Wine tasting in the Finger Lakes
74. Be a talking head on CNN or MSNBC
75. Once I become a parent, take said child or children to Disneyworld
76. Take a trip with Peg to Prague, Vienna and Amsterdam
77. Throw someone a surprise party
78. Be the subject of a Buodoir photophoot
79. Hug Idris Elba
80. Make a pie crust from scratch
81. Learn to hem a pair of pants
82. A bra fitting every year
83. Plan a romantic weekend getaway
84. Adopt a dog
85. Attend New York Fashion Week and Fashion's Night Out
86. A beach trip in Cantabria
87. Run a political/social good boot camp for women
88. Provide a scholarship for a young woman majoring in political science
89. Take my child(ren) to enjoy the holiday lights in NYC
90. Interview Diane Ravitch for Poliogue
91. Ice Skate at Rockefeller Center
92. Give a TED talk
93. Get styled by a professional stylist
94. Take a real - turn off the phone - vacation every year
95. Observe the Supreme Court
96. Have a garden
97. Visit Central High School in Little Rock
98. Go to the Olympics
99. Learn to change a tire
100. Get my skin under control
*I was also inspired by Eden's post where she mentioned her list for 2012.
**States left to experience: Alaska, Arkansas, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming
***As in purchase a sewing machine. See also; guess who's been watching way too much Project Runway??
****You can read about that travesty here
*****I got this idea from Allison Czarnecki. Best idea ever.
******Hey! You can vote for me to speak in 2012 right here. So handy.
I had a sudden whim to redo my Life List or at least look it over to see what it is I really want to actually do before I die. It's inevitable to change one's mind or to rethink the future as one gets older. I don't know...I found it time for a once over, collaborate with myself, move forward, see what I want out of this little life of mine. This will be the third version of this list. What can I say? Things change, people change.*
1. Finish my book proposal
2. Write an actual book
3. Cross-country antiquing trip
4. Visit all 50 States**
5. Buy my very own car
6. Write an article for Vanity Fair
7. Re-learn to ride a horse
8. Spa weekend in Arizona
9. At least make a vague attempt to be organized
10. Hire a house cleaner for regular cleaning
11. Ocean kayak down the east coast
12. Learn to dress myself for my body type.
13. Visit the White House
14. Play golf in Dubai
15. Host a dinner party
16. Run for office
17. Learn to sew***
18. Attend the State of the Union
19. Design and make a dress
20. Become a parent
21. Have a ladies weekend on Martha's Vineyard
22. Learn to play the guitar
23. Turn my apartment into a home
24. Run a 10K
25. Run a half marathon****
26. Run a full marathon
27. Go to the Superbowl
28. Sundance film festival
29. Full spa day - facial, massage, mani, pedi*****
30. Learn to fence
31. Own property
32. Attend a football game in every stadium in the country
33. Speak at SXSW******
34. Learn to snowboard
35. Visit Canada more often
36. Tour New York State
37. Write more about politics
38. Tour southeast Asia
39. Capetown and Johannesburg, South Africa
40. Carnivale in Rio
41. Mardi Gras in New Orleans
42. Have high tea in London
43. Become a licensed pilot
44. Attend a session of parliament in London
45. Be my own boss
46. Be a more vocal proponent of women in politics
47. Learn to make sushi
48. Dublin with Chris and Susan
49. Visit Brussels - home of the EU
50. Make a holiday meal with all of the fixin's
51. Another weekend in Paris
52. Live abroad for a year
53. Be debt free
54. Read Pride and Prejudice
55. Attend Wimbledon
56. Have an actual week long staycation
57. Wear real red lipstick
58. See the pyramids
59. Fall in love again
60. Visit Tel Aviv
61. Write a book about my father's life growing up in the south during the Civil Rights Movement
62. Make the perfect key lime pie
63. Throw a huge 30th birthday bash
64. Understand bipolar disorder
65. Become certified in SCUBA diving
66. Read the 100 Best Novels according to Modern Library
67. Make my bed everyday
68. Take individual portraits of my family
69. Take a photo a day for 100 days
70. Be a tourist in Washington, DC.
71. See the 100 Greatest Movies of all time according to AFI
72. A yearly trip to Europe
73. Wine tasting in the Finger Lakes
74. Be a talking head on CNN or MSNBC
75. Once I become a parent, take said child or children to Disneyworld
76. Take a trip with Peg to Prague, Vienna and Amsterdam
77. Throw someone a surprise party
78. Be the subject of a Buodoir photophoot
79. Hug Idris Elba
80. Make a pie crust from scratch
81. Learn to hem a pair of pants
82. A bra fitting every year
83. Plan a romantic weekend getaway
84. Adopt a dog
85. Attend New York Fashion Week and Fashion's Night Out
86. A beach trip in Cantabria
87. Run a political/social good boot camp for women
88. Provide a scholarship for a young woman majoring in political science
89. Take my child(ren) to enjoy the holiday lights in NYC
90. Interview Diane Ravitch for Poliogue
91. Ice Skate at Rockefeller Center
92. Give a TED talk
93. Get styled by a professional stylist
94. Take a real - turn off the phone - vacation every year
95. Observe the Supreme Court
96. Have a garden
97. Visit Central High School in Little Rock
98. Go to the Olympics
99. Learn to change a tire
100. Get my skin under control
*I was also inspired by Eden's post where she mentioned her list for 2012.
**States left to experience: Alaska, Arkansas, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming
***As in purchase a sewing machine. See also; guess who's been watching way too much Project Runway??
****You can read about that travesty here
*****I got this idea from Allison Czarnecki. Best idea ever.
******Hey! You can vote for me to speak in 2012 right here. So handy.
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