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The other day I found a list I wrote titled "I'd like to..." It doesn't have a date on it but I'd guesstimate from some of the things I've already completed on the list that it's from 2002-2003. Here, in all it's glory, is my list. I've marked the things I have done in red. I'm really quite pleased with how much I've accomplished.

  1. Visit Morocco (done- 2004)
  2. Spike my hair (done - 2006 at a charity fashion show)
  3. Go visit friend in China - unfortunately that friend no longer lives there.
  4. See the Redwoods (done - 2005 in Muir Woods, CA)
  5. Take whitewater kayak lessons
  6. Work at alma mater - I'm not so much interested in this anymore. There was a perfect opportunity awhile ago but since I switched careers it didn't make sense, or interest me.
  7. Weigh 125 pounds - I managed this for about a week.
  8. Do a handstand while touching my toes to the back of my head.
  9. Build (design) my own house.
  10. Own a dog or two.
  11. Have a garden with fanciful corners everywhere.
  12. Make a living doing what I love, whatever that may be.
  13. Visit Australia - I'm currently planning a trip for fall of 2009
  14. Visit Ireland.
  15. Volunteer at Planne dParenthood.
  16. Wear leather pants.
  17. Be able to french braid my hair - Given that my hair is currently 2-3 inches long this isn't high on my list to get done.
  18. Decorate my house any way I want.
  19. Go on a cross country trip stopping anywhere I want
  20. Be an artist/artisan
  21. Be a professional organizer - I've now done this several times. In fact, I'm supposed to get back to someone about scheduling another session.
  22. Age gracefully.
  23. Learn a craft and be good at it.
  24. Get a dragon tattoo on my back.
  25. Be able to run 5 miles in a row.
  26. Master the Spanish language - yeah, buena suerte con este.
  27. Wear, and look good in, a bikini.
  28. Write a novel.
  29. Be able to do the splits in all three directions.
  30. Climb all the way up Mount Washington, NH.
  31. Be wealthy - I think my thoughts on what wealth is have changed since I wrote this list.
  32. Be passionate about something.
  33. Sing in a lounge act.
  34. Have a cool nickname - Devastation, 'nuf said.
  35. Get a manicure.
  36. Be athletic.
  37. Do something that few people have done - like hike the Appalachian Trail or climb Mount Everest.
  38. Be on a TV show as an extra or guest appearance.
  39. Be beautiful, not just cute - I don't know if I am allowed to determine if I've done this or not.
  40. Be a free spirit.
  41. Own a beach house with my friends.
  42. Know what my greatest accomplishment so far is.
  43. Join a sports team.
  44. Learn a new skill every year - so far so good.
  45. Take a "round the world" cruise.
  46. Learn to drive stick - I'm a few more drives away from feeling comfortable with this.
  47. Learn automechanics.
  48. Take classes at the League of NH Craftsmen
  49. Do the 3 day breast cancer walk. (Ok, I did the 2 day)
  50. Own a house perfect for entertaining.
  51. Get an article published in "Rosie" - oops, that no longer exists...how about Real Simple instead?
  52. Write a book of organizing tips
  53. Write and illustrate a children's book
  54. Bellydance on stage - I took the class...
  55. Learn to juggle
  56. Teach sex-ed
And here are three new ones that have been floating around in my mind
  1. Speak at a professional conference
  2. Be an NPR contributor (a voice on the radio, not just a donor)
  3. Get a tattoo that looks like henna.

Comments

jt said…
I submit that by changing your career and doing something you love, you've acomplished "Age gracefully.".

Perhaps you're confusing "age gracefully" with being "gracefully old", which is a different thing completely.

However, by aging gracefully, you're well on your way to being gracefully old.

Well done.
11:06 PM
Anonymous said…
Kudos for getting so much done! I'm loving the idea of making a list like this! It's the sort of thing I'd like to do, but never do... Essentially I guess I need to put "make a to do list" on my to do list.
12:29 PM
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