With each birthday, as I embrace another year, I tend to get a little reflective. Turning a year older has this symbolic meaning for me...it makes me assess where I am and what I hope to do with my life.
As I look back on these 35 years, I'm pretty pleased with all that I have accomplished, but looking forward, there's a lot more I hope to do.
To celebrate this birthday, I was inspired by this lovely lady and decided to write a life list of one hundred things I would like to do with the time I have left.
So here it is...in no particular order, the first half of my life list:
3. Write a book
4. Own a chunk of land and a home surrounded by trees
5. Visit every National Park
6. Quit my job so I can spend more time with my son
7. Travel to India
8. Unplug completely for one week
9. Learn to play the violin
10. Plant a big, huge garden
11. Run a marathon or 50K trail run
12. Own horses
13. Help my son find and follow his dreams
14. Learn to sew my own clothing
15. Own a home with a fireplace, a big great room that opens into the kitchen, a walk-in closet, my own sink, a hot tub out under the stars , a crafting studio, and a huge fire pit on a patio
16. Backpack part of the Appalachian Trail
17. Own a high efficiency washer and dryer
18. Take a painting class
19. Grow lovely flowers year around
20. Have a huge farmhouse table where we gather and eat amazing meals
21. Travel to Alaska
22. Practice yoga on a regular basis for an extended period of time
23. Learn Aerial Arts
24. Own a camper for camping and music festivals
25. Stop driving so fast…learn to slow down and enjoy the moment
26. Go on an African safari
27. Take a cooking class
28. Visit the Scottish Highlands
29. See the Northern Lights
30. Have everything we own paid off
31. Travel to France and visit the Louvre
32. Take a photography class
33. Learn to quilt
34. Become a bee keeper
35. Go on a long, romantic trip with my husband
36. Keep chickens so we can have farm fresh eggs
37. Go diving in the Sea of Cortez
38. Write a letter to my son every year on his birthday
39. Take an outdoor survival class
40. Learn to knit
41. Have a library with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves filled with books
42. Go to Squam or some other creative gathering
43. Buy a really nice piece of art
44. Own an espresso machine and learn to make my own delicious lattes
45. Go on a vacation with my parents, all of my siblings, and their children so we can spend more than a day together at a time
46. Have my house completely organized from top to bottom
47. Learn to climb trees like my husband
48. Make wine
49. Dye my hair red
50. Create a meditation alter and sacred space in home
Great list, and happy belated!
ReplyDeleteAwesome life list! "Go on a vacation with my parents, all of my siblings, and their children so we can spend more than a day together at a time" -- we'll have to figure out how to make this one happen! Hope you guys are loving the sunshine. We've got slush here!
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