So I was challenged a few months (edit years) ago to write a list. I’ve always loved lists, its so much fun to cross things off of lists. Its taken over a year to get this far, and I’m hoping to finish it soon.
101 Things to Do Before I Die (a work in progress)
- Swim the English Channel
- Help a horse give birth
- Learn to play the guitar, maybe the bass?
- Get to know my brothers
- Eat a meal prepared only with things I’ve grown
- Do a Walk to Emmeus De Colores!
- Camp alone for more than a night
- Climb in a bikini on the beach
- Dig clams in New England (no intention of eating them though)
- Fall in love, daily
- Write a book of poetry
- Discover beauty in dark places
- Understand one man
- Catch butterflies with my nieces
- Take a child as my own
- Learn to cry softly
- Finish learning Debussy’s Clair DeLune
- Watch the sunrise over the ocean
- See the fall colors in Maine
- Ride a horse bareback
- Thoroughly explore Yosemite
- Hold my mom’s hand when she dies
- Watch my kids find Christ
- Learn to speak Chinese another language conversationally
- Create art daily
- Sacrifice something special for a stranger
- Learn to make furniture
- Fill an entire passport with stamps
- Write a children’s book
- Stay friends with Kim till we’re old with lots of animals
- Run, Swim, Bike triathlon
- Practice speaking praise to people
- Train a puppy for the blind
- Change my own oil
- Climb Half dome
- Live without a car for >6 months
- Memorize books of the bible
- Save money for my kid’s to get an education
- Catalog love languages of my friends and family
- Peruse art museums worldwide
- Develop my own photos
- Sing Karaoke without freaking out
- Pose for a portrait
- Make mom a quilt
- Work for God full-time
- Read the classics
- Live alone
- Do a stand-up comedy routine
- Change a tire on my car
- Take a massage therapy class
- Knit a sweater
- Create a photo journal
- Get a masters degree
- Sleep on the beach
- Shave my head
- Hike the Pacific Rim
- Protest in Washington DC
- Take a ballet class and perform in public
- Ride on a boat across the ocean
- Crew for a boat race
- Pray on top of Mount Olympus
- Bike through Sonoma (without getting a DUI)
- Drive the Audubon like a BAD Ass
- Create a bird list
- Work as a barista
- Be a cougar, Rawwwr! (For Martha and Emily)
- Bike the MS 150
- Learn to play chess
- Run for public office
- Get married in Big Cottonwood
- Drive a motorcycle
- Visit every state in the US
- Go whale watching
- Have a photo/article published in a magazine
- Learn how to start a camp fire
- Be a big sister
- Learn to fly a plane
- Lead a small group
- Care for someone who is terminally ill
- Do a fast
- Plant trees every year
- Learn to swing dance
- Purchase a Caroline Schilly painting
- Ride in a big rig truck
I thought it was #64, not #66! Hahahahah, but you made me smile.