Here's what I've accomplished from the list so far:
- get my research assistantship reclassified as a job
- take Mr. Flossie to the House on the Rock (That was fun.)
- visit Madison, Wisconsin (Same trip.)
- ride in a convertible (Same trip, last spring. A little cold but fun.)
- get a world map and stick map pins where Mr. F and I have traveled
- visit a botanical garden (In St. Louis.)
- take a cooking class (Vegan cupcakes!)
- go a month without soda (I never drink soda anymore, if sparkling water doesn't count.)
- get new car tires
- donate to public radio
- plug someone else's expired meter
- make a mix CD
- get a massage
- complete a New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle (Usually the last few words stump me. But finally, I did one 100%.)
- purge all the circa 1989 mom-jeans from my wardrobe (Or, at least, the most egregiously high-waisted.)
- landscape front yard (We'll see if the new plants made it through the winter.)
- buy a new oven mitt
- plant vegetables (Yield: handfuls of basil, two strangely-shaped eggplants.)
- go to the public library and read magazines
- make up a box of things to donate to the Mennonite thrift store (Several times.)
- drink an extra glass of water a day (My Sigg bottle and I are joined at the hip.)
- make a point to play with the cats or brush them daily
- convert old T-shirts to rags
- start a list of wines I like (So far there is one: Charles Shaw Cabernet. I'm just not a big wine drinker, I've discovered.)
- get Amber's print framed
- quit Annoying Yuppie Health Club
- start swimming at the community pool
- finish my dissertation, get PhD
- learn to bake bread
- learn to knit socks
- learn to crochet
- learn to sew a skirt
- make something crafty with all the wine corks we’ve saved
- adhere to a daily (creative) writing schedule for one month
- read 5 new novels (so far, I've read Goldengrove.)
- read 5 new memoirs (so far, The Three of Us.)
- re-read Writing Down the Bones
- read Natalie Goldberg’s new book on memoir writing
- learn CPR
- learn first aid
- take a stargazing class
- take a car-maintenance class
- take a home repair class
- have 5 dinner parties (So far, I've had...one? I think?)
- host 5 houseguests (So far, two?)
- study Korean
- visit Old Friend Who Lives in Houston
- start an emergency fund in savings (Well, we do have a savings account now. There's just nothing in it.)
- organize photos
- learn to drive stick
- write a will
- put together an emergency kit for the car
- go hiking
- go whitewater rafting
- go cross-country skiing
- organize my home office
- clean the basement
- clean the attic
- take piano
- visit the Seed Savers Farm
- learn to identify ten native trees
- …ten native birds
- …ten flowering plants
- go to a pilates or yoga class once a week for three months
- visit Old Friend Who Lives in St. Louis
- visit Brother
- visit Mom
- visit Mr. Flossie's grandparents in Wichita
- visit Mr. F's mom in Miami
- lobby for more recycling bins on campus
- try out veganism for two weeks
- learn to meditate
- go on a picnic
- go on a walk around the neighborhood for no reason
- go to a U-pick farm or orchard
- buy new towels
- go to the farmer’s market once a week for two months
- find one thing to de-clutter in each room
- find a squirrel-proof birdfeeder
- make a meal plan and grocery list for an upcoming week
- do not eat dinner out for two weeks straight
- pick out all my outfits for an upcoming week
- bring my lunch to work for a week
- do not go online for 3 consecutive days
3 comments:
Our Thomas O'Brien towels from Target have held up well. And I can teach you to drive stick! (We'll just need to see each other in the next year and a half.)
You can drive stick, too? I think everyone I know except for me can drive stick!
I didn't actually "learn" to drive an automatic until college. Don't fret; your neighbor, Mr. Patterson, can't drive a stick, either. It only indicates that you are from a flat place, not that you are a lesser driver.
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