1.
2. Get a tattoo
3.Go to the Olympics
4.Meet some athletes
5.See Barenaked Ladies perform
6.Write & publish another zine
7. Keep my ROD journal till it's filled up
8. Brush up on my Spanish
9. Work on a large canvass
10.Learn a new art skill
11. Go swimming in the ocean
12.Go on a picnic with my sweetie
13.See the Olympic Flame
14.Watch the Olympic Torch Relay
15.Cut my hair short again
16. Host an art project
17. Take a day trip somewhere local but fun
18.Carry the Paralympic Torch
19.Ride the Zip line
20. Purchase and teach myself to play a harmonica
21.Make a journal out of my Olympic ephemera and journal in it
22.Submit something for publication
23. Host a swap
24. Try a new recipe
25. Create a calendar from my own art for 2011.
26. Print photos that I have taken from the Games so I can use them in my journal.
27. Do one project that's outside my comfort zone this year
28. Host an art party (Didn't host one, but I went to one-that's good enough!)
29. Spend a weekend playing with paint
30.Take an online class
31.Make and send away some RAKs
32.Discover some new magazines/zines and buy/read them regularly
33.Take my laptop and/or journal to a funky coffee shop and write
34. Sew myself some cool pillows (I have the fabric!)
35.Clean out the closet in my studio and reorganize it.
36. Plan a trip for our 20th wedding anniversary.
37.Write and give a great speech.
38.Help someone
39. Treat myself something "just because".
40. Buy frames for all the prints I have and get them up on the walls!
So I'm just two days away from celebrating my 40th birthday and this is where my list stands. I manage to mow through all but 6 things. I think 34/40 is pretty good, considering my health has been so challenging! Of the things I have left, I still want to sew pillows and frame all the artwork I have so I can get it up on the walls. Other than that, the rest isn't terribly important.
Given the state of me, getting as much as I did done is pretty impressive. There's a fair bit of stuff I did that didn't even make it on the list, so I can honestly say that my 39th year was an exceptionally productive one. I learned alot of new things, (which always makes me happy) had some amazing adventures, made some new friends, and took a class that opened up a whole different medium for me in a most unexpected way.
Now I guess the question is what to do with the next year. I'm giving it some thought and have started putting things into motion. I am also just trying to recover from my last round of treatment which has knocked me flat. Popcorn and a movie date with my sweetie helped some. We went to see The Adjustment Bureau, which we both LOVED.
It's a different kind of action movie and what I loved about it is that it aligned fairly closely with how I understand the world works. That's all I'm going to say because I don't want to spoil it for anyone, but I do recommend you go see it. It's a wonderful movie and full of beautiful architecture, as it's shot in New York City.
It's a different kind of action movie and what I loved about it is that it aligned fairly closely with how I understand the world works. That's all I'm going to say because I don't want to spoil it for anyone, but I do recommend you go see it. It's a wonderful movie and full of beautiful architecture, as it's shot in New York City.
4 comments:
You did awesome! Was this all for just a year? I'm impressed...and feel the need to make a list of my own...!!
you did an amazing job on your list!!! i'm so impressed and inspired by you. almost happy 40th!!! xoxo-m
Impressive to get that much done...I hope you have a fantastic b-day...so young at 40:)
yay! love these lists and very impressed that you accomplished and most everything you had set out to! now i better get crackin' on mine -er...if i can remember where i put it!
xo
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