- meditate daily
- dance at least once a week
- practice Sabbats, Esbats and everything in between
- establish holiday traditions
- send a secret to postsecret
- start a spiritual journal and continue to use it on a regular basis
- practice deep breathing exercises
- visit a Hindu Temple
- visit a Buddhist Temple
- plan my funeral
- vbegin and complete “A Year and a Day“
- spend 2 hours a month (consecutively) being silent while meditating or praying
- begin a gratitude journal and continue to use it regularly
- spend a weekend alone at a monastery
- write my personal statement
- get chakras balanced
- read one book on Wicca, in full, every month (list)
- spend five minutes, every day, praying whole heartedly
- make a list of 100 things you stand for (list)
- cast at least ten spells (list)
- complete 100 day reality challenge
- read “12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women” by Gail McMeekin
- get another tattoo starting with Trinity’s tattoo
- set up a weekly workout routine and follow it
- track weight / fitness goals
- start eating less meat
- give up soda
- spend one full day per month without TV or computer
- draw up will, health care power of attorney and regular power of attorney
- re-certify in CPR
- learn the Heimlich maneuver
- eat vegetarian for an entire month
- keep a blog without missing more than 5 days a month
- drink nothing but water for a full month
- be able to jog a 10 minute mile with no stops or breaks
- be silent for one full day (April 17, 2009 is the national day of silence)
- if under 3 floors, always use the stairs
- shave armpits and legs every 3 days
- get up really early one day a week
- find sushi that I like (must make an honest effort to try different types)
- go to bed earlier (by 11p)
- get up earlier (by 8a)
- buy and use a juicer
- learn basic first aid
- go out to public social places to learn how to deal with and overcome anxiety
- embrace being 30
- do more things completely by myself
- use lotion daily
- get new glasses
- get properly measured for a bra
- double the time it takes to eat
- stick to 1500 cal, low fat, low sugar, low carb diet
- take meds daily
- go to the doctor when advised to
- get a bikini wax
- keep daily food journal
- wash my face morning and night (proactive)
- moisturize morning and night
- check blood glucose at least twice daily
- walk/run/jog at least 30 minutes a day in good weather
- use face masque at least once a week
- stop reading/watching tabloid “news” entirely
- buy my first tankini when I hit 200 lbs.
- go for one full day without complaining about anything (even in my head)
- try a home waxing kit
- get a waist circumference of less than 45 inches
- complete “couch to 5k running plan“
- complete “learning to love you more” assignments
- get a new wardrobe when I hit 160 lbs.
- listen to NPR more often
- keep a daily one sentence journal
- write in a paper journal 3 times a week
- no eating after 8pm unless out with friends, but then only healthy and light
- no carbs after 6pm
- fast 2 times per month
- get a makeover and practice new makeup tips on an ordinary day
- buy more dresses/skirts (at least one per season)
- grow hair out (with a trim every 3 months to keep it looking healthy)
- learn to do an at home mani/pedi
- buy a pair of real birkenstocks
- stop biting fingernails
- eat 3 meals per day, every day, except on fasting days
- find and buy a pair of jeans that fit well
- have skin tags removed
- read “Honoring the Self” or “The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem“
- Write a letter to future self to put into time capsule
- do a herbal detox for 20 days
- quit smoking
- do 15 – 20 crunches per day
- take a dance class
- wear makeup and do hair at least once a week
- feel the fear and do it anyway
- walk 5000 steps daily
- brush teeth 2 times per day
- use body lotion after every shower
- lotion feet nightly
- make a daily morning/afternoon/night routine and stick to it
- go swimming once a month
- find and maintain a beauty regimen
- learn formal etiquette
- buy a business suit
- get a real facial every three months
- get a breast reduction
- get hearing checked
- make a list of health issues and take it to the doctor
- dye hair every six weeks
- Stop being a manipulator
- Stop letting yourself be manipulated
- MODERATION
- be accountable for my words and actions
- get a part-time job
- go back for associates degree
- create a well written resume w/ cover letter
- learn French
- learn basic sign language
- learn photoshop
- then learn to use it to its full potential
- improve my typing speed
- learn to type without looking at the keyboard
- learn to drive a stick shift
- learn more about politics and world affairs
- learn ballet
- learn more adjectives and use them. avoid too many “phenomenal”s and “fantastic”s
- Read at least 3 banned books per year
- learn how to use furoshiki
- learn to play the harmonica
- Learn all 50 states, their capitals and where they are on the map. I used to know this in 3rd grade but have since forgotten. that is so sad
- read books on political science
- publish anything weather it’s a letter to the editor, poem, photo, etc.
- learn to cut veggies like a pro
- memorize five poems in their entirety
- keep a quote journal
- improve my ability to do math in my head
- learn new phrases and words, and how to properly use and spell them, to boost my vocabulary
- make 10 homemade gifts
- write 101 haiku
- start writing songs (or at least try to)
- complete NaBloPoMo
- complete 100_snapshots
- tie dye a bunch of shirts and panties
- start doing gravestone rubbings
- make and hang a pretty welcome sign
- make a sundress that fits me correctly
- make a fleece tie blanket
- learn to make flower leis
- collage 5 projects
- learn how to mat and frame photos
- get a sewing machine and learn how to use it
- write one short story per month
- learn how to make a hippy skirt
- learn how to make a necktie skirt
- learn how to make a ”kindergarten teacher” dress
- learn how to make a peasant blouse
- learn how to make bra and pantie sets
- learn how to make a shift
- write a comic
- buy a writing prompt book and do 2 prompts per week
- write a children’s (ish) book
- read 10 of Time Magazine’s top 100 books (list)
- watch 10 “Independent Spirit Award”, best documentary feature, winners or nominees (list)
- watch 5 “Independant Spirit Award”, best film, winners or nominees (list)
- watch 5 “Cannes Palm d’Or“, winners or nominees (list)
- watch 5 “Sundance Jury Prize“, Film, winners or nominees (list)
- watch 5 “Sundance Jury Prize“, documentary, winners or nominees (list)
- watch 10 of IMDB’s top 250 movies (list)
- watch 50 documentaries (list)
- acquire 10 of my favorite childhood movies (list)
- go camping
- take the train somewhere and stay the day
- bus adventure
- get my passport
- read “Alice In Wonderland” complete works
- then read “The Looking Glass Wars“
- go bowling
- watch whole “Planet Earth” mini series
- read 10 non-fiction books (list)
- buy an ipod and always listen to it
- read at least 1 poetry collection every 3 months (list)
- read “One Hundred Years of Solitude” by Gabriel Marquez
- read “Atlas Shrugged” and “The Fountainhead” by Ayn Rand
- read “Lolita” by Vladimir Nabokov
- read “The Virgin Suicides” by Jeffrey Eugenides
- treat myself to a weekend at a B&B with a girlfriend
- actively research a European vacation, create the budget for it and implement a *savings plan for it
- take piano lessons
- paint living room
- decorate my apartment the way we want it
- get frames and put up pictures
- create a daily chore list (including the chore, how often to do it and a schedule of when to do so) and stick to it
- make the bed properly, every day
- buy some non poster type art
- put real curtains up in all rooms
- vacuum twice a week minimum
- create a cookbook of my favorite recipes
- use my organizer/planner regularly
- get a large firebox for important papers done as of 10/29/08
- get an accordion file folder and properly file my bills
- go through videos and dvds and get rid of the ones we don’t and won’t watch
- buy an original piece of art
- throw away all of the underwear I have that I don’t wear done as of 10/28/08
- clean the kitchen (dishes, sink, counters and stove) each night after dinner
- buy a new comforter set with matching sheets (make sure to buy extra pillowcases for our 14 pillows)
- make cleaning rags out of tattered old clothes
- get an external hard drive
- keep up to date on the calendar, mark all appointments and important dates, *change it on the 1st day of each month, check it daily
- get rid of linens we don’t use
- do a major spring cleaning in EVERY part of the house and get rid of everything we don’t need, use or love
- clean out the closets of any clothes I don’t and won’t wear
- poop duty every other day so we don’t step in dog shit
- take better care of the car (regular oil changes and tune ups)
- create a master grocery list so as to not forget to put things on and to save on time
- pull out appliances to clean under and behind them
- weekly date night
- watch a sports event with Ted, in its entirety
- go to a movie that he wants to see, even if I won’t like it
- have a candle light dinner
- go hiking at Stoney Creek and have a picnic
- have a professional portrait of Ted, me and Moe taken
- pamper him at least once a month
- buy a book about sex and surprise Ted with something new
- learn to make healthy dog treats
- walk Moe 3 times a week
- Train Moe in simple commands
- see parents once a month
- Have a day for just Christy and me
- write letters to Granny and the Great One to tell them how much I love and appreciate them
- make a completed family tree
- get a professional picture of Mom, Dad, Christy, Ted, Autumn and me
- send “just because” packages or letters to friends
- send someone flowers or a plant
- bake someone a surprise birthday cake
- go visit Trinity’s “grave” more often
- host a movie/game night
- have a girl’s night
- have a tea party with hats and gloves and the whole works
- watch all of the “Saw”s and “Hellraiser”s with Bee and Twytch
- send birthday, anniversary, sympathy, thank you and thinking of you cards on time and without missing a date
- take an “us” picture 4 times a year (me & Ted, me and Jen, me and Emily)
- start putting 20 dollars a week into a savings account
- for every item I complete, put 5 dollars into savings
- for every idem I don’t complete within 3 years, donate 5 dollars to charity
- track cash spending
- save up for a car
- start clipping and using coupons
- buy 2 lotto tickets a week
- start a piggy bank for change, don’t touch it and put it into savings when full
- create a budget and stick to it
- get renter’s insurance
- keep a daily spending journal (get Ted to as well)
- open a CD at the bank when the economy balances out a bit
- participate in a large protest or large support event
- volunteer to help in a political campaign for a person / cause I believe in
- march in a GLBT parade
- pick at least one cause that I believe in and fully, truly, actually become active within it
- explore Mt. Clemens completely
- give blood 4 times per year or more
- donate to a food drive
- buy a TWLOHA shirt and participate in their activities
- go to cemeteries to clean up neglected plots
- buy fair trade and/or organic tea and coffee
- vote in EVERY election
- start recycling
- plant a garden
- buy (or make) and use reusable grocery bags instead of plastic
- put up clothesline to use for laundry
- set up outdoor compost bin
- start using rechargeable batteries
- take any used batteries to post office to recycle instead of throwing them away
- switch over to cloth napkins instead of paper towels
- build a bat box
- make my own organic eco-safe cleaning supplies
- plant a tree
- reduce waste in my home
- when it’s time to replace light bulbs, buy energy savers instead
- water plants daily
- grow herbs indoors to use in cooking
- watch and photograph sunrise and sunset at least once per season
- take pictures at all family/friend gatherings
- make a virtual tour with photos of Mount Clemens (with a map) for pen pals
- complete project 365
- take a self portrait each week
- keep a month long digital journal on my blog
- photo document a day in my life
- send a picture to Jones Soda
- print all of my digital photos
- begin creating my photography portfolio
- get paid to photograph an event
- do a photo scavenger hunt
- take 100 photos and make a book that tells a story using no words
- put all of my digital photos on snapfish
- recreate the Ophelia portrait
- be at a level of expertise where I know exactly how to configure my camera manually for any type of environment, then go buy a battery grip because then, I’ll officially be pro enough to have one
- watch the sunrise and sunset in the same day
- go stargazing at least once per season
- go on a weekend trip with no plans and go where ever the road takes up
- make a time capsule
- send a message in a balloon
- create an actual plan for commune and sleep away charter school (with business plan, curriculum, drawings etc.)
- buy a mini voice recorder to audio journal (use it to recollect my past and all of the stories I tell over and over)
- buy and install bookplates for any books I lend out
- don’t use Myspace or Facebook for a week
- make a day in the life of video
- put notes in random places (library books I borrow, table tops in restaurants, books in bookstores)
- go to 4 galleries and festivals per year
- sell something on ebay
- send a message in a bottle
- play in the mud and get dirty
- find a wine that I like and drink a glass a week
- get a large henna tattoo on my back or thigh
- buy arm and leg warmers
- take Jen and Carol to see the nutcracker
- find at least 50 adjectives to describe myself
- play a FULL game of Monopoly
- somehow acquire a renaissance dress
- design a threadless tshirt
- learn to be ambidextrous
- sleep under the stars
- ride in a hot air balloon
- get 5 awesome yet uncommon outfits
- get ears re-pierced
- get my nose pierced
- get my tragus pierced
- get my tongue re-pierced
- get a marilyn piercing
- learn to ride a horse
- buy a pair of Tom’s shoes
jan 17 2010 ∞
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