Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your
one wild and precious life? -Mary Oliver
Learn how to paint. o Hang one professionally matted and framed piece of artwork that I created. o 30-Days Challenge. o Run a marathon. o Visit all 50 states. o Wear and photograph 100 pairs of shoes, including at least one pair of Jimmy Choo’s. o Drink espresso in Vicenza with Charity. o Have a net worth of one million dollars. o Live in a foreign country for one year. o Take a camel ride to see the pyramids in Egypt. o Attend an archaeological field school. o Drink pinot noir in France with Allison. o Visit Cardiff, England, and see the famous Doctor Who / Torchwood filming locations. o Write a novel. o Attend a black tie / white tie affair. o Host a wine and chocolate tasting party. o Institute a weekly movie night with my children. o Walk on the black sand beaches in Hawaii. o Gamble in Las Vegas. o Go to a Broadway Show. o Have a girl’s weekend in Chicago. o See a Red Sox v. Yankees game at Fenway Park. o See the Grand Canyon. o See Old Faithful. o Take a camping cross-country trip. o Complete a 365 – Self Portrait challenge. o Grow cotton. o Spin cotton into thread. o Weave thread into fabric. o Make a full outfit for myself from scratch. o Start a side business. o Get a tattoo with Charity. o Take my girls to an awesome, this generation’s “Backstreet Boys” concert. o Set foot on all seven continents. o Visit the aquarium in Sydney, Australia, with Lillie. o Be a space tourist. o Have a thriving indoor garden. o Be featured in one of the Pioneer Woman’s photography contests. o Spend a few weeks on a dude ranch. o Learn to ride a horse. o Buy a vacation home on the shore. o Have a recommitment ceremony complete with a beautiful dress and kickass party. o Be a contestant on a game/reality show. o Speak several languages conversationally: Arabic, Spanish, French, Italian, Thai, Chinese, Korean, Norwegian, Japanese o Have a Lord of the Rings marathon. o Have a Harry Potter marathon. o Read Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Unabridged. o In Chinese. o Finish my Warhammer 40,000 ork army. o Read “Woman of Sand and Myrrh”. In English and Arabic. o Ride on the world’s Top 10 roller coasters. Front row. o Visit world’s Top 10 theme parks. o See the seven wonders of the modern world. o Walk among Stonehenge with Dustin. o Record my grandfather talking about his World War II upbringing. o Make a family tree. o Finish my children’s baby books. o Take a wild, spur of the moment, weekend getaway, discount on fares trip to anywhere. o Build a House with Habitat for Humanity. o Learn to square dance. o Buy a motorcycle. o Go on a motorcycle trip with my brother. o Grow a fruit tree. o Take my girls to a very fancy tea room. o Go to a rodeo. o Go to Belgium with my mom. o Teach my daughters how to crochet. o Visit 100 countries. o Make butter. o Make hand-churned ice cream. o Make caramel sea salt truffles. o Remember everyone-important-to-me’s birthdays with a card, present or visit for one year. o Vacation on Cape Cod with my mother. o Take the kids for Pick-Your-Own strawberries. o Take the kids for Pick-Your-Own apples. o Knit a complicated cable sweater. o Knit myself a pair of socks. o Write thank-you notes to my favorite teachers. o Earn some beads in New Orleans during Mardis Gras. o Watch the ball drop from Times Square in New Years Eve. o Wear a sequined bikini to Carnival in Trinidad. o Go to the Acropolis in Greece. o Tango dance in Argentina. o Make a lattice-top pie for Thanksgiving. o Take a round-the-world cruise. o Go on an African safari. o Program an iPhone app. o Have a baby boy. o Teach my boy to play catch. o Go on a tour of the Amazon rainforest. o Teach a dog to sit, stay, roll over, speak, and shake. o Learn to milk a cow. o Make spaghetti sauce from scratch. o Make a pizza from scratch with Aubrey. o Ride an elephant in Thailand. o Attend an opera. o Learn to scuba dive. o Scuba dive at the Great Barrier Reef. o Complete a triathlon. o Learn to surf. o Model for a boudoir shoot. o Host a Halloween party. o Make a music video. o Learn to tap dance / ballet dance. o Attend the Vendimia festival in Argentina. o Taste 100 bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon. o Crochet and donate 100 pairs of booties and hats for preemies to local hospitals. o Visit Pompeii. o Learn how to fly on a flying trapeze. o Hike the Inca Trail in Peru to Machu Picchu. o Wire a lighting fixture. o Have vision correction surgery. o Hand-make a rocking chair. o Have a four-generations portrait taken. o
Celebrate Daily.