Who are we kidding- there never was a plan

As part of a little project/ class I've been involved in for the last month, I just spent a week working on my Life List Menu.  Since "list" sometimes is seen as prescriptive, the menu concept makes it sound a bit less structured.  It has five sub-sections, 20 items in each, and each with a theme.  To keep myself honest, I'm putting it out there- and if you see an item you might be able to help me with or want to be a part of, just let me know!

Good things, over and over and over...

  1. Try 500 new recipes (I like cooking, remember?)- New Blog started, linked from this item
  2. Ski all major areas in Utah, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho (Schweitzer, watch out!)
  3. Walk or crew the Komen 3-day in every city  - 
  4. Visit 40 major art museums for unique exhibits
  5. Hear 10 major symphony orchestras in live performance
  6. Write 20 short stories (Eek!  I need prompts!)
  7. Try 50 tequilas
  8. Visit all 50 states + Puerto Rico
  9. Take voice lessons for a year
  10. Boat on or near all continents
  11. Read (or try to read) all books on the NY Times 100
  12. Visit 100 new-to-me cities
  13. Try 75 dark chocolates (should I raise this to 100?)
  14. Photograph 250 cats and dogs (3 down...)
  15. Visit 30 islands
  16. Hike in 25 mountain ranges
  17. Visit all Wild & Scenic US Rivers
  18. Visit 95 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in North and South America
  19. Raise $50,000 for Komen breast cancer research (Over time, not in a single year- though I would love to do that!)
  20. Attend performances by 15 major dance companies
Things to do WITH other people
  1. Run the Alsek/Tatenshini with the Cartotto family
  2. Spend a long weekend in the Hill Country/ Austin with Shannon
  3. Go to Scotland with my Dad
  4. Run a half-marathon with a group of friends
  5. Create my superhero tribe.  Go on retreat together.
  6. Attend CIA bootcamp with some foodie friends
  7. Attend a wine and food class with Leigh
  8. Go on a tropical/ beach vacation with the wonderful Bass family
  9. Make pizza with Master Henry Bass
  10. Ski weekend with the Hatch/ Johnson family (overdue!)
  11. Go to Peru with Marisa
  12. Walk a 3-day with my friend Ali and her beautiful Mom
  13. Get Kita certified as a therapy dog Next dog.  This won't happen for Kita.
  14. Backpack in the Wind Rivers with Katie or Linsey or both
  15. Do a girls' getaway in Sun Valley/ Hailey with Trish
  16. Go on one of Eoin Finn's yoga retreats
  17. Do a brewery or distillery tour with Amy
  18. Attend one of both eldest goddaughter's meets/ races
  19. Wickanninish weekend with a wonderful man
  20. Tour Tuscany (on bikes?) with friends
Whimsical things
  1. Fly a kite
  2. Take a surfing lesson
  3. Learn to play harmonica
  4. Go on a hot air balloon flight
  5. Ride a horse
  6. Learn to make balloon animals
  7. Love bomb the neighborhood with sidewalk chalk messages
  8. Try rock climbing (we'll see...)
  9. Take a watercolor class
  10. Visit the Tracy Aviary
  11. Climb a tree
  12. Grow a flower from a seed
  13. Catch a fish
  14. Take a dance class
  15. Host a bunco night (for charity?)
  16. Play in a rainstrorm
  17. Go on a scavenger hunt
  18. Ice skate outdoors
  19. Play putt-putt
  20. Play Bocce Ball in my back yard
  21. Run a dogsled team
Things to do FOR other people
  1. Leave baked goods, anonymously, on the neighbors' porch
  2. Help three people with a life menu item
  3. Fund a President's Endowed Scholarship at Texas A&M
  4. Fund an Alpha Delta Pi scholarship
  5. Fund a scholarship at the A&M College of Medicine
  6. Love post-it bomb public places while traveling
  7. Volunteer monthly doing something I love
  8. Participate in a medical mission
  9. Organize a major Komen fundraiser
  10. Always have at least 1 rescue animal
  11. Prepare treats for Ronald McDonald House at least 2 times per year
  12. Organize a photo project for childhood burn survivors (them taking the photos, not having photos taken)
  13. Advocate for full LGBT inclusion in the Methodist Church After the 2012 Annual Conference, I cannot stay in the UMC- over exactly this issue.
  14. Create a music "fellowship" at church for an annual workshop
  15. Send Valentines to my friends and family
  16. Teach a group how to be political advocates
  17. Organize a local ADPi alumnae group
  18. Buy the next person in line's order
  19. Send 10 letters to 3-day walkers who I don't know
  20. Do " a bit of good" every day
And...the Mondo Beyondo list
  1. Take a boat-based vacation in the Aegean
  2. Hike the Norwegian fjords
  3. Have lunch with Michelle Obama
  4. Ski at Revelstoke
  5. Get a poem published
  6. Obtain grant funding for my frostbite registry project
  7. Complete 500 hour Yoga Teacher Training
  8. Run the Middle Fork of the Salmon
  9. See Patty Griffin in concert
  10. Meet Isabel Allende
  11. Take a cultural tour of Cuba
  12. Pay off my house by January 1, 2020
  13. Have a 2nd house in the Idaho mountains
  14. Learn German
  15. Attend a taping of Austin City Limits
  16. Visit Bhutan with an emphasis on the Buddhist traditions
  17. Buy a Narciso Rodriguez dress
  18. Cycle New England during Fall foliage season
  19. Dine at French Laundry
  20. Fall in love with someone amazing who adds wonder and kindness to my life 
  21. Volunteer at the Iditarod.  No, really, I am SERIOUS about this.


Now listening:  Lucero, She Wakes When She Dreams

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