Sunday, February 7, 2010

Checklist of Last Year's Birthday Post

The Birthday Challenge was to create a list of things to do in the coming year.  So here it is--
52 things to do before I am 53. Created last March.  Seems like I've got a bit of work to do!

1. Canoe or Kayak- just to say I tried it-NOPE (I have yet to be on a boat since the stoke)

2. Grow some vegetables along with some flowers- CHECK

3. Ride my bike from here to my mother-in-law's house (30 miles) NOPE

4. Hold a major garage sale- CHECK

5. Sell some things on Craigslist- CHECK, well gave away

6. Work at a bookstore or coffee shop this summer- CHECK- actually both

7. Own a laptop- CHECK

8. Rip up the carpet in my basement and put down some kind of flooring-NOPE

9. Organize my mess of a linen closet- CHECK

10. Read "The Pact"-  NOPE

11. Take my husband to lunch one day a month- HOW ABOUT JUST OUT? CHECK

12. Invest in the stock market- NOPE

13. Have a summer party- NOPE

14. Host a Christmas Open House- NOPE

15. Go to a concert- CHECK-

16. See a Broadway Show on tour- KIND OF CHECK, summer theater musicals

17. Learn an art technique- (does enhancing pictures count?) CHECK

18. Go camping several times- CHECK

19. Have a girls weekend with HS friends- CHECK- a wonderful one!

20. Have a girls weekend with my daughters- NOPE, darn it!

21. Read a book a week this summer- CHECK- at least 1, sometimes more

22. Visit the farm more often- COULD DO BETTER

23. Get the piano tuned- CHECK

24. Memorize a couple of songs on the piano-NOPE (my memory stinks-but there is still time!)

25. Visit a new nature trail/hiking path- CHECK- new bike/hiking path

26. Write a letter to the editor- NOPE-

27. Break a bad habit (caffeine, too much TV, nail biting??) CHECK and then started again!

28. Redecorate my home "office"- NOPE- unless adding to the clutter counts

29. De-clutter my house- CHECK for the family room and living room

30. Teach a new novel to my classes- CHECK- starting this week

31. Hold sunset services every now and then- CHECK

32. Use the fire ring- CHECK (in conjunction with sunset services)

33. Plan a small group bike ride- CHECK, but we got rained out- rain check this spring

34. Take a Christmas trip to somewhere I have never been- NOPE, snowed in!!

35. Learn to make a mean salsa HALF CHECK- I learned to make salsa-working on the mean!

36. Pick and freeze cherries or peaches- NOPE, though I did freeze jalapenos

37. Visit the antique stores for inspiration- CHECK, several times

38. Pay off a vehicle- NOPE, getting closer!

39. Make a bundt cake- NOPE, but I now own a bundt pan!

40. Have a morning tea with my next-door neighbor- NOPE

41. Take in a movie once a month- CHECK

42. Do random acts of kindness for some of my students who really need it- CHECK

43. Re-learn how to play cribbage- NOPE, but I ran off the rules last week

44. Visit a B & B with the Mr.- NOPE, but we did spend time at a lake cottage

45. Enter a photo in the local county fair- NOPE

46. Find a consignment store somewhere in the area- CHECK

47. Walk to work more than I drive- about half the time CHECK

48. See a really great fireworks show- CHECK, though not on the 4th

49. Learn how to make bread- NOPE

50. Knit a hat that would actually fit a head!- NOPE

51. Update my itunes- CHECK several times

52. Take a yoga class- NOPE, but I do it on Wii

It's a good thing I still have 6 weeks left.  I think I can check off a few more.  And I'm starting on this year's list a couple of weeks early.  I put last year's list together in about an hour and a half at the last minute. I'm giving it a bit more thought this year.  (It would be so much easier, if I wasn't so darn old!)

7 comments:

Steve Gravano said...

What a list! A few years ago a purchased a bread machine for my wife for Christmas. We use it all the time. The best feature is the timer. You can program it to have a loaf ready when you wake-up. It was the best investment I ever made.

puna said...

This is one ambitious list. I'm impressed that you got that much done.

ELK said...

you have done a LOT!!

Gayle at Planet M Files said...

You have done a lot of things from your list! Very good!

Chronicles of Dolliedaydream said...

Hope you had a great week Mrs E I have missed my visits. Wowzer that is an impressive list -you have achieved quite a lot of those things. If only we were closer I could teach you a yoga class and join up to make a bundt cake. I have some lovey recipes for mini bundt cakes please do let me know if you would like them :-) x

Katie @ Can't Get There said...

My goodness - what an inspiration you are! You have much more checked off your list than I do. I have a good blueberry bundt cake recipe if you'd like it. And I'd like to know which novel you're teaching this week...

A said...

Love this list! You make me want to do an update on my list (which I think I might have to today... I have 5 months left on mine...)

Sent you a link for some "easy" and YUMMY bread!! Hope it helps :) And I definitely think 17 works!! It is an art! You should put "Visit NYC" on your next list :)