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:
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.
This is one ambitious list. I'm impressed that you got that much done.
you have done a LOT!!
You have done a lot of things from your list! Very good!
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
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...
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 :)
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