CAREER GOALS
- Graduate from law school May 15, 2010
- pass the bar exam
- get published
- work as a freelance writer
- argue before the Supreme Court
- argue before a federal court of appeals
- handle a federal habeas case
ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS
- make a pinhole camera
- complete a photo a day for 30 days project
- take a photography class
- make my own darkroom
- take more photos!! (Chicago Christmas ’09)
- learn to knit
- knit myself a hat, scarf, and mittens
- make a patchwork blanket
- take a painting class
- learn how to make pottery
- go to one of those pottery painting places
- build a piece of furniture
- learn to make paper
- take a letterpress lesson
- find and reinvent a piece of vintage furniture
- learn how to use photoshop properly
- learn printmaking
- make headers for fairly typical
- make myself one article of actual clothing
- open an etsy shop
- enter a photography contest
- get my hands on a Polaroid and go to town
- learn to sew
- make my own Christmas ornaments/decorations
- make crafts for the following holidays (Christmas 2009; Valentine’s Day; Joe’s Birthday; Easter; 4th of July; Halloween; Thanksgiving; Christmas 2010; New Years)
- Do at least THREE DIY projects for the wedding (wedding party request cards; save the dates; guest book)
- make a pinata from scratch
- make my own modge podge coasters
FITNESS/OUTDOORS/ACTIVE
- run a marathon in another country
- run the NYC and Chicago marathons
- run a 5k
- run a 10k
- run a half marathon
- play in a softball league
- take ballroom dancing lessons
- learn to ride a bike
- have a picnic May 18, 2010
- take flamenco lessons
- learn to ski
- Go ice skating
- take tennis lessons
- learn to rock climb
- go Scuba diving
- practice yoga regularly
- go snorkeling
- go zip lining
- take swing dancing lessons
- run at least 3 times a week (will be accomplished when I have maintained this for at least 2 months)
EXPLORING NYC
- visit the statue of liberty
- go to the top of the empire state building
- explore the places on the list of “things to see” in Central Park (The Obelisk, Bethesda Terrace, Belvedere Castle, Strawberry Fields)
- go rowing in Central Park
- go to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
- see the Rockefeller Center Christmas Show
- go to the top of The Rock
- go to Wave Hill in Riverdale, Bronx
- visit The Highline
- visit the Guggenheim August 11, 2010
- cross the Brooklyn Bridge and eat at Grimaldi’s when I get to the other side
- eat at Shake Shack August 11, 2010
- eat Gelato in Little Italy
- drink bubble tea in Chinatown
- attend a concert at Carnegie Hall
- go to Ellis Island
TRAVEL
- plan a cross country trip & drive across country (coast to coast)
- visit all 50 states (and plan itineraries for each state)
- go to Lake George
- visit the Eiffel Tower
- drive up and down both coasts
- Visit as many US National Parks as I can(but mainly the big ones-Redwood, Yosemite, Joshua Tree, all the parks in the Bay Area (including Alcatraz), Glacier Bay, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Arches, Carlsband Caverns, Governor’s Island, El Morro, El Yunque, San Cristobal)
- go to the Louvre
- go to Canada (Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, Vancouver…and more)
- see the Sistine Chapel
- visit the Hagia Sophia
- go to a Holi celebration in India
- see the pyramids
- see the Mayan ruins
- go back to San Francisco
- go to wine country
- go to El Salvador
- see the Kremlin
- see Paris
- go to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- see Graceland
- Visit as many European countries as I can
- take a picture crossing Abbey Road
- visit the following South American countries (Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Ecudaor)
- visit every continent
- go to Athens
- visit Tibet
- go back to Puerto Rico
- go to Lake Tahoe (08/19 – 08/22/10)
- see the Grand Canyon
- see Mount Rushmore
- spend a weekend in Las Vegas
- see the Frank Lloyd Wright houses in Illinois
- do the freedom trail in Boston
- see the Hoover Dam
- go to Martha’s Vineyard
- visit all the California missions
FOOD/DRINK
- learn to cook
- learn to bake (carrot cake; strawberry shortcake cake)
- become knowledgeable about wine
- take a cooking class with Joe
- take a cake decorating class
- learn to mix cocktails
- cook Thanksgiving dinner
MISCELLANEOUS
- get a learner’s permit March 10, 2010
- have portraits taken – engagement/graduation photos May 14, 2010
- see a Cubs game May 11, 2010
- go to the renegade craft fair (08/01/10)
- go to a Red Sox game
- Go to the Sacramento Shakespeare Festival July 30, 2010
- buy a picnic basket
- ride in a hot air balloon
- attend the Olympics
- complete the 50 book challenge every year for 3 years (2010, 2011, 2012)
- join and become an active member of my local junior league
- have a themed birthday party
- visit the Sacramento Zoo
- go to the SF MoMA
- go to the Getty
- go to LACMA
- throw a dinner party
- chop down my own Christmas tree
- grow my own garden
- go to the opera
- attend a performance by the Bolshoi Ballet
- learn to drive
- start a book club
- do the Chicago River Architecture Tour
- be someone’s wife
- attend mass said by the Pope
- get the daringly short haircut I am too scared to get
- be someone’s mom
- go to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
- go to the Cedar City Utah Shakespeare Festival
- go to the World Series
- get my own domain name
- Go to the US Open
- read Penguin Classics 60th anniversary best ever list
- have my own cataloged library
- hand write letters to people I care about
- see the Nutcracker
- go to Wimbledon
- throw a Halloween party
- go to a murder mystery dinner
- enjoy a spa weekend
- throw someone else a party
- go to a luau
- own a dog
- own a home
- donate $200 a year to charity (starting small on this one)
- explore my religion
- go to Orangette’s restaurant Delancey in Seattle
- meet Pioneer Woman
- own a car
- be conversational in Spanish
- be conversational in French
- See 50 “broadway” musicals by the time I turn 50
Plays I’ve Seen So Far(9/50)
Amadeus
Phantom of the Opera
Billy Elliott
Rent
Oklahoma!
Jersey Boys
Wicked
Chicago
42nd Street
wow….that’s the nice list that i ever read….hope you will make it true…
cheers,
irine
Omg, you haven’t been to Shake Shack??!! Next time you visit NYC we are going there pronto!
I will be back in August! Do you want to join me for some of the things on my NYC List? Wait… will you even be in NYC in August? You will probably be traveling the world, won’t you!
What a fabulous list! Good luck with everything.
Nice list! Still working on mine at http://conchsaladesque.wordpress.com/life-list/
Came across your blog through mightygirl.com
I’m subscribing to keep up.
Thanks! You’re comment has reminded me that I need to update my list. I’ve been focusing on my reading challenge (and so many other things) that I’ve neglected it. I’ll be sure to check out your blog!