My Life List
I’ve been meaning to finish this list for a long time now. Inspired by Maggie Mason, I’ve seen so many other greats post their life list, I decided it was time. I finally finished it. Two down, ninety-eight one hundred one hundred and one to go!
- Write a novel.
- Visit Macedonia with my family.
- Make my grandfather’s Kebob recipe and share them with people who’ve never had them.
- Grow a flower garden.
- Travel across America in an RV.
- Walk for the March of Dimes in honor of Madeline Spohr.
- Get my black belt in Karate.
- Cook a seven course meal for more than 25 people.
- Mud wrestle in a bikini.
- See the Grand Canyon.
- Get my pilot’s license with Michael as my instructor.
- Complete a 5K.
- Complete a Triathlon.
- Sing on a stage and not a karaoke stage.
- Grow a vegetable garden.
- Create an original dish.
- Wear only six pieces of clothing for one month.
- Put together that coffee table book that Michael and I have always talked about.
- Backpack through Europe.
- Kiss passionately atop the Eiffel Tower.
- Live in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
- Lead a series of online workshops.
- Photowalk in five major cities that I’ve never visited before.
- Drive a convertible on Route 66.
- Camp out in a dessert.
- Jump on a trampoline for 30 minutes.
- Have a picnic in Central Park.
- Hike the whole Appalachian Trail.
- Display my artwork in a gallery.
- Learn to play my guitar.
- Act in a play.
- Drink wine in Tuscany.
- See the Great Wall of China.
- Go to an awards show in a designer gown.
- Visit five different types of churches.
- Photograph a really high profile wedding.
- Document the birth of a baby, from belly to arms.
- Complete a Project 365 with our film SLR.
- Paint the house with colors that make me happy.
- Own a white bedroom suite.
- Eat raw for as long as I can.
- See Dave Matthews Band perform at The Gorge.
- Swim at a pool at the bottom of a waterfall.
- Attend a Hawaiian Luau.
- Participate in the drum circle in Asheville, NC.
- Dance naked in the rain.
- Swim in the Pacific Ocean.
- Catch a fish at Pike Place Market.
- Visit my friends in South Africa.
- Visit my friends in Australia.
- Host a get-together for my April 98 Mommies Group.
- Take my kids to Disneyland.
- Throw a fantastic Halloween Party.
- Sew a dress from a pattern.
- Smoke a cigar while drinking Scotch.
- Develop my own set of actions.
- Get married to Michael again.
- Hand write in a journal for a year (or more).
- Complete “The 52 Everyday Stranger Project”.
- Become a destination wedding photographer.
- Open a studio of my own.
- Make a batch of peanut brittle to give as a gift.
- Ride a horse.
- Swim with dolphins.
- Stay up all night watching movies.
- Own a Mac.
- Go off the grid for a month.
- Take a Gondola ride in Venice.
- See the Pyramids;
- The Parthenon;
- The Amazon;
- The Taj Mahal
- Rummage through a junkyard to find a treasure.
- Ride my bike 18 miles.
- Go to an all women’s retreat.
- Take a Bikram Yoga class.
- Interview five photographers I look up to.
- Photograph historic Savannah, Georgia at sunrise and sunset.
- Home school one or all of our children through high school.
- Win Rainbow Road on Mario Kart Wii.
- Read the whole Harry Potter series.
- Learn HTML. </haha>
- Knit a blanket all by myself.
- Have mimosas for breakfast.
- Climb to the top of a mountain.
- Visit one (or both) of the poles.
- Go to Amsterdam and {inhale}.
- Make a German Chocolate Cake from scratch.
- Run a marathon.
- Volunteer my time at a woman’s shelter.
- Volunteer my time at a animal rescue shelter.
- Volunteer my time at a home for the elderly.
- Have a full body massage.
- Watch a baby being born.
- Learn how to French braid.
- Grow my hair to the middle of my back.
- Make love on the beach of an ocean.
- Climb a tree.
- Make dinner and bring to a neighbor, just because.
- Fill an aquarium with beautiful fish an allow myself to become mesmerized.
- Sky dive.
- Live out west.
- Take part in a Flash Mob.
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What a great list!! I only have 45 on mine so far, so it’s 45 X 45…but I plan on rounding it out and making it a life list in time. We have a couple of the same things!! (Swim w/ dolphins, grow a garden) You really do need to make some attainable :D (P.S. I’ve already knitted a blanket – or two or three – and given them as gifts *G* )
Great list! I’ve had my list out there for awhile, but am having a hard time getting it to 100!
My wife can help you with #54 any time you want to take a class or get her book!
I have a list like this floating around in my head but I haven’t ever put it to paper (or screen)
Wonderful. I need to actually do some of the things on my list for a change.
This is one awesome list. Must’ve taken you ages to compile! I don’t see anything in there about visiting me in South Africa though, lol :)
Oops, didn’t read it properly :) I SEE IT!! Woot!
You can come to my next homebirth and be the official photographer!
Love your list!!!
You’re ON!
Tragically, they don’t throw real fish at Pike Place Market anymore. They were getting harrassed by all the animal rights people. I mean, the fish are not ALIVE, but somehow they felt there was a lack of dignity for the animals. So they through rubber fish. And you NEED A FULL BODY MASSAGE. Everyone should experience that. They are fabulous.
Wonderful!! :) I’m doing this, but in years. Things to do between birthdays. We’ll see how that goes! Good luck on yours!
*AHEM* I did not see visiting your peeps here in Orlando on that list…
It is a great list though, after reading it I gained new appreciation for things I have done that are on your list.
Um…I’m up for helping you out on a lot of these!
Kebobs…I’ll drive to ATL for that…if you’ll drive down here to photograph my next delivery(Jan or Feb 2011). I can’t even begin to imagine what beautiful photo magic you’d be able to work in a delivery room!
I’ll sign up for online classes, and I’ll photowalk with you! (Oooohhh! Let’s do Savannah together!) And I’d certainly be interested in your actions. *wink*wink*
French braids are easy-peazy. You can totally do it!
I’m definitely going to have to do this!!!
About yours:
You need to get on the Harry Potter series NOW! The 7th movies will be out soon!
I hope to have a third child someday and if you haven’t gotten to attend or photograph the birth of a baby by the time I have a 3rd, I would totally have you in my delivery room! You would just have to drive to Indiana! :O)
Watching a baby being born has been on my list FOREVER, but you’d be amazed at how you can’t get anyone to let you go with. Dang it! Maybe some of the new people I know will let me – LOL!
I LOVE this list! I need to make one, really. Also? The skydiving thing? One of the most awesome and marvelous experiences I’ve ever had. DO IT!
I really love this idea. I’ve been doing a lot of inner contemplation lately. Perfect activity for this stage in life. By the way, are you saying that you already HAVE made love on some other kind of beach, just not one on an ocean? Cool!
Oh – good ones. I’m working on mine too!
#10 – I’ve hiked to the bottom and spent a week hiking the side canyons. I can’t recommend this one highly enough. (The hike out is a bit of a bitch though)
#25 – I suggest chocolate. HA! (Just kidding.) I’ve camped in the desert. Way cool. Also – cold.
#26 – So yeah I’ve done that. Wear a pad. Just sayin’.
#28 – Also on my list!
#31 – Done that many time and it is SO MUCH FUN. And you would rock this one.
#35 – I know some fantastic ones in Nashvegas — next time you’re here…
#47 – Oddly, it’s like the desert at night. COLD
#49 – Take me with you!
#63 – One of my very most favorite things to do.
#68 – Take me with you!
#84 – Add “once a week” and this one is perfect.
#93 – *addictive*
#97 – sand is abrasive. that is all I have to say….