The Life List – Part 1 can be found here.
- Own a home – It often bothers me that I’m almost 31 years old and I’ve never owned a home. Not even a condo. I’ve been a renter all my adult life. I know it’s not that big a deal, that I’m not alone, but still, it bothers me. So I’m putting it on my life list. Because dammit, I WILL accomplish this.
- Fill all my picture frames with pictures – I love picture frames. Collage frames, stand alone frames, black, silver, or colorful frames. I have a collection of frames. And yet, only half of them have pictures in them. I realized, after trying to fill some of my larger collage frames, that I just don’t have that many pictures of my friends and family. So I’ve been trying to take more pictures, so I have more to print out. But, since I hate having pictures taken of me, I find it hard to force others to stand still while I get a picture of them. I’m trying to work on that. (So if you have a favorite picture of you, send it to me! Then I don’t have to do the awkward “Can I take a picture of you, please?” thing, and everyone is happy.)
- Train For and run a 5K – I’m not trying to kid anyone: I’m fat. I’m not in great shape. I constantly start and stop exercise routines. If there was a way to exercise my body by only using my mind, I’d be super thin. Sadly, that doesn’t work. So, since I’m going to try hard to make this life list happen, I’m going to make myself put this on the list, even though I know it’ll be tough.If anyone wants to join me, I’ll be happy to have you.
- Send 1000 postcards – Since I joined Postcrossing, I have exchanged postcards with people from many countries, and I want to continue doing that. I love checking the mail every day to see if something new has arrived, almost as much as I like dropping off a stack of postcards at the post office.
- Take a ride in a hot air balloon - I’m afraid of heights. This isn’t a huge secret. But I want part of my life list to be things that challenge me to do something different. Hot air balloons are beautiful, so I’m picking that to try and conquer (or at least fight back at) my fear of heights.
- Watch ET: The Extra Terrestrial from start to finish – It’s a well documented fact that I’m irrationally terrified of this stupid movie. But someday I want to get past that and be a normal adult who can watch a kid movie without having an anxiety attack.
- Learn to snowboard – A huge chunk of my friends are snowboarders or skiers, and they always make it sound like such a great time. I’ve seen snow all of twice in my entire life, but I still think it would be fun to try. You won’t see me in the Olympics any time soon ever, but I’ll at least give it a shot.
- Have a lovely garden – I love flowers. All sizes, shapes, and colors. I’ve tried growing some of my own with a little success. Some have made it, and some didn’t. But I’m learning which thrive best in my area, and someday I’ll have a fabulous garden with lots of lovely plants and flowers.
- See a play on Broadway – It’s no secret that I love going to the theater. I’ve seen many different Broadway plays on tour, but I’ve never seen one actually on Broadway.
- Spend a week without electronics – Specifically a television, computer, laptop, phone, or anything that keeps me connected to the world. I want a week away from everything.
It’s taken me quite a while to come up with just 20 things to put on my list. What do you want to put on your list? Maybe we can trade ideas!
You bore me to sleep, Momma.