Life List

Just a few things to take care of before I shrivel up and die...

1. Walk the Cinque Terre
2. Visit Venice before it sinks
3. Host a dinner party
4. Bake a pie from scratch
5. Make shortbread cookies with The Kid
6. Camp on the beach with the kids and The Man
7. Learn to can
8. Host a canning party
9. Get paid to write
10. Learn to use my camera
11. Redesign Martini Mom
12. Leave an enormous tip
13. Work for a non-profit
14. Celebrate BIG on my 40th birthday (10-10-15)
15. Learn to sew better
16. Make 100 lovely things
17. Read 100 fiction books that I haven't read before
18. Read 100 non-fiction books that I haven't read before
19. Go to the dentist
20. Stop using plastic for anything food-related
21. Make my own shampoo
22. Swear off anti-perspirant
23. Make my own deodorant
24. Live abroad for a year
25. Attend a yoga retreat
26. Stay in one of those cabins on the water in Bora Bora
27. Take a romantic, child-free vacation with The Man
28. Take a chaotic vacation with The Man and all our kids
29. Take a year-long road trip
30. Learn to play the piano
31. Learn to play the cello
32. Throw an art party
33. Clean out the basement
34. For 1 month, make every single meal from scratch
35. For 1 year, purchase no new clothing (making my own or buying 2nd hand is okay)
36. Sleep through the night
37. Figure out what I want to be when I grow up, and do it
38. Teach my kids to grow their own food
39. Spend an entire summer playing with my kids
40. Introduce The Baby to the aquarium
41. Introduce The Baby to the zoo
42. Kayak
43. Turn my backyard into a pleasant place to hang out with the family
44. Learn to use the grill
45. Eat at 25 new restaurants
46. Take the family to the Hoh Rain Forest
47. Step foot on all 7 continents. Yes, even Antarctica.
48. Storm the steps of the capitol in the name of public education
49. Attend a rally
50. Create a home that comfortably accommodates all our kids
51. Attend a blog conference
52. Live in a house that functions off the grid
53. Coffee. Paris.
54. Stay in those caves in Italy
55. Teach art to children
56. Take a painting class
57. Take a pottery class
58. Help my mom open that fabric store she's always wanted
59. Attend the opera