“To Do List” by Hilary Weeks/My last chance in the 30’s

OK, I am putting this out there – and I may share the experience when I complete them – and I may not. . . time will tell. Hopefully I complete some of these things – here you go – happy 2011!

I was originally going to make a list of 100 things (to follow Mackenzie’s lead – but I could only think of 56 or something – then I thought hey – I should cut some out and go with 39, since
that is how old I am turning this year – and I am starting to feel like that is kind of a big deal!!

Ok, I cut out a few, but I still have more than 39 items. . . 53 to be exact – but I think I am going to leave it at that – unless I do something really worth putting on the list. . . maybe by goal will to be to complete 39 things on this list? I actually would like to do them all, that is why I put them on the list. . . but we will see!

1. sleep under the stars
2. hike the bears hump with all my kids
3. take a yoga class (Jan/Feb)
4. learn how to get on and off the bike and keep my shoes on the bike
5. bike a 100km ride
6. train for the 8k swim race
7. go to the temple 12 times this year (Jan 21,
8. knit a pair of socks
9. make a new friend
10. get soaked in the rain
11. run with Emma
12. bike with Jack
13. snail mail something once a month(Jan-E&S Beazer
14. do an act of random kindness
15. grow something
16. work on the playhouse with my kids
17. organize ‘my space’ in the basement
18. enjoy my last year in my 30’s
19. bear my testimony in church
20. hike with with Carrie (if she comes home this summer!)
21. read the Book of Mormon
22. read the New Testament
23. read all the books for book club
24. start writing my book
25. make a Disneyland book
26. make a 2010 book
27. make a triathlon book
28. cook a turkey all by myself ( yes, this would be a first! Must do this before I am 40! Yikes!)
29. Call my siblings on their birthdays (ohh Jan 12 – missed Brad’s – not a good start – sorry man – maybe I can make it up by just phoning him for no reason!!)
30. take a new snowshoeing route
31. go out for dinner to a new restaurant
32. cook with my kids more
33. cover the tele-post in the basement with LEGO (Jan )
34. put up window coverings in all the bedrooms
35. ride my bike trainer once a month
36. introduce myself to someone I don’t know at church
37. get my sweater from Lethbridge
38. make appointments monthly
39. take the financial course again (FPU – and do it!)
40. meditate more
41. read the Harry Potter series again
42. in January – take a load the bargain barn every week – Yup – did it!
43. clean out the front hall closet – doin’ it Jan 31 – Feb . . it has a story.
44. clean the bugs out of the light covers in the house (Jan, Feb – just a few left)
45. stay overnight in our cabin
46. make a budget
47. use only cash for one month
48. make new 72 hour kits for the family – hmm add this to the clean out the front closet story…
49. buy a pair of jeans that I LOVE
50. don’t wear yoga pants every day! (unless at the gym or doing yoga)
51. e-mail the Beazer’s after our monthly potlucks (update)
52. go ice skating
53. just make the phone call – right now!