Wednesday, August 31, 2011

50 Before 50 - Update 08/31/11

1. Get a Passport


2. Gallop a horse along a beach

3. Become a runner – Run a 5K to prove it.

4. Learn to be a friendly neighbor(I have a long way to go...my neighbor's garage door went up...I was painting in the driveway and I didn't even look up.  I'm so ashamed!  Why am I SO unfriendly?!?  Still a work in progress.)

5. See the Northern Lights

6. Learn to rock a hula hoop

7. Cloister alone for a weekend – speak to no human

8. Go fishing for the first time(by this time next week...I'm hoping to be able to say...that I have caught my first fish.  More later!)

9. Find a Sushi I like

10. Lose 30 pounds(-6)

11. Visit Mt. Rainier

12. Pay for the meal of the person behind me in the drivethrough

13. Make Pottery on a wheel

14. Kiss at the top of the Empire State Building

15. Take Guitar lessons – Play a song for someone to prove it.

16. Get a Brazillian Wax

17. Surprise a friend   (08/29/11 - Surprised my friend Peggy on her 49th birthday.  21 of us gathered at our local Taco Time to show Peggy how loved she is.  Happy Birthday my dear friend!  I love you!)

18. Surprise myself

19. Have a drink at Starbucks on the 40th floor of the Columbia tower (2nd highest Starbucks in the world)

20. Buy a Serger and learn how to use it.

21. Find a red wine I enjoy

22. Sky dive

23. Ride in a helicopter

24. Volunteer at Children’s Hospital

25. Take a swim class – learn Swimmer’s breathing & End of lane Flip   (I took 2 swim classes July - Aug 2011.  I can now successfully do the crawl stroke with breathing, and flip at the end of the lane....watch for the video coming soon.)

26. Ride a zip line – in an exotic place

27. Read the Bible straight through in a weekend.

28. Go river rafting

29. Hike by moon light

30. Wear a real flower lei in Hawaii

31. Take a class about the Stock Market

32. Remove my Age spot

33. Ride a Jet ski

34. Snorkel off a tropical island

35. Take Piano lessons

36. Get a tattoo

37. Take an art class

38. Learn to surf

39. Master Crocheting

40. Dance like no one is watching

41. Learn to eat proficiently with chopsticks

42. Go Vegetarian for a month

43. Build a dining room table (and chairs?)

44. See an Opera

45. Take a Spanish Class

46. Knit something for myself with “expensive” yarn (I know what and which...now to have the right timing.)

47. Skinny dip

48. Take a flower arranging class

49. Treat myself to a spa weekend

50. Ice Skate at Rockefeller Center

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