thebeckybug

Inspired by Maggie. I could only come up with 77

1. plant a garden
2. keep 3 houseplants alive
3. throw a dessert party
4. enjoy a beer at a small German brewery
5. make a cheesecake
6. commission a piece of artwork
7. visit the homestead of my ancestors in Moravia
8. purchase a home
9. start a business
10. befriend nomads in Mongolia
11. become proficient at grilling meats
12. shake hands with the people whose work i admire
13. shop at a market in India
14. see Bjork perform in Iceland
15. compete the dog in agility
16. own a home in a different country
17. accumulate a library of home videos
18. have waterfront property
19. take a family portrait in costumes - with all the animals
20. scuba dive off the coast of Indonesia
21. shop locally for produce and meat
22. let the dogs loose on a herd of sheep
23. throw a retirement bash for my mother
24. sew a quilt with my grandmother, one she would not otherwise attempt
25. take over family reunion planning
26. get a teaching certificate
27. start & sustain a club or organization
28. perform in a recital
29. visit a rain forest in South America
30. make and read a book list of 100 books
31. do more charity work
32. learn to sail
33. surf in California
34. purchase and effectively use a nice film camera
35. learn to play the mandolin
36. install a light fixture in the ceiling where there was previously none
37. send more birthday and minor-holiday cards
38. meet the trumpet player in our neighborhood
39. climb the Mayan temples in Mexico
40. see the tulips in Denmark
41. go fly fishing
42. catch a deep-sea fish
43. learn to fire a gun
44. take ballroom dance lessons
45. subscribe to more magazines
46. visit all local historical sites/homes
47. provide funding for a public park
48. have a family ‘art show’ as a fund raiser
49. fill a room with a sea of post-it notes labeling everything
50. have a BBQ with the bums on the street
51. make my dream website
52. see the northern lights
53. watch the herding dogs work in Ireland
54. memorize peoples’ birthdays
55. visit Morocco
56. web-designing with photoshop
57. watch the meteor shower again
58. publish an article in a magazine
59. write down memories of my childhood
60. help my father with his life’s work
61. see snow fall from in hot tub at a log cabin
62. pay off college loans and start a college fund for someone else
63. categorize my library
64. donate enough money to PBS to have my name announced before “… and viewers like you”
65. do a kitchen remodel, paying for any labor with only food and beverage
66. house sit more often
67. maintain a variety of bird houses and feeders
68. only wear clothes that make me feel like i look good
69. take more opportunities to see live music
70. master tiramisu
71. establish a large, regionally specific saltwater reef system
72. produce something to be sold at the farmer’s market
73. grow and harvest a vanilla bean plant
74. plant a tree on monumental occasions
75. develop a roll of film in a darkroom by myself
76. restore a classic car
77. own a moped
78. finish this list and come up with a better #78