witty list-title to come later ...

taking a page out of the book of 'becca, i've made a list of things that i want to accomplish in this, my 30th year on this planet. eek!

1. send out christmas cards. sounds easy enough, right? yet i haven't done it in years! this will change.

2. do something that scares me. this just sounds interesting. ;)

3. go to a blackhawks game in detroit. this may just be the thing that scares me. my friend and i have been talking about it for a couple years now, but i haven't gone. we have friends that live near the D, so it's possible.

4. attempt to make madelines. i love these french cookies! i ate them everyday for breakfast in london. i've been wanting to make them for years, but haven't gotten around to it.

5. get my portfolio website up. i say this every year. i've gotten as far as designing the homepage, which now needs to be redesigned anyway. i have plenty of friends to help ... so i don't really have an excuse to not do it.

6. have a party. :) because i know fabulous people ... they should mingle.

7. journal my 30th year. stole this one from 'becca. i like the idea of it.

8. try 13 new recipes. i'm in a cooking rut. i need to try some new things. now accepting suggestions.

9. get a job. self-explanatory.

10. write a story. i use to love to write. i'm not saying i was any good at it, but i did enjoy it. i'm not saying anyone gets to read it either, but i'll write it.

11. go see lynn's new place. because any excuse to see lynn works for me.

12. learn something new about myself. i've learned a lot of things about myself this past year that i didn't know. i'd like to continue to do that.

13. visit 3 places i've never been. travel, travel, travel ... let's go! anyone have money?

14. make a pocket calendar. mainly because i want a pretty one.

15. go tanning. i've never been tanning before. i really need it, i am so white, i blind people as i walk by. so i must try tanning for the safety of the public.

16. secret. i don't know if i'll ever actually say what this goal is, but i will let you know if i accomplish it.

17. paint my office. i have the paint, but that's the closest i've come in 3 years to actually getting it done. hopefully i'll get it painted and then move out.

18. re-import all the music i lost when my hard drive crashed. blasted hard drive.

19. exercise more. because i need it. i need to somehow manage to not lose my motivation!

20. take more pictures. i've been slacking on picture taking in recent years. this should be easily achieved, i am journaling my 30th year after all.

21. attend a chi-town shooters game. i went to so many railcats games this year, and considering i like hockey better than baseball, i think it's time to go to a shooters game.

22. listen to 12 bands i've never heard of before. wow, a music goal! imagine that!

23. organize my recipes. this just needs to get done! i keep losing things, i want to get them all transferred to the computer at some point.

24. play a 31 game series of 'phase 10' with 'becca. basically, we are crazy.

25. wear earrings. simple, right? i haven't done it in years, but i think it's time to attempt it again. plus i bought this cute pair as motivation.

26. attend 30 sporting events. yes, railcats games count.

27. watch all of james mcavoy's movies. have you seen james mcavoy? that's why.

28. go to the blackhawks convention. this was originally 'meet a blackhawks player' but i really want to go to the convention this year. i wanted to go last year but couldn't find anyone to go with. hopefully this year Steph can go. we shall see. :)

29. go on another ghost tour. they are fun. that is, when they are not being led by someone named 'scary mary.' mary was the only thing scary about that tour.

30. try fish. this may be the hardest one to accomplish. i hate fish. but it's healthy for you, so i'm going to force myself to try it just to see if i can stand it. pray for me.