Things Island Jen needs to do in her lifetime: 

• jump off a cliff in maui
• own her own business
• visit the Philippines - again
• jump out of an airplane
• get published
• travel to europe - and take my time
• learn to speak tagalog
• live in another country for at least a year
• throw a dinner party just because
• visit the oprah show
• take an entire summer off to drive across country
• take myself to hawaii
• learn to scuba dive
• get comfortable in my skin (getting there...started by losing almost 20lbs...now working on the mental side of it)
• raise money for a cause i believe in
• read more (definitely been reading more lately...can we say twilight series in 10 days!)
• get on the today show
• learn to accept success
• save up six months worth of my salary
• fill my home with my art
• get my nose pierced
• finally make the invest in a good camera
• learn how to use the good camera i invested in (2/08 - working through an online class now!)
• take the time to learn photoshop
• get in front of the camera more (even if all my pics make me look like i'm storing nuts for the winter!)
• read more to my son....it is the foundation of learning!!
• stay off the computer when i get home from work...such a time sucker
• incorporate the philosophy of reduce, reuse, recycle
• start a photography business on the side
• host a handmade postcard exchange
• teach draven to read
• knit a pair of socks