byLorili's List
100 (or more) things to do…
- Define me: Yummy, Beautiful, Organized, Finishing, Inspiring, Creative, Traveling, Learning, Physical, Giving,
- Organize craft supplies http://bylorili.blogspot.com/2007/11/day-eighteen-or-hooray-its-floor.html
- Create an inspiring studio space
- Paint the furniture
- Schedule & perform home maintenance tasks
- Schedule & maintain our vehicles
- Purchase new vehicle (one down, one to go)
- Remodel the kitchen
- Remodel the master suite
- Invent something
- Remake Exercise Room (& start using it!)
- Finish Refreshing the Guest Bedroom
- Install new floor in Craft Room
- Fix the Office
- Update resume’
- Decide what you want in a new job and go after it
- Find & purchase land to build on (Mountain? Beach?)
- Design dream home & build it
- Live comfortably in Europe for a year, no/minimal job attached
- Spend time at the beach
- Visit all national parks in the US
- Visit all 50 states (not just drive-thru!)
- Go snorkeling in the South Pacific
- Spend extended time on a sailboat
- Learn to sail
- Reshape body into a thing of beauty and a work of art and strength
- Get comfortable dancing
- Learn to speak conversational French, Spanish &/or Italian
- Learn to speak conversational Aussie & Cockney
- Organize & digitize photos & film negatives
- Develop the habit of daily exercise
- Eat mindfully
- Spend time with family members, get to really know them
- Create and install dream garden/landscape
- Figure out how to make more than enough money from home or “wherever”
- Retire at 55
- Pick a new veggie each month and fix it four times
- Pick a new fruit each month and fix it/eat it four times
- Try one new recipe each week
- Join a local farm co-op
- Learn great knife skills
- Drink wine weekly (journal it to remember it) http://byloriliwine.blogspot.com/
- Get a great haircut & learn how to style it!!
- Start & keep a daily journal / blog http://bylorili.blogspot.com/
- Start & keep a daily photo journal / blog http://byloriliphoto.blogspot.com/
- Start & keep a daily food diary (yes, I know no one else is interested, but maybe it will help me!) In progress
- Write bad poetry (see blog for #44)
- Read good fiction and share it
- Become more knowledgeable about our political parties
- Become active in a “cause” I can feel good/care about (Diabetes?)
- Volunteer time
- Get comfortable performing in front of a crowd
- Create/Purchase a cohesive stylish wardrobe that functions
- Get comfortable yet oh-so-sexy shoes, damn the cost (many pairs)
- Buy a fabulous pair of cowboy boots
- Find an attractive hat to wear
- Let your husband know how much you love him
- Visit the Orient
- Visit Australia
- Practice Guerilla Art Got the book, now to practice!
- Learn to play an instrument (Piano/Cello)
- Get a huge henna tattoo
- Go on a retreat - figure out what you want to do with your life
- Get wills done (complete with scholarship trust)
- Write short stories/children stories & illustrate them
- Learn how to perform a Japanese tea ceremony
- Learn how to make sushi
- Go whale watching
- See the northern lights
- Get aggressive about having sex
- See glaciers in their native habitat
- Meet some smart people and cultivate their company
- Establish/Join a neighborhood poker game
- Paint with watercolors regularly
- Go Hang gliding
- Paint with acrylics regularly
- Take a trip across the United States with the nephews one summer
- Bake more bread
- Learn Photoshop in Progress
- Learn calligraphy
- Plant more daffodils
- Take more interest in makeup/hair
- Entertain at home once a month
- Learn how to smoke a brisket
- Learn how to make a flakey pie crust
- Play in the world series of poker and profit from it
- Take an Alaskan cruise
- Create “art” weekly
- Live a healthy 100 years
- Plant trees (dogwoods, maples, redbuds)
- Create Seed Bombs & use them
- Purchase “the” grill
- Prepare for Emergencies (Fire, Flood, Earthquake)
- Remodel the Deck
- Make Jam in the summer
- Make Sorbet in the summer
- Learn how to Belly Dance
- Make Pickles in the fall
- Learn & Practice Yoga regularly
- Meet Alton Brown in a non-fan capacity, say “Thank you”
- Be a multi-millionaire (for more than two consecutive years)
- The rest of the time, be financially responsible and comfortable
- Make beautiful jewelry
- “No Fear” when it comes to skiing (but don’t be stupid either!)
- Have a week on a house boat with family
- Take pictures in Canyonlands National Park
- Sell pictures to a travel magazine
- Have an article/photo spread in B&W
- Have & use a large format film camera
- Make beautiful portraits of everyday people
- Finish the first hand knitted sweater
- Design the “perfect” sweater for your shape & size
- Knit said “perfect” sweater
- Teach something to someone
- Say “Thank you” more often
- Be generous with compliments
- Display unique artwork
- Ride in a hot air balloon (take pictures)
- Have a telescope and scope out the stars
- Take another astronomy class
- Finish hand-work already-in-progress
- Figure out the best time to take pictures where ever you are and make sure you are there then tomorrow
- Take pictures of loved ones frequently, both spontaneously & planned
- Visit Mexico
- Learn about fantasy football or baseball & participate?
- Take an RV long-term vacation through the US
- Own an antique, working, pick-up truck that is drivable around town on a regular basis, (or at least antique-looking (paint it deep metallic purple))
- Determine both home and personal comprehensive style – eclectic is only a starting point (then try and limit your choices to that style)
- Learn about Buddhism
- Pray/Meditate daily
- Practice doing well
- Learn how to tell a good story
- Have a great bag
- Organize CD’s
- Buy “different” music
- Watch less TV
- Watch great movies instead
- Submit one-liners to Leno/Letterman/Ferguson until one airs
- Meet Colin Mockery
- Become a pen pal
- Become published (self-published blurb book for sister!)
- Create a new cocktail http://bylorili.blogspot.com/2007/11/day-seventeen-or-lemonade.html
- Submit a ribbon winning item to the State Fair
- Get info to State Farm (complete)
- Enter art/photo contests
- Wrap my mind around our finances
- Consider going back to school for doctoring
- Choose Boldly
- Learn how to read the clouds
- Take up a sport – tennis, rollerblading, swimming, slow-pitch softball
- Adopt a redwood tree
- Start a quote book In Progress
- Correspond with the family on a regular basis
- Make a real budget, not a wishy one and stick to it
- Set up a great pantry
- Start reading a good newspaper on line, keep up with current events
- Keep the house clean
- Be brave, choose courage
- Donate to Goodwill once a week
- See Lyle Lovette in intimate concert
- See Sara McLaughlin play the piano in person
- Learn how to dance to hip hop music
- Get a suit that fits
- Get a fabulous dress
- Meet Craig Ferguson and exchange more than 10 words with him
- Learn how to make the perfect dirty gin martini (mmmm yummy - the secret is crushed ice, then shake longer than you think!)
- Make some Oilily inspired clothes
- Share a picture blog with BBSis
- Participate in the self-portrait challenges
- Work on making cards every week.
- Make Reservations for Yosemite (Week of Thanksgiving - AWESOME TRIP!)
- Finish the Guest Room
- Finish pink rose painting
- Finish other rose painting (4'x6' in transit to Kim now!)