Whatever you can do,

or dream you can,

begin it.

Boldness has genius,

power, and magic in it. 

Begin it!     

~Goethe

 

1. Write dream job resume
2. Believe in "The Audacity of Hope"
3. Do  a "Mancha..." feature in Miranda
4. post COMING SOON! e-mail in Poetry
5. Take sundays "off"
6. taake one day a week to donate, recycle, or throw-away all unnecessary "stuff"
7. proposal to jeff re: island (planted the seed 2/15/08)

    

8. start THIS summer
9. get a book deal with chronicle books
10. get a book of poetry published by penguin
11. determine business priorities for the next six months
12. start an english/spanish conversation group (started the facebook group for marketing 2/14/08)
13. update my resume; make it authentic.  Objective: to fashion my job to be" a hobby that pays."
14. make an edible herb garden outside the kitchen (bought first herbs 3/23/08)

15. paint the kitchen and make it more user-friendly
16. make a meal plan for each week on sunday
17. prep food for the week on sunday mornings
18. ride bike to plaza mercado and/or veggie cart 1x week
19. ride bike to chinese grocery 1x week
20. paint clouds in the bathroom (carle?)
21. fix-up the bedroom
22. fix-up the "room of my own"
23. get over my "fear of flying"
24. become gainfully self-employed
25. learn to "duck-dive"
26. surf (beach lesons before trial by water this time)
27. go to the rainforest more
28. write a book with my dad (start with the dictionary) update: started this 1/31/08
29. and sign a contract to publish it with a publisher i admire
30. write a book with my mom
31. go to old san juan 1-2x a week (to meet with friends, work)
32. start a small biz women's group--virtual (blog), AND in-person
33. join leonor's ceramics group first class 3/13/08

     

34. invite abundance into my life
35. make a blog or website for leonor and her ceramicist friends
36. become financially empowered/have more CHOICES
37. practice pilates 3-5x week
38. practice meditation (start with folding clothes and house cleaning)
39. write/work on book project for at least 30 minutes each morning

     

40. write letters to my brothers
41. write more letters AND SEND THEM
42. start "Letters to World" blog
43. get volunteers/helpers to develop LTW blog (from vets administartion?, do oral history project)

     

44. contact sean mc lain brown and the woman who runs the veterans workshops re: veterans workshops and resources
45. have a room of my own  (thank you c.j.!)
46. have health insurance
47. remember that mind/body/soul works together and TAKE CARE OF MYSELF

     

48. build e-mail contacts lists for social and work purposes (Does anyone know if i can "export" this to my phone and vice-versa??)
49. create a bilingual poetry reading room in San Juan, Puerto Rico (English and Spanish)
50. Visit Brasil again
51. Learn to relax deeply
52. Have more fun
53. Buy some land in the rainforest with friends
54. and then build an eco arts/education compound
55. call Rumi and ask after the two biodieseled cars he left in PR
56. prepare healthy food for me and my family every day
57. become confident in reading my poetry in front of an audience
58. take risks that lead to new opportunities
59. strengthen my immune system
60. create a visual journal
61. buy mags at salvation army and try out the visual journal idea with sjw next wednesday
62. make a new years' resolution/creative visualization collage
63. ween myself off the daily coffee routine
64. drink fabulous teas
65. start biz "a" (top secret idea, of course) thanks for your help. jeff

     

66. believe in myself and my ability to live my dreams
67. spoil my guys
68. "walk" in my graduation in May
69. celebrate completing my thesis manuscript
70. help someone i love
71. see dolphins again in the "wild"
72. do my part to protect wild places
73. be a better recycler
74. a better yard for bambu
75. Visit China
76. Visit Corsica
77. be less judgemental/critical
78. give the perfectionist the day off
79. learn songs to sing with cj
80. write a few songs with cj
81. and then post them on myspace music
82. collaborate with marnie on a book or project (remember the "angel card" "decks")
83. live outside of p.r. in the summer months
84. offer writing workshops in san juan again (began on 2/27)

     

85. offer a workshop in vieques once a month
86. inquire about renting the space owned by perpetuo

     

87. offer a workshop in miramar (visual journal 4 kids? 4 adults?)
88. offer writing workshop(s) in NYC and CT in may (mom wants to collaborate on this-- painting and writing)
89. "     " in Indiana in May

90. Goto Chicago and meet James Tadd Alcox
91. help mom with web copy/make weekly or monthly plan (e-mail brochure, a bit of blog help)

     

92. goto griff's graduation from columbia
93. goto cuba before fidel dies (if he hasn't already)(update: just got invited!...expensive...)
94. goto puerto vallarta with dad & cj
95. win a chapbook contest
96. publish my first poetry book
97. become a "mentor" in a low-residency writing program
98. remember to do everything with love
99. court my muse (one artist date a week)
100. walk in the woods more
101. ride my bike more(update-- it's opur new sunday activity!)
102. sell my scooter for a good price
103. fix our car
104. get a car that runs on biodiesel/grease SOON (ask rumi and hector about this!!!!)

      

105. learn more about biodiesel/alternative energy
106. exceed my potential
107. learn more systems for living with a.d.d
108. learn more about tourettes syndrome
109. make a list of the music i want to download to my ipod
110. take charge of my reproductive health (update: working on this 1/31/08)
111. be scared/worried/anxious less
112. learn to whistle
113. write a crown of sonnets
114. learn to ride a horse without fear of falling!
115. get over my allergies (update: i'm on my way! slept i a bed with adown comforter and pillows for the last 2 nights without a sneeze!!)
116. become a homeowner
117. keep in better touch with friends
118. create a book of recipes (mostly mom's!)
119. sing in a band 
120. take salsa classes with cj
121. go to more museums
122. goto gallery night every first tuesday!!!
123. read at the poet's passage once a month
124. write poetry in spanish
125. write flash fiction
126. START submitting poems to lit mags and journals!!!!
127. hang out with kids and animals more
128. give a fabulous reading on jan. 2-
129. give a fabulous wkshp in january (it was fun!)
130. make a life list
131. become an idea consultant
132. make business cards THANKS MOM!
133. choose one day a month to send out work no matter what

134. choose one day a month to complete biz projects

     choose one day a month to complete miranda/mancha projects

135. use business cards!
136. take voice lessons
137. mentor someone
138. cry more
139. laugh more
140. live a passionate life
141. live completely off the grid
142. drink lemon water
143. learn to cut my dog's toenails (sorry to be gross)
144. get fit again!!!
145. record my dreams every morning
146. practice creative visualization
147. make angel card decks for 6 people as new years' gifts (update: 3 down, ana, jeff, liz to go)
148. get out of debt
149. invest in myself
150. save $
151. make a wise financial investment
152. re-learn to speak portuguese
153. learn to write well in spanish
154. learn to speak italian
155. improve my francais
156. develop a daily writing practice
157. figure out a system to keep my house neat and tidy
158. find a place for everything and put everything in its place
159. get a wetsuit shirt for swimming
160. don't be such a wimp about "cold" water -- swim more (gulp)
161. find a fabulous outfit to wear at my poetry reading
162. practice reading poetry outloud
163. set aside one afternoon a week to work on miranda mag