life list

I thought this would be fun. Things I want to do in my lifetime. Subject to change at any time.

1. Run a half marathon

2. Go to grad school In grad school! (August 2013 - ????)

3. Have a short story or poem published

4. Go on vacation with just me and Lena

5. Surf

6. Go hiking once a season for a whole year

7. Be an author on a scientific paper First author!

8. Attend an open mic as an adult
9. Ask for someone's autograph

10. Send out Christmas cards

11. Plan a party Lena's fifth birthday!

12. Coach a sports team that Lena's on

13. Volunteer at Lena's daycare/school  On the board!

14. Donate to the Carolina Alumni Fund
15. Invest in the stock market

16. Live on my own with Lena  April 2013! We moved out!

17. Buy a large piece of furniture

18. Plant a vegetable garden

19. Call my grandfather and talk with him in Chinese

20. Make a movie

21. Go to Disneyland with Wes

22. Teach Lena to read She can read! Kindergarten, 2013-4! I'm not sure how much I helped in this.

23. Be a soccer (or any sort of sport) mom (aka cheer my kid on)!!

24. Live in an entirely different state

25. Train a dog from a puppy

26. Go back to China, take someone I love

27. Buy a house in a place I love

28. Buy a house for my parents in Woods Hole

29. Have a wedding (alternatively: get married)

30. Do a pull up

31. Paint a room in that house that I bought previously

32. Share a pregnancy with a partner

33. Foster a child

34. Go antiquing

35. Furnish my house with something used

36. Skinny dip in the ocean

37. Publish a personal essay I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that this counts.

38. Get a pixie cut (9/12/12!)

39. Make a donation to a charity in someone else's name

40. Wear heels...for an entire day

41. Fall in love

42. Plan a cute, quintessential date

43. Cook something new every day for one week

44. Go to a Yankees game with Alex and Lena

45. Build something, like a tree house or a chicken coop

46. Re/upholster something (chair, headboard, etc)

47. Take a picture of Lena every day for a year

48. Have a business card

49. Buy some art

50. Dive into a large body of water (not a pool)

51. Go to an estate sale Summer of '14!

52. Read a book a month for an entire year

53. Write a critical analysis/review of a book of poetry

54. Apply for an MFA program

55. Win a Nobel Prize (I'm not picky as to which one) JK, but I would like to attend the Nobel Prize ceremony, so this one really should read "Surround myself with people who have the potential to win a Nobel Prize"

56. Write a comedic routine, and perform it in front of at least five people

57. Fly a kite

58. Knit a garment (as opposed to an accessory)