Life To-Do List

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.        -Henry David Thoreau

Festivals:

• Mardi Gras in New Orleans (February 12, 2013)
• St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland
• Holi in India
• Lollapalooza in Chicago (August 2-4, 2013)
• Oktoberfest in Munich (September 22-25, 2015)
• La Tomatina in Spain (August 29, 2012)
• Lantern Festival in Taiwan
• Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico (October 2, 2016)
• Burning Man in Nevada
• Chinese New Year in China
• Carnival in Rio de Janeiro
• Full Moon Party in Thailand

Travel Adventures:

• Witness the Aurora Borealis (November 21, 2016)
• Live outside the US for at least a year
• Ski out West (February 12, 2016)
• Climb a volcano (bonus if we see it erupt!) (November 22, 2016, no eruption but still awe-inspiring)
• Move somewhere because we want to, not because of a job
• Pacific Coast Highway road trip (December 2014)
• Experience a sunset/sunrise at the Grand Canyon
• Dive with whales
• Yoga retreat in Thailand
• Follow a band on tour
• Road trip across the US
• Set foot on all 7 continents
  • North America (Whenever I first started walking :p)
  • South America (Rio de Janiero for the World Cup – July 2014)
  • Europe (Scotland to visit family – April 1997)
  • Asia (Asian side of Istanbul – July 2015. Fun fact: Istanbul is 1 of 5 transcontinental cities)
  • Africa
  • Australia
  • Antarctica

Life Long Learning:

• Write a book
• Learn to drive a standard car (January 2017)
• Make my own wine
• Start a fire without matches (October 9, 2015)
• Make a quilt
• Improve my photography skills
• Become fluent in another language
• Learn how to play the guitar
• Make homemade gnocci
• Learn to sail

Strong Body, Strong Mind:

• Do a pull up
• Run a marathon  (January 8, 2017, Disney Marathon)
• Complete a triathlon
• Meditate consistently

Random & Crazy:

• Attend a premiere of something (January 12, 2016)
• Participate in a flash mob (and actually know the dance…)
• Find something on a lost poster
• Buy a round for an entire bar
• Go topless on a beach (August 26, 2012)
• Milk a cow (January 3, 2013)
• Perform at an open mic night
• Host a murder mystery party
• Eat at a Michelin 3-star restaurant
• Go completely off the grid for a month
• Host a multiple course dinner party
• Become financially independent
• Share this blog with my family and friends