I turned 26 this past weekend and it got me thinking. I never make New Year resolutions. Ever. Besides the fact that I never keep them I tend to pick things that are grand ideas to accomplish but are a little tougher to actually pull off.
Instead, I want to start my list of “Things to Do Before I Turn 30”. Its a trend in the group I hang out with and since that’s now four years away I’d better get crackin’.
There are things that you’d expect to see I’m sure… fall in love, get married, etcetera, etcetera and while I want to put them on my list, I won’t… because love isn’t something you can rush and put a time line on. Also, this list will grow… so it’s always in motion :)
- I want to learn how to play a new instrument… preferably the saxophone or drums.
- I want to relearn and play my flute more often. While I disliked it in primary school I do find it to be an attractive sounding instrument and I miss playing music.
- I want to sing more.
- I want to dance more.
- I want to learn anyone of these three styles of dance: salsa, ballroom or swing.
- I want to finally start my ‘hotel blog’ where I stay in hotels and unprofessionally review them.
- I want to expand my cooking abilities. Plain ol’ chicken and steak is boring. I want to cook like Giana De Laurentiss and Alton Brown.
- I want to cook for people - significant other, friends, dinner party, girls night… whatever.
- I want to get a cat. I sorely miss mine and realize just how much I enjoyed having one around.
- I want to go to Flagstaff more and spend time admiring it.
- I want to travel around the world. First stop Tokyo! After that I want to travel to the British Isles and I’ve a desire to go to the Isle of Man and Easter Island.
- I want to travel back to Catalina Island.
- I want to spend a lot of time back on the East coast - not to live but to visit. I want to spend the time with my family and I want to spend the time in Cape Cod. I want to squish my feet into wet sand and smell the ocean air.
- I want to go on a cruise of Alaska.
- I want to finish my novel.
- I want to become a better foodie.
- I want voice act.
- I want to attend a Comic Con and actually cosplay.
- I want to get a nice camera and start documenting my life abstractly.
- I want to race a car…
- Actually, I want to drift my car…
- I want to relearn Japanese.
- I want to go back to school for Psychology.
- I want to learn how to ride a horse.
- I want to hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
- I want to see Niagara Falls.
- I want to see the Redwood Forest.
To be continued…
posted: Jan 19, 2010
