A Little List

I’ve got a handy little list of cool things I’m going to do to bring spontaneity, delight, beauty and meaning to my life, peppered throughout the everyday. This list is a work in progress so I will add to and edit it as I create and achieve new goals.

1. Buy a Mazda 3 Sport hatchback in a fun colour (no silver here! Give me teal or indigo). Pay for it in cash. (March 2013. Due to the emergency nature of this purchase, it was not done 100% in cash, but I’m okay with that.)
2. See Shania Twain perform live. (May 2013 in Vegas!)
3. Do an after-dark snowshoeing trek finished up with chocolate fondue.
4. Try yoga on a stand-up paddleboard.
5. Go ziplining in Costa Rica.
6. Bathe in the natural hot springs in Iceland.
7. Touch an elephant.
8. Get a tattoo of an elephant and acacia tree on the back of my right shoulder.
9. Become a foster parent.
10. Learn to hold crow pose in yoga.
11. Rent a 2-bedroom apartment that I can afford to pay for on my own. (Done! April 2013)
12. Do a winery tour in the Okanagan.
13. Get my blog redesigned. (Thanks, Karlyn!)
14. Get a paid freelance writing gig.
15. Visit Chicago.
16. Visit New York.
17. Visit Portland.
18. Master baking a pie from scratch.
19. Complete a running race… let’s start with a 5k.
20. Take a web design class.
21. Go kayaking.
22. Adopt a dog from Turtle Gardens Animal Rescue Society.
23. Throw a themed party.
24. Take a culinary class at Dirty Apron Cooking School.
25. Complete the Grouse Grind. (Achieved in Sept 2012)
26. Try a spin class. (Done in Nov 2012)
27. Take a vacation solo. (3 months backpacking around Western Europe in 2008, and Hawaii in July 2012)
28. Own my own business. (July 2010 – Nov 2011, I was self-employed)
29. Become debt-free.
30. Start a proper financial plan. (Began in 2010; have been consistently increasing my contributions as my income increased)
31. Sing karaoke. (My 32nd birthday celebration)
32. Go on a tropical vacation. (Kauai, Hawaii in July 2012!)
33. Attend a yoga retreat in another country.
34. Try dining in the dark. (June 2013 with my family)