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June 15, 2012

{recording life} My Life List

I feel like I’ve been talking about my life list for months now, even sharing my brainstorming process here, here and here.  Today I thought I would share a portion…maybe it will inspire you?  I’d love to hear what things you have on your life list too!   
1. See all 50 states
2. Go on an Alaskan cruise
3. Ride the Amtrak
4. Visit every NFL stadium and see a game
5. Run a race (5K, 10K, and anything with my Dad)
6. Go paint-balling
7. Go camping as a family
8. Learn how to make my own cleaning supplies
9. Complete a total gut renovation project (bathroom or kitchen?)
10. Plant a garden and keep it alive all season!
11. Attend a Saturday Night Live show
12. Attend the opening ceremonies for the Summer Olympics
13. See Cirque du Soleil
14. Make homemade ice cream
15. Make every recipe from a single cookbook, like Julie & Julia
16. Support 100 Mammas in their Small Businesses
17. Donate my hair to Locks for Love
18. Learn how to shoot in manual
19. Have our family pictures done by a professional photographer
20. Write down all of the kids’ birth stories
21. Make a piece of clothing using a pattern
22. Learn how to knit
23. Build a treehouse in the backyard
24. Buy stock
25. Donate blood
26. Buy a dress for over $100 and not feel guilty about it
27. Read every book on my “College Bound Booklist”
28. See a show on Broadway
29. Read the Bible in one year
30. Run a successful home decor business
31. Open a brick-and-mortar retail location in New England
32. Take the kids boating and tubing
33. Make tie-dye shirts
34. Learn floral arranging
35. Coach or help assist a middle school softball team
36. Take cooking classes with my husband
37. Start a scholarship
38. Learn how to flyfish with Dad
39. Take my boys (and husband!) to Fenway Park
40. Organize a getaway trip with my cousins
41. Learn how to make candles
42. Go horseback riding
43. Purchase an old home and completely renovate it
44. Visit Mount Rushmore
45. Learn how to can food
46. Make pasta from scratch
47. Give in 100 different ways (at least!)
48. Drive down Route 66
49. Own a bulldog
50. Make every recipe I’ve pinned on my Pinterest board

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Comments

  1. Laura {a spoonful of joy} says

    June 16, 2012 at 1:04 pm

    wow, this is a very inspiring list. you've got some great ideas on here!

  2. Kallah says

    June 21, 2012 at 1:05 pm

    I love this! I am totally with you – esp on the making pasta from scratch one! 🙂

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