Life List.

Seems to be a theme among bloggers lately, and I’m going to be one of the many lemmings to follow. But, I always think of things to do before I die or in more real terms… things to do before my freshly written will goes into effect. So here it goes, better make it good:

1.) Learn to speak Spanish, Italian and French fluently.

2.) Visit a real Japanese tea garden.

3.) Write a book. And have it published.

4.) Be a Big Sister or mentor for an inner city child.

5.) Live in Africa for a year.

6.) See a Great White Shark at Seal Island.

7.) Buy a backpack and go to Europe. No itinerary.

8.) Learn to edit photos… and maybe how to take those photos.

9.) Take singing lessons.

10.) Cater a party.

11.) Eat pizza in New York and Chicago. In the same week.

12.) Learn to surf and do it well.

13.) Tour the pyramids of Egypt.

14.) Take a trip to Havana.

15.) Have a wine cellar.

16.) Be able to do 10 push ups.

17.) Flip a house.

18.) Tell my friends and family what, exactly, they mean to me.

19.) Learn to like tomatoes and mushrooms.

20.) Milk a cow.

21.) Read the entire Bible, cover to cover.

22.) Love where I live and what I do.

23.) Deck my house out for Christmas and have a party.

24.) Explore a shipwreck.

25.) Take my parents on a vacation, they of all people deserve it.

26.) Attend at least one “Canvas and Cocktails”.

27.) Be functional at HTML or CSS.

28.) Get my MBA or Masters of Science in Marketing.

29.) Ride in a hot air balloon.

30.) Go on a cruise.

31.) Flip a house.

32.) Take cooking classes.

33.) Pick up a complete strangers tab.

34.) Have a real “day at the spa”.

35.) Make 100 different cupcakes.

36.) Create and write down 25 new recipes.

37.) Try Yoga, both normal and Bikram.

38.) Throw a fabulous summer party for no reason.

39.) Create a great backyard for entertaining, complete with twinkle lights.

40.) Learn to “decently” french braid my hair.

41.) Visit the Coke factory in Atlanta, GA.

42.) Take a trip to Savannah and enjoy its southern charm.

43.) Stay in a tropical hut over the ocean in Bora Bora — or Tahiti.

44.) Get married and have a family.

45.) Backpack the “West Coast Trail” on Vancouver Island.

46.) Have 30 minutes a day to myself, meditation, prayer, thought. Just me. For a year.

47.) Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro.

48.) Take a French, Italian and pastry cooking class.

49.) Create 5 paintings.

50.) Speak publicly and be asked to do so.

51.) Snorkel the Great Barrier Reef.

52.) Ride in a hot air balloon — preferably in Aspen, CO.

53.) Rent a sports car and take a trip on the Autobahn.

54.) Take a month long beach vacation.

55.) Spend a week in Napa Valley relaxing, tasting wine and loving life.

56.) Live alone.

57.) Visit New York… and go shopping!

More to come… as always.