I was totally a slacker and never updated this blog with how I was doing on my list 44. I actually got almost half the items done this time! As I’ve mentioned before, I normally only get about 10 items done out the of the 40+ things on the list but this year I really worked hard to get as many done as I could. The list keeps getting bigger each year which means I have to motivate myself more and more to get shit done:) I will be posting about some of the stuff I did over the next few weeks but in the meantime I turned 45 so…time for this year’s list.<\/p>\n
1. volunteer at local animal shelter<\/a><\/p>\n 2. stay in a Fernwood adventure tent <\/a>one night<\/p>\n 3. learn to surf<\/p>\n 4. take a 2nd annual sister trip with Kristy (we’re thinking Austin)<\/p>\n 5. try standup paddleboarding<\/p>\n 6. make my first quilt<\/p>\n 7. attend a roller derby game*<\/p>\n 8. take a 10 year anniversary trip to Mexico (Isla Mujeres to be exact)- This trip is already booked!!<\/p>\n 9. make homemade carnitas<\/a><\/p>\n 10. learn letterpress (San Francisco Center for the Book<\/a> has classes)<\/p>\n 11. bake a rainbow cake<\/a><\/p>\n 12. get my hair colored- FINALLY<\/p>\n 13. join a book club (or start one possibly…)<\/p>\n 14. send out one handwritten letter\/note each month*<\/p>\n 15. eat at Burma Superstar<\/a> in San Francisco*<\/p>\n 16. read “The Life-Changing Art of Tidying up”<\/a> and purge the house (already have the book,just need to read it and put it to work)<\/p>\n 17. go to the shooting range\/learn to shoot a gun<\/p>\n 18. eat a burrito from the Mission District SF<\/p>\n 19. Take a class at MPC<\/p>\n 20. swim with whale sharks<\/a><\/p>\n 21. visit the turtle farm <\/a>on Isla Mujeres<\/p>\n 22. see the ruins and do the cliff walk at Punta Sur on Isla Mujeres<\/p>\n 23. hike Wilder Ranch<\/a><\/p>\n 24. see the monarchs at Natural Bridges Park<\/a><\/p>\n 25. go on a backpacking (overnight) trip with Nate<\/p>\n 26. get together with Nate’s parents at least once a month<\/p>\n 27. go body boarding in Southern California<\/p>\n 28. spend a weekend exploring Golden Gate Park,<\/a> SF (deYoung, tulips, buffalo, ride bikes)<\/p>\n 29. have breakfast at Deetjen’s<\/a> in Big Sur*<\/p>\n 30. organize my necklaces finally<\/p>\n 31. host a Cinco de Mayo party<\/p>\n 32. participate in “Dance for the Rescue<\/a>” again<\/p>\n 33. learn conversational Spanish<\/p>\n 34. prepare a 5 course dinner for friends<\/p>\n 35. visit the Griffith Observatory<\/a> in Los Angeles<\/p>\n 36. see Tulum Ruins<\/a> in Cancun<\/p>\n 37. Hike Griffith Park<\/a> in Los Angeles<\/p>\n 38. camp at Limekiln State Park<\/a><\/p>\n 39. take dance lessons with Nate<\/p>\n 40. make Jay’s buffalo wings*<\/p>\n 41. plan a bonfire on Carmel Beach*<\/p>\n 42. visit the The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)<\/a>*<\/p>\n 43. zipline into the ocean<\/p>\n 44. have a breakfast pizza at the Big Sur Bakery<\/a>*<\/p>\n