The List

Since today is my birthday, it seems as good a time as any to debut the list. 

1.       Be honest about my feelings

2.       Do at least one thing every day for me

3.       Go someplace new and unexplored

4.       Make one new recipe each week

5.       Make one new friend

6.       Rediscover someplace old

7.       Read one book per month

8.       Make jewelry again

9.       Create an Etsy account

10.    Buy a house

11.    Ride a ferris wheel

12.    Lose 20 pounds

13.    Commit to an exercise plan

14.    Explore alternate careers

15.    Only use reusable bags at the grocery store, no plastic

16.    Go to a haunted house

17.    Go ice or roller skating

18.    Enroll in a class

19.    Go kayaking

20.    Make a kite and fly it

21.    Do something for charity

22.    Paint pottery

23.    Avoid malls

24.    Make soap

25.    Hike in the White Mountains

26.    Dance in the rain

27.    Audition for something

28.    Attend a concert

29.    Visit Niagara falls

30.    Write a blog

This will definitely be a journey of self discovery and amusement. Some of the items on my list would seem silly to others, like riding a ferris wheel or going to a haunted house, but for me those things sound terrifying and will take great effort to accomplish. Some things will be checked off and easily measured right away, like doing something for myself each day, others will be better known at the end of the year, like making one new friend. All are significant to me, and I will make my best effort to cross them all off and I will document those efforts here.

I am very excited and nervous to be starting this list and I hope that those who choose to follow along with me are entertained at the very least.