What's on your life list?

So it’s October 13th which means I am 36 days away from being 36.  I am in denial about the 36ness of the upcoming birthday and feel like I can be because I was ID-ed at the grocery store last week while buying Nyquil capsules and told, in a rather put out voice, “Ma’am, you really need to be 18 to buy these.”  “Oh, I’m 18,” I told the girl, “I am WAY past 18.”  So, maybe I am really celebrating my 18th birthday twice in 36 days. 

Whatever it might be that I am celebrating, it means I have to come up with my annual list of things to do in the upcoming year.  And how in the world do I come up with 36 things to celebrate before turning 37? 

First, there are the things that I just haven’t done yet from my 35 things to do before turning 36 list. 

The ones that are worth keeping right now are:

Complete 2nd book draft (think this will be crossed off the list by December and since I am under contractual obligation to finish it; I think it’s safe that I’ll get to cross this off).

Live the life I imagine personally and professionally (close but not quite there yet).

Earn at least $10,000 in program donations for Circle de Luz. 

Run six miles or at least an hour on my own. 

Clean out mom and dad’s attic.

Clean out our attic. 

Take a cooking class. 

Landscape the backyard.

Create the perfect back porch space.

 Then there are the new things that I’ve thought of for the list…

Document baby’s 2nd year with a daily photograph

Journal for baby once every week

do a 5 by 5 piece of artwork every week

read 36 books

take singing lessons

Redo The Artist’s Way

Complete Living Artfully

Sign a new book contract

Have a plentiful backyard garden

Do Strengthfinder 2.o

Be able to do at least two pull ups. 

But that brings me just to 20 things.  So I need inspiration from you.  What’s on your life/bucket list?  What’s something you want to do in the next year?  What’s something you think I should do in the next year?

* Photo courtesy of Jill Williams