Life List

An evolving list of what I want to do with my life. It started as a 101 in 1,001 Days List back in 2006 and then it just grew out of control. The list is constantly changing as I cross things out,
remove things because I'm no longer interested in doing them, and add more goals.  

The Life List
Number Completed: 96
  1. Buy a house. (2008)
  2. Adopt a dog. (2008, 2009)
  3. Visit all 50 U.S. states. (28 down, 22 to go)
  4. Take a cross country trip across the U.S.A.
  5. Take an RV trip. (2010)
  6. Visit a Caribbean island. (2004, 2005)
  7. Go snorkeling. (2004, 2005)
  8. Ride in a hot air balloon. Or parasail.
  9. Go snow tubing. (If my hip ever stops hurting.)
  10. Go on a cruise. (2005)
  11. Vacation in the Pacific Northwest. (2007)
  12. Dip my toes in the Pacific Ocean. (2007)
  13. Take a trip to Chicago. (2009)
  14. Take a trip to Tennessee. (2008)
  15. Go back to Europe. (2016)
  16. Go to Iceland. (2016)
  17. Go to Greece.
  18. Go to Australia (or New Zealand counts, too).
  19. Go to South America.
  20. Take a vacation with Mom./Take our families on an amazing trip.
  21. Visit Dad in Florida. (2010)
  22. Go somewhere warm during the winter.
  23. Vacation somewhere warm for Christmas.
  24. Visit Savannah.
  25. Vacation in Oregon.
  26. See the Grand Canyon.
  27. Go to Acadia National Park in Maine. (2014)
  28. Take a road trip through California.
  29. Finally see an elusive big horn sheep or mountain goat - in the wild. Take its picture. (2014)
  30. Stay in a treehouse.
  31. Sleep in a teepee. (2013)
  32. Go camping.
  33. Stomp grapes.
  34. Hike to the top of Sugarloaf, followed by wine at Sugarloaf Winery. (2014)
  35. Go to an island in the Chesapeake Bay. (2013)
  36. Go back to Chincoteague/Assateague.
  37. Visit New River Gorge, West Virginia. (2011)
  38. Ride the Cass Scenic Railroad.
  39. Visit Dolly Sods. (2009)
  40. Stay at Lost River Modern. (2010)
  41. Stay at Luminhaus. (2011)
  42. Stay at a Bed and Breakfast. (2007)
  43. Rent a rustic cabin in the winter. (2013)
  44. Go to a water park.
  45. Hike Old Rag.
  46. See the Antietam Battlefield Luminary. (2010)
  47. Attend a greyhound weekend event.
  48. Go berry picking. (2010)
  49. Visit a farm (with animals).
  50. Visit a corn maze. (2010)
  51. Swim in a lake or river again.
  52. See a drive-in movie.
  53. See three IMAX movies.
  54. See an independent movie at Landmark Cinema. (2007)
  55. Visit a winery/vineyard. (2011)
  56. Take pictures of animals at the zoo.
  57. See a concert at Red Rocks. (2005)
  58. See a concert at The Gorge.
  59. See Willie Nelson in concert. (2010)
  60. See a band at the State Theater. (2008)
  61. Go to a hot air balloon festival. (2006)
  62. Go to the Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum. (2006)
  63. Go to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. (2007)
  64. See the azaleas at Brighton Dam. (2007)
  65. See the Museum of the American Indian. (2007)
  66. See a great light display at Christmastime. (2008)
  67. Read Wicked. (2007)
  68. See Wicked (the musical) at the theater. (2007)
  69. See a play at the Wooly Mammoth Theater.
  70. Go to an art museum or gallery that I've never visited before.
  71. Go to a collegiate regatta. (2014)
  72. Paddle an outrigger canoe. (2012) 
  73. Learn to play racquetball.
  74. Make fabric wrapped bulletin boards out of homasote panels. (2016)
  75. Create a wall map to document our travels. (2013)
  76. Get photos framed and display them in our house.
  77. Frame and hang art in the living room.
  78. Frame and hang art in the studio.
  79. Frame and hang art in the office.
  80. Frame and hang art in the bedroom.
  81. Frame music posters and hang them in the library.
  82. Furnish and decorate the master bedroom.
  83. Hang something above the fireplace. (2011)
  84. Get a coffee table.
  85. Buy a new bed. (2013)
  86. Buy new bedding. (2013)
  87. Create a beautiful and functional system to store my jewelry.
  88. Refinish the bulletin board/cabinet backs between our kitchen and living room.
  89. Convert the mudroom into a pantry.
  90. Paint and stencil the balcony floor.
  91. Install a rain barrel.
  92. Have a picnic table in my backyard. (2010)
  93. Photograph our house.
  94. Have it featured on a design blog.
  95. Take a photo every day for a year.  Document it on a blog. (2006-2010)
  96. Make a photo book for the daily photo project. (2013)
  97. Make photo books of my vacations.
  98. Make a photo book of our home.
  99. Make a photo book to document this Life List.
  100. Make a slideshow/album of Gravy's first year with us.
  101. Organize and archive the billion photos on my computer.
  102. Take a photography class. (2009)
  103. Enter a photography contest. (2007, 2009, 2010)
  104. Win a photography contest. (2007, 2010)
  105. Have a photo published. (2007)
  106. Have photo gifts made for friends and family. (2006, 2007, 2009)
  107. Make a yearly photo slideshow.
  108. Take an HDR photo.
  109. Take portraits of my family.
  110. Take a family photo every month.
  111. Take a self portrait every week for a year.
  112. Photograph 50 faces.
  113. Get professional photos taken of us.
  114. Read my camera manual.
  115. Buy or make a fancy camera strap. (2010)
  116. Learn how to edit digital videos. (2009)
  117. Make a video to document an event, trip, or season.
  118. Create an animoto video.
  119. Finish a sketchbook.
  120. Have a piece of art displayed in a gallery or art show. (2007, 2010)
  121. Sell a piece of art. (2010)
  122. Open an Etsy shop. (2010)
  123. Create a website for Funnelcloud Studio. (2015)
  124. Start and maintain a blog. (2010)
  125. Learn enough HTML to design my blog/website.
  126. Sell art at a craft fair. (2010)
  127. Learn to blow glass.
  128. Take a ceramics/pottery handbuilding class.
  129. Screenprint a t-shirt. (2006)
  130. Create another screenprint.
  131. Make a beaded necklace from handmade glass beads.
  132. Make clay tiles.
  133. Write/illustrate a children's book. Submit it to a publisher.
  134. Participate in Illustration Friday.
  135. Sew a squeaky dog toy. (2010)
  136. Sew a headband. (2010)
  137. Sew a belt.
  138. Sew a skirt.
  139. Sew a quilt/blanket. (2013)
  140. Design my own fabric.
  141. Make a garland. (2010)
  142. Learn to play the piano.
  143. Design my own Christmas cards.
  144. Make more stained glass stars.
  145. Make something for Larry.
  146. Maintain and complete a journal.
  147. Make jars into lanterns.
  148. Make a blackboard. (2010)
  149. Draw/paint/sketch a self portrait.
  150. Host a holiday meal. (2009)
  151. Make a strawberry crisp. (2007)
  152. Enter another recipe contest.
  153. Make pasta from scratch. (2010)
  154. Make bagels.
  155. Make fresh-squeezed lemonade. (2010)
  156. Make a striped berry cheesecake. (2009)
  157. Make a crepe cake.
  158. Make my own ketchup. (2011)
  159. Decorate cookies. (2011)
  160. Learn to make a really great cocktail.
  161. Grow my own herbs. (2010)
  162. Plant a vegetable garden. (2010)
  163. Take a cooking class. (2010)
  164. Organize and store all my cooking ingredients in jars.
  165. Organize all my recipes in binders. (2009)
  166. Get ice cream at Carl's in Fredricksburg. (2007)
  167. Go to Heidelberg Bakery and buy some baked treats. (2007)
  168. Go to a wine tasting at Red White and Bleu. (2010)
  169. Visit Victory Brewing Company. (2007)
  170. Visit Blue Mountain Brewery. (2011)
  171. Have a cocktail at the PX Speakeasy.
  172. Go out to eat at 2941. (2009)
  173. Go out to eat at Komi.
  174. Go out to eat at Restaurant Eve. (2014)
  175. Eat pizza at Two Amy's.
  176. Go to a cheese store.  Buy cheese. (2011)
  177. Have a gourmet picnic.
  178. Attend Outstanding in the Field.
  179. Go to Corner Cupboard Antique Shop.
  180. Get high speed internet. (2008)
  181. Volunteer with Gravy.
  182. Teach Banjo to roll over.
  183. Get involved with a hiking club, dinner club, or book club.
  184. Surprise someone. (2011)
  185. Decorate the yard with string lights and paper lanterns.
  186. Throw a house party.
  187. Throw a fall party.
  188. Throw a holiday dessert party.
  189. Buy a Christmas tree from a farm. (2010)
  190. Finish all my Christmas shopping in November.
  191. Have a handmade Christmas. (2011)
  192. See a holiday concert.
  193. Carve a pumpkin. (2010)
  194. Build a unique snowman.
  195. Send out Valentines. (2012)
  196. Dye Easter eggs.
  197. Go without electricity for a night.
  198. Take an internet vacation. (2014)
  199. Do something outside every day for a month.
  200. Go swimming at the local rec center. (2012)
  201. Refinance the house. (2012)
  202. Read three classic books in 2010.
  203. Read all the Pulitzer prize winning fiction books from the first decade of the 21st century.
  204. Listen to an audio book. (2011)
  205. Buy a new jacket. (2011)
  206. Buy a pair of colorful sandals.
  207. Buy a 50 mm fixed lens. (2011)
  208. Get a professional manicure.
  209. Learn to paint with encaustic.
  210. Take photos at a fair.
  211. Make homemade petits fours.
  212. Go to South Africa. See Table Mountain.
  213. Visit Napa. Ride the Napa Valley Wine Train.
  214. Visit Chimney Bluffs State Park in New York.
  215. Visit Dinosaur Land World. (2013)
  216. Visit Foamhenge. (2011)
  217. Start wearing hats. Take photos.
  218. Start and maintain a blog. (2010)
  219. Take a hang gliding lesson.
  220. Ride/drive on White Rim Road in Canyonlands National Park.
  221. Take an eastern RV trip with the dogs.
  222. Organize my postcard collection into albums. (2010)
  223. Take amazing photos of farm animals.
  224. Join a dragonboat (or outrigger canoe) team.
  225. Make a stop-motion, comic, or papercut art video.
  226. Make a comic book.
  227. Photograph a day in my life. (2011, 2012)
  228. Photograph a Caps practice session.
  229. Drive up the Pacific Coast Highway.
  230. Hike El Camino de Santiago across Spain.
  231. Travel to Wilmington, North Carolina to research my family's genealogy.
  232. Learn to play the ukulele.
  233. Ride 50 miles (half century) on my bike.

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