Live Each Day As If You'll Die Tomorrow, and other cliche BS

The world is not going to end in 2012. Of this, I am pretty confident, kinda like back in 1844 when I told William Miller on October 21st that he was full of shit just like March of the previous year, and guess what!

Really, the point of living isn't to sit around, nervously biting our nails against the day that we're going to be deprived of the life that you're not even using if you're sitting around.

And so, I decided to do something about it. And leave my poor nails alone. Thus, I present to you,

My Magical, Whimsical To-Do List for 2012

(Conveniently separated into categories for your viewing ease)

Adrenaline/Adventure

1. Go zip-lining - http://www.skiroundtop.com/summerrates.htm

2. Go kayaking, canoeing, or sailing

3. Go snow-tubing

4. Ride all the roller coasters at Cedar Point

5. Bungee-jump

6. Ski

7. Go ghost hunting

8. Horseback Ride

Artsy Craftsy

9. Make my own Tibetan-style prayer flags, and a fabric flags for camp

10. Take 100 photographs

11. Make more collages, maybe one every two months

12. Watercolour two paintings a month

13. Mix at least 4 new perfumes

14. Hand-make gifts for people

15. Make a stone pile sculpture

16. Make Candles

17. Build cool stuff in the snow

Body

18. Lose and maintain down to 125-135

19. Go Primal

20. Get my first tattoo

Financial

21. Pay all my loans on time, like 2011

22. Have a $1000 savings account by Dec ‘12

23. Start a Roth IRA

Food

24. Explore a different culture each month through food

25. Go completely carnivore for two weeks as a test run

26. Make four cupcake recipes from Michelle Garcia’s and/or Lili Vanilli’s book

27. Make artisan bread

28. Pick Fruit

29. Make and can strawberry raspberry jam

30. Flip a pancake in the air (without making a mess)

31. Eat kangaroo meat

32. Make a layer cake

33. Make homemade hot chocolate when it snows

34. Make homemade hummus

35. Make homemade cinnamon buns for Imbolgc

36. Go salt water fishing (since Tim says it’s easy) and catch dinner

37. Make Sushi

38. Brew beer with Tim

39. Organize a recipe collection (with software? Check out http://www.dvo.com/ )

Learning

40. Apply to start for a Masters 2013-2014

41. Take or self-learn French, Dutch, or continue Italian

42. Take free courses: http://lifehacker.com/201979/technophilia-get-a-free-college-education-online

43. Take any other free classes I can find, in person or online

44. 18. Take more Belly Dance classes

45. Learn all the countries of the world and their capitals

46. Take a pole-dancing class

47. Take Yoga classes

48. Take an archery class -- http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/education/9110

49. Learn astronomy

Literary 

50. Keep a blog

51. Read 52 books

52. Keep a small ideas journal with me, for ideas for stories, paintings, etc

53. Utilize the library without forgetting to return the books

54. Read textbooks for classes I never took to see if I’d be interested in learning more

55. Make a penpal

56. Trade 52 books on Paperback Swap

57. Write three short stories

58. Write a trashy romance novel for Sherie

59.  Answer the 50 Questions to Free Your Mind: http://www.marcandangel.com/2009/07/13/50-questions-that-will-free-your-mind/

Luxuriate
60. Sleep in til 11am

61. Go to the spa for a day

62. Make my own spa treatments

63. Expand my wardrobe by 40% (lawlz statistics) and a pair of cowboy boots (shopping at awesome thrift stores!!)

Music

64. Go to a concert

65. Sing karaoke once a month

66. Go to the opera

67. Write a song

Nature

68. Grow roses

69. Hike at least once a month

70. Feed ducks (somewhere where it’s legal)

71. Skinny dip in Sideling Creek at midnight

72. Lay on a hill at night and stargaze

73. Plant a tree

74. Walk in the park 2 weekends a month

75. Participate in earth hour

76. Go to the beach in each season

Socially

77. Go out on a high-class date with Tim, tux, dress, and all

78. Find a good situation in which to say, “We’ll always have Paris.”

79. Shop locally as much possible (farmers markets, small stores/cafes, thrift stores)

80. Hold a swanky potluck picnic in the park

81. Attend awesome festivals all year long!

82. Support an artist by buying their work

83. Volunteer! Walk dogs, etc. Maybe at least once a month?

84. Send birthday cards and Christmas/Yule cards

85. People-watch

Spiritual

86. Lay tribute to my stone in the stone circle

87. Attend as many events as possible at Four Quarters

88. Write a moon ceremony

89. Start Meditating Weekly

90. Observe other religions’ holidays, and maybe a service or two

91. Attend a retreat

92. Meditate with the Buddhists

93. Find my chakras

Travel

94. Visit LA (for Jenni’s Graduation)

95. Take a bus trip to Toronto on MegaBus for $1 each way

96. Couchsurf

97. Go to NYC for a day or weekend

98. Visit the National Mall in DC

99. Go to an aquarium

100. Go to a zoo

It's gonna be big. It's gonna be crazy. It's gonna be an adventure. So... read my blog, kids.

Peace,
Sapphirescent