As I’ve explained in earlier posts, I like lists. I enjoy having organization, order, a rhythm and a harmony to my chaos. One of the ways I push this out into “real life” is by listing my goals four times a year. Personal, physical, financial, spiritual. Lists are good. I have a print out on the side of my fridge of AFI’s top 100, and try to cross a few off every month. I’ve had yellow tablets of ‘”to-do”s with me for the better part of my adult years - for the few people I’ve met and invited into my world, this is one of their more significant memories of me.

On December 2nd of last year, I posted a short list of things I want to do before I die, though hopefully sooner rather than later. Carpe diem, hoser.

So here we are at a 3 month marker, complete with status and progress and additions. It looks a little weenieish to me, mostly because the balance of the things I’ve wanted to do and done aren’t listed, nor are the on-going bits or my real goals, but oh well.

~ Take a bellydance class
~ Learn to play the drums, the cello and the harp
~ Run a marathon (NY Marathon - Nov)
~ Sky dive (scheduled for warmer days, probably May)
~ Laugh…a lot (on going)
~ See the pyramids
~ Learn to snowboard
~ Continue to be thankful (on going)
~ Move to Ireland (by 40)
~ Live in NY for a year or two
~ Swim nekkid in a big bright blue ocean with no one around for miles
~ Learn to ride (aka drive, man, command) a motorcycle (this year, but maybe just a scooter)
~ Finish at least one script and submit it (in progress)
~ Compete in a biathlon or triathlon (scheduled for April & May)
~ Grab a cheap fare and split for Paris or London on a whim (this year)
~ Go to a concert, deal with the crowd, and be happy about it
~ Play a team sport and not freak out about it (tent: ALTA with Stacey & kickball team w/Turnerites)

What’s on your list?