Monday, August 10, 2009

35 THINGS TO DO BEFORE I TURN 36

  1. Make a chocolate cake from scratch
  2. Buy a pair of black heels
  3. Learn to make great French Press coffee
  4. Go to Halfmoon Bay to visit good friends
  5. Try tennis lessons
  6. Dress up and take Clara on a date to the theatre
  7. Own a nice winter coat
  8. Throw a party 
  9. Design and mail (on time) a family Christmas card
  10. Go on a romantic getaway with my husband for at least 2 nights
  11. Make homemade jam with the kids
  12. Give a gift to 5 friends, just because
  13. Go see the Nutcracker 
  14. Make an erupting volcano with the kids
  15. Get abs like Sam
  16. Organize the "Basement of Horrors" once and for all
  17. Take a hand lettering class
  18. Pick our pumpkins at a pumpkin patch
  19. Go on a trip with "the girls" and shop, eat, sleep and watch movies
  20. Take Sheye Rosemeyer's Eye Candy Photography Workshop
  21. Meet Jake for a monthly lunch date
  22. Train for a 10K race
  23. Own bras that fit, including a low back number
  24. Play the piano more
  25. Have some family photos taken by Anastasia
  26. Have a French party and make French food and talk in French
  27. Print a photo book on Blurb
  28. Go skiing with Sam and Clara 
  29. Make our courtyard magical 
  30. Update the photos on our photo wall
  31. Take a cooking class and get inspired again
  32. Have a weekly creative evening
  33. Buy some make up and learn how to apply it
  34. Purge my closet 
  35. Surprise Jake
My birthday was actually over a month ago, but I don't think it is ever too late to make and tackle a list...

**Thanks to Andrea at Hula Seventy for this idea

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