Maggie of Mighty Girl is making a list of “100 Things to Do Before I Go” (part one, part two, part three). She has some pretty lofty stuff on there, like “know basic Mandarin,” “safari in Africa” and “stay in the ice hotel.”
When I first saw her list, I decided that I didn’t want to make one of my own. I like to be able to cross things off my lists, and I didn’t want to have a list full of things like “See the Kremlin” or “Visit Petra,” “learn to fly” or “have Jeff Tweedy over for dinner.” I also didn’t much like the thought of coming up with 100 things to do. But then I thought, “Heck. It’s my list. Think smaller!”
So instead, here’s a list of 20 things to do before Nov. 4, 2018. On which date I’ll turn 40.
- Make my own cream soda.
- Spend a week in Paris with Rockford.
- See Wilco at the Ryman.
- See Wilco in Chicago.
- Make a quilt.
- Spend a night on a train.
- Spend a week in NYC with Rockford.
- Karaoke.
- Pay for a stranger’s dinner.
- Buy a house.
- Be an extra in a movie. (A Wes Anderson movie, if I’m dreaming big. Which I’m not supposed to be doing.)
- Make a wedding cake.
- Work on a Habitat house.
- Take the White House tour.
- Grow my own vegetables.
- Participate in TV Turnoff week without cheating.
- Lose 30 pounds.
- Write a short story. Let someone other than Rockford read it.
- Build and furnish a dollhouse.
- Go somewhere tropical and lovely. Relax.
Do you have a life list, or a 10-year list, or anything like it? What’s on it? What have you already crossed off?
I don’t have a list…I think if I made one I’d either get depressed or feel some anxiety about what I have not done yet. But then again, it might be good for me….
I like your list! …and I’d like to see Wilco too!
I think this is a great list. And you should totally invite Jeff Tweedy over for dinner…or did you already do that once?
Nichole! I can’t believe Dan and I did one thing on your list last week…we saw Wilco at the Ryman, and it was crazy. Jeff Tweedy wore this “Porter Wagoner” suit with sequins and everything. A bunch of celebs were there, too. I swear Dan and I saw Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek at dinner before the show!
Jan — I thought of you when I saw that show listed on the Wilco site. I’m so glad you went!
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Ooohhh! I love this! I’m going to do one. I LOVE the idea of paying for a stranger’s dinner, that’d be great! Nice to meet you Nichole
I love your list — I’d love to make one — have been thinking about it for a while. Maybe I will now! Except mine would have various vocations on it — weird, I know.
What a great list!!
This list is a great idea! Mine would be to travel, travel and travel some more, with my family, of course.
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