37 things list

37 things to do in the year before I turn 38:

1. Get a passport and travel outside of the country, hey Canada counts!
2. Make a bowl of lime jello. Completed on Sunday, December 20, 2009.
3. Go for a walk in the rain with Greg.
4. Experience public transportation.
5. Hug a stranger.
6. Drink more wine.
7. Say “Yes” more. (This should be easier after doing #6)
8. Make mozzarella cheese.
9. Send greeting cards, just because.
10. Stop at yellow traffic lights. What’s my hurry?
11. Host a Sunday brunch get together.
12. Enter a photograph in a contest. Two of my photos were selected to be included in the Summit Metro Parks Photo Club 2010 Amateur Photography Exhibit. Completed on Sunday, March 21, 2010.
13. Donate money to NPR.
14. Hike a new challenging trail.
15. Make the bed every morning for a month.
16. Try a new vegetable (suggestions?). I had a daikon radish at our department holiday party. Completed on Monday, December 14, 2009.
17. Read an entire book in a day. The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick) by Seth Godin. Completed on Saturday, February 13, 2010.
18. Make a new friend.
19. Go to a concert of a band I’ve never heard of.
20. Have my nieces over for a weekend devoted to them.
21. Learn yoga.
22. Cancel one of my magazine subscriptions. See ya Real Simple Magazine. I didn’t really cancel the subscription, but I did choose to not renew it. So I think that counts. Completed on Friday, January 1, 2010.
23. Write a letter to the editor about an issue I care about.
24. Volunteer. Library Levy Speaker’s Bureau Co-Chair. Completed in March, April & May, 2010.
25. Share an afternoon lunch of pb&j with my sister.
26. Find a beer that I can tolerate drinking.
27. Weigh less than 200 pounds, even if it’s for just one day.
28. Spend over $100 on dinner out for Greg and me.
29. Attend a Sunday church service.
30. Hold a baby. Held a very precious and happy and adorable Isla on Monday, March 22, 2010. Thanks for bringing her by to say hello Sarah.
31. Pick apples at an orchard.
32. Mend a relationship.
33. Canoe.
34. Spend a day exploring each of Ohio’s largest cities (Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton & Toledo)
35. Attend a sporting event.
36. Make Ina Garten’s Lemon Chicken with Croutons. Completed on Wednesday, January 27, 2010. And it was really really good.
37. Dance with Greg.