34 Things in My 34th Year

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Today is my birthday, the beginning of my 34th year. My One Little Word for 2011 is action. So far, it's been going very well. To keep the momentum going, I decided to compile a list of 34 things I want to accomplish during my 34th year.  During the next year, I will move into action and do all 34 things on the list. I will also be blogging the process, and updating this post each time I make some progress.


1. Go to Margaritaville Navy Pier
2. Travel to Disney World
3. Go on a hot air balloon ride
4. Read one Hemingway novel
5. Take the train downtown and go to Open Books
6. Get my sunflower tattoo redone & my heart tattoo reinked
7. Do Couch to 5K
8. Practice yoga regularly, at least once per week
9. Learn how to make good french toast
10. Do a “go figure” layout about me and Andy
11. Learn to use my camera
12. Reread 5 Nancy Drew books
13. Weigh 140 pounds
14. Give up chocolate for one month
15. Write a will and a living will
16. Travel to Nashville, TN and Antique Archaeology
17. Write a blog post once per week
18. Go back to Crop-a-doodle-do in Indiana
19. Work on my Linkedin profile
20. Finish reading My Fair Lazy by Jen Lancaster
21. Give blood 4 times
22. See Dave Matthews Band in concert
23. Save $2 per day for 3 months
24. Buy sparklers for 4th of July and use them on 4th of July
25. Go on a double decker bus tour in downtown Chicago
26. Eat outside on the deck twice a week during the summer
27. Finish the Pacific Northwest road trip album
28. Convert my chronological scrapbook system to Library of Memories
29. Go to a beach on Lake Michigan
30. Go on a spur of the moment weekend trip
31. Scrapbook at least once per week
32. Visit the Newberry Library
33. Hit 1,000 Twitter followers
34. Read a book by 5 authors I have never read