Some of you may remember my previous list, made in March halfway between my 25th and 26th birthdays. I’m happy to report that I made it through 18 of those items, and started two others. Not bad, in a little less than six months.
I’m more on the ball this year, and here is the brand-new shiny list of 26 things to do before I turn 27 (in semi-order):
1. Go to BlogHer ’10 in New York City
2. Write part 2 of last year’s NaNoNovel and revise what I’ve got so far
3. Take Ali Edwards’ Yesterday and Today online class through Big Picture Scrapbooking
4. Go see U2 with Jeremiah in Dallas (Oct. 12!)
5. Take the Mondo Beyondo e-course with Andrea Scher and Jen Lemen
6. Pay off at least 10% of the principal on my student loans
7. Take Jeremiah to Neosho to visit my dad’s extended family, and see the house where Dad grew up
8. Teach at ACU this spring (if we stay in Abilene)
9. Have my office painted (if we stay in Abilene) – it’s currently orange and yellow, not my choice
10. Make plans to travel to Europe again
11. Visit a local yarn shop, somewhere (they are sadly lacking in West Texas)
12. Go to Kerrville at least a couple times to hang out with my mom’s parents
13. Start my Oxford memoir
14. Complete at least one volume of the Oxford 2007-08 scrapbook
15. Learn 15 new main-course recipes (I’ve already learned one!)
16. Buy a new pair of high heels
17. Go dancing
18. Plan and take another field trip with the coffee-night ladies
19. Take on the lingering boxes/clutter in our home office
20. Start exercising regularly
21. Frame and hang more photos of Jeremiah & me, and of Europe
22. Organize my scrapbooking supplies
23. Read a literary classic (or classics) I’ve never read
24. Save up for a digital SLR camera
25. Visit the Pacific Northwest, or somewhere equally new and exciting
26. Wear red lipstick (or gloss) and rock it
Some of these are big, I know; some are small, but all of them are things I want to do, and many are things I’ve been putting off, for whatever reason. So – here’s to a year of dreaming big!
cakes, tea and dreams 
Great list! We used to be stationed at Dyess. 🙂
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Love this. Although… it makes me think what I need to do and don’t want to!
Love the ideaof making a to do list before the next birthday.
I turn 27 tomorrow, and you’ve jus motivated me to do a list too.
Even though i’m kinda dreading getting older, i sure can put some fun in it with some activities on a to do list.
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