The List

Susan Has asked me to post The List. The List is one I have had around for years, of things I want to do in my lifetime. Before I die. Well, that is not a morbid thought at all, it is just a very large "to do" list, and I review it every year, and cross off some, hopefully, and then so help me, add a zillion more. There is no way on earth that I will get to do them all, but I like shooting for the stars, after all, and as I said in the last post, dreams are good.

1. Go to Alaska
2. See the aurora borealis
3. See New England in the Fall
4. Paraglide off an Alp
5. Run the Great North Run (a half marathon)
6. Have a helicopter flying lesson
7. Finish reading War and Peace (I started when I was 18. You do the maths)
8. Explore New Zealand
9. Learn to ski
10. Grow all my own vegetables
11. Sew all the quilts in my head
12. Finish my scrapbooks
13. Make my youngest son a celebration quilt
14. Be debt free
15. Be a Granny
16. Live in Switzerland
17. Build my own eco friendly home - I have had the plans for years
18. Spend more time with my friends all over the world
19. Learn how to make jam
20. Learn to carve wood
21. Learn how to paint properly
22. Speak better German
23. Read the mountain of books I have waiting to be read
24. Get better at Excel
25. Clean out my filing cabinet
26. De-clutter my life
27. See my youngest child graduate from university one day
28. See my children all happy and settled with people to love them
29. Entertain more often
30. Survive an inquest (soon I hope)
31. Campaign for causes I value dearly
32. Spend more time alone
33. Learn to be silent
34. Go to Prague
35. Ride a horse
36. Watch a cricket match at Lords
37. Go to a rugby international at the Millenium stadium
38. Ride another roller coaster
39. Spend a week in London exploring the museums and galleries
40. Go to the ballet and theatre more often
41. Learn to take better photos
42. Write a book
43. Have a fireplace in my home
44. Laugh more each day
45. Go to the Lion King
46. And Les Miserables (again)
47. Defrost my freezer (if you knew me, you would know why this is on the list)
48. Fix everything that needs fixing
49. Have perfect nails (I would settle for perfect nails for a week)
50. Drive a tractor

That is 50. You would be bored out of your mind if I listed the entire List, so this will have to do. An eclectic mix. It is not a list about acquisition at all, but about experiencing things and learning, and then just "getting round to" as well. So many places I want to see, and learn about. But you know what? If I don't get to do any of them, (the defrosting the freezer bit is rather pressing however) that will be fine. The important part is having the dreams, and wanting to learn. The worrying part is when I stop and think of all the things I USED to know and have forgotten. Oh well.... I am just making room for new things!