Bucket List for the New Year

Resolutions. I will turn 38 years old in 2012. In the spirit of welcoming the New Year, I have prepared a list of 38 tasks I plan to attempt to do or achieve during the next twelve months.

A note on resolutions: among the top five annual resolutions made by Americans are “lose weight” and “quit smoking”. As life-changing as both of these practices may be, my bucket list does not involve weight loss or smoking cessation, as at this time I believe they are unnecessary. Hooray!

Now a look at what (I hope) lies ahead. Please consider joining me for the journey!

My bucket list for 2012

1. See a sunrise from somewhere other than my car.
2. Teach our eldest son to ride a two-wheeler.
3. Acquire first passports for boys.
4. Use them.
5. Run one half marathon that I’ve never run before.
6. Watch Casablanca (again) at least once with husband.
7. Reach out to bloggers outside of the United States.
8. If the right moment and image presents itself, get another tattoo.
9. Take something home hot & homemade to a new mom.
10. Learn a Spanish lullaby.
11. Sing it to my children.
12. Photograph a rainbow.
13. Secure a literary agent.
14. Make paella. Or sancocho. Share with friends.
15. Run more. Run often.
16. Rid the house of all bottles and pacifiers.
17. When the skies finally clear, stargaze.
18. Vote for the incumbent!
19. Renew my passport.
20. Visit Canada for the first time.
21. Cook something that my grandmother Irene used to cook (source: a special cookbook gifted to me by my Aunt Marie).
22. Be more tolerant.
23. Attend a meeting of the Oregon Beekeepers Association.
24. Take boys to the top of the Space Needle.
25. Do the Shred every day for thirty days.
26. Soak in hot springs in the middle of the woods.
27. Complete my book proposal.
28. Camp in Mt Hood National Forest.
29. Go to Yosemite National Park (before a close friend living there leaves).
30. Meet my nephew expected to join the world in early May!
31. Attend a meeting of the Compassionate Friends. Reach out to other bereaved siblings.
32. Complete an open water swim of a challenging distance.
33. Go on one meditation retreat, even if it takes place in my basement.
34. Write a letter to the editor.
35. Plan and execute an excellent five-year-old birthday party.
36. Hike Silver Falls.
37. Drag out the crock pot. Use it!
38. Forgive someone.

What’s on your bucket list? Please consider leaving a comment below or sharing this list with a friend!

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