Kate's Point of View

The Product of Creative Frustration

100 Things

In March of last year there was a blogging event called the Mighty Summit. I read about the event and its attendees, many of whom I admire and read daily, and was inspired. One of the activities they did was to create 100 lists, an act that is almost cliched in the blogging world but which I think has merit. I’ve written before of my intention to create my own 100 list. Since I’ve been working on it for the last year, I thought it might be worthwhile to post what I have so far so I could get to checking things off. I’ve selected these items from personal goals I’ve had over the years as well as cruising the internet. I am not stupid naive enough to consider putting an end date on accomplishing these goal. But I do want to make progress towards doing them all.My list

  1. See Stevie Wonder in concert, which, of course, must immediately be followed with all of the other people I want to see in concert
  2. See The Shins in concert
  3. See Neko Case in concert
  4. Have The Features to my house for dinner
  5. See Prince in concert
  6. Go skinny dipping
  7. Go to a topless beach, topless
  8. Watch all of the films in “AFI’s 100 movies … 100 years list”
  9. Hug Josh Ritter … sober this time
  10. Play an instrument
  11. Learn a new language
  12. Visit Antarctica
  13. Fly a plane
  14. Try eating vegan for some period of time … at least a week so that it counts
  15. Go sailing
  16. Live in another country
  17. Go to South by Southwest
  18. Be a professional gift wrapper (a wealthy one is not necessary and a holiday job in college does not count)
  19. Publish an article in something people have actually heard of
  20. Ride a camel
  21. Learn to sew
  22. Dance with my husband for no reason at all
  23. Restore old furniture
  24. Own an old American car
  25. Drink beer in a pub in Ireland
  26. Drink beer from a stein in Germany
  27. Take a photography class
  28. Try pottery again
  29. Go back to school to get another degree and drive people nuts with unnecessary but very wanted education
  30. Take cooking classes
  31. Find a truly fulfilling job that doesn’t require wearing a wrist brace
  32. Listen to 1,000 new bands
  33. Take each of my nieces and nephews overseas
  34. Find a career I love
  35. Host regular parties
  36. Write thank you notes
  37. Visit 50 states (Accomplished 42 Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming)
  38. Visit 50 countries (Accomplished 30: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Turkey, USA, Vietnam)
  39. Meditate
  40. Retire at 55 (50???)
  41. Get in shape, be active and have fun doing it
  42. Keep a reusable bag handy
  43. Be a better friend
  44. Get better sleep
  45. Reduce computer time
  46. Attend BlogHer
  47. Reduce TV time
  48. Keep house filled only with things I love
  49. Give yoga a shot
  50. Learn to ride the city bus
  51. Read all of the books in the BBC Top 100
  52. Take more photos
  53. Be a good daughter
  54. Be appreciative
  55. Visit Cuba
  56. Go camping
  57. Attend a TedX
  58. Make grand gestures
  59. Send out a photo Christmas card with cats where most people have kids
  60. Throw 50 dinner parties
  61. Own a fabulous and completely impractical car
  62. Make pasta from scratch
  63. Update blog daily for at least a month stretch
  64. Learn to make gnocchi
  65. Cook every recipe in a cookbook
  66. Go one month car-free
  67. Send a birthday card (on time) to everyone in my life for one full year
  68. Start and finish a 365 photo project
  69. Cook more
  70. Initiate more outings with friends
  71. Take glass blowing lessons
  72. Learn to do screenprinting
  73. Create something using Letterpress
  74. Send notes on hand-sewed paper
  75. Volunteer overseas
  76. Get a photograph published in a magazine
  77. Go on a pilgrimage
  78. Rent a ridiculously fancy car – convertible – and drive down the coast
  79. Achieve my personal weight goal
  80. Run an half marathon
  81. Try 30 new cocktails
  82. Try 60 new beers (more my speed)
  83. Create a scavenger hunt – or just go on one
  84. Go indoor rock-climbing
  85. Leave a waiter or waitress a really big tip, just because
  86. Create an editorial calendar for my personal, and not professional, use
  87. Attend a fashion show at Fashion Week
  88. Visit two national parks to which I’ve never been
  89. Make my own sushi
  90. Pay for the person (people) behind me at Starbucks
  91. Donate hair to locks of love
  92. Get a wild haircut
  93. Hug ten people in a day
  94. Ride a mechanical bull
  95. Write a book
This post originally appeared on Kate’s Point of View. © Kate. All rights reserved.

Previous

Guster & Jukebox and the Ghost

Next

Jose!

6 Comments

  1. I can teach you a few of those. I also see something missing that you really should add, but I won’t beat a dead horse.

  2. What should I add????

  3. let me know when you figure out #40- the husband and i have a hard time with that one too.

    i’m vegetarian and i also wanted to try eating vegan for a little bit- i JUST did it for about three weeks and it was so much harder than i expected. i thought that it wouldn’t be too severe of a transition. i hope it goes much better for you!

  4. I followed your comment on Mighty Girl to check out your list. I love it! Good luck to you.

  5. Cassie

    Here’s a fantastic recipe for when you finally decide to take a crack at Gnocchi http://www.injennieskitchen.com/2010/04/egg-free-gnocchi.html. They’re easy, delicious, and you could make them during your vegan trial.

  6. Thanks Cassie!

Comments are closed.

Powered by WordPress & Theme by Anders Norén