50 by 50

This post was originally published on my old blog in June 2012. I wanted a record of it here so I am re-posting it.

1. Hot air balloon ride
2. White water rafting
3. Spend a week (or a long weekend) at a beach house
4. Lose at least 50 pounds
5. Pay off debt
6. Go somewhere new
7. Stand up for myself
8. Write a book– novel- ebook… not going to put limits on it
9. Take a cruise
10. Learn how to use my DSLR and all of its functions
11. Give up diet coke
12. Grow my blog
13. Organize shed and storage room
14. Save 3,000 (ok the original goal said 10,000 but it is only 4 years and I do have debt that needs to be paid off first)
15. Give up sugar
16. Update master bedroom
17. Finish House repairs (master bath, new roof (Feb 2012), replace and paint fascia boards)
18. Create backyard sanctuary
19. Let my hair grow back out
20. Drive cross country
21. Add 5-10 new states to my “Spend a night in every state goal” (so far I am at 22 + Washington DC)
22. Complete Birthday Random Acts of Kindness Completed 11/12/2011
23. Go Minimalist!
24. Attend Blogging/Writing/Photography conference
25. Take a Photography Class
26. Drive from Key Largo to Key West and drive over 7 mile bridge
27. Plan my Paris getaway
28. Ride a Segway
29. Sell sterling silver demitasse set
30. Create a piece of artwork
31. Get organized/Reduce clutter
32. Visit Niagara Falls
33. Go through books and pare down (this is half way complete!)
34. Do something with the contents of Mom’s record cabinet
35. Learn Georgian
36. Convert CD’s to digital music and get rid of CD’s
37. Convert Mom’s slides to digital pictures
38. Organize closets
39. Go through all paperwork and reduce
40. Scan all my photographs from Georgia
41. Be happy
42. Have a successful pain management plan
43. Plant or grow a flower garden
44. Replace screen door on the sliding glass door
45. Paint the kitchen cabinets
46. Create a dragonfly garden
47. Learn how to meditate and do it daily
48. Go on an adventure
49. Learn how to cook
50. Participate in an athletic event