The List

Since it's so far from my birthday and so close to the new year, I'm not sure how to classify this list. However, here is the list of things I hope to accomplish in the coming year. Some things are suggestions from my friends, others are personal goals and many of them are carryovers from this year. Send suggestions if you have them.

• Take a drama class. (Thanks Kismet.)
  
• Go on 12 dates. (Down from 50.) (Thanks MJ.)
  
• Climb Mt. St. Helen's, an active volcano. (Thanks JRP.)
  
• Write a children's book for survivors of sexual abuse. (Thanks MJ.)
• Attend at least one social event per week.
• Attend an artistic/cultural event at least once per week.
• Spend at least 30 minutes per day with myself - journaling, writing, meditating, etc.
• Develop a spiritual process. (Purposefully vague. I don't know what this will look like.) (Thanks b.)
  
• Connect with a friend at least once per week.
• Learn to swim.
• Attend a live music event at least once every 2 months. (Thanks Coop.)
  
• Achieve my goal weight of 135lbs by April 1 and maintain it within a 5lb range.
• Take an art class.
• Participate in the AIDS Run/Walk. Decrease my time (38:23) by 5 min and raise $500.
• Cook at least one meal per week.
• Finish/launch my website.
• Bungee jump.
• Volunteer at least once per month.
• Create/maintain a monthly budget.
  
• Get a realistic idea of how much house I can afford and work towards home ownership.
• Get together with local friends at least once per month.
• Create/launch personal project.
• Travel outside of the continent.
• Take at least one vacation.

I'm ready to make this year even better than the last. Here goes nothing.

Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. ~ Hal Borland

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right. ~ Oprah Winfrey