Lissa's List.... Work in Progress

I completely forgot to work on my list last night. I blame it on So You Think You Can Dance. But hey, better late then never, right?

I also originally titled this post "Melissa's List" but realized that would be confusing cuz we have two Melissas, so I changed it to "Lissa's List."

here are the first 60 or so, in no particular order. if i wanted to take the easy way out i could have listed the 30 books i want to read separately. :)

Travel to:
1. Spain, France, Italy, Prague, Scotland, Ireland
2. Australia/New Zealand
3. Seattle
4. San Fran/Sonoma
5. 2 states I've never been to( 1/2 - Wisconsin)
6. Actually get to the natural pools in Aruba. Maybe the 3rd time will be a charm.
7. Take a sister trip with just me and Amy.
8. Go on a picnic.
9. Sell my condo and buy a house.
10. Get a dog (or two).
11. Learn how to do agility training with said dog(s).
12. Make something substantial for the house with my sewing machine- Curtains, etc.
13. Make all the recipes in a recipe book.
14. Make homemade maki rolls.
15. Grow my own veggies.
16. Adopt a horse/pony.
17. Get portfolio together for a&m paperworks. Needs to be done asap!
18. Get the website for LowenMarkh Dressage cleaned up.
19. Compete and win at a rated dressage show.
20. Get back into playing the guitar.
21. Learn how to golf, for real.
22. Join the millions of delusional people on youtube who post video of them singing. :)
23. Go to a concert at least every 2 months (18 concerts). 4/18
10/09/09: Paramore
12/01/09: Lady Gaga
09/07/10: Mumford and Sons
11/11/10: Mumford and Sons
24. Attend a film festival.
25. Learn to make saddle pads.
26. Get resume and cover sheet put together for the time when I finally decide to find a new job.
27. Make my first real estate sale.
28. Get a job where i can actually put my MBA to good use.
29. Pay off my CC (to be done by end of 2009.)
30. After that, put an extra $50 per week into savings.
31. Renovate the upstairs bathroom
32. Renovate the downstairs bathroom
33. Renovate the kitchen
34.Go through my wardrobe and throw out anything that I haven't worn in over a year.
35. Re-organize my closet so Jamie can put his clothes in there.
36. Clean out the upstairs "nook" where all my textbooks are currently hanging.
37. Donate/sell 72 books. -at 51 now
38. Learn how to speak 2 languages fluently (other than English ha ha).
. Read/re-read all of the books on the MLA's Top 30 Book list. I'll blog after I finish each one :)
1. Gone with the Wind
2a. Golden Compass (His Dark Materials Book 1)
2b. The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials Book 2)
2c. The Amber Spyglass (His Dark materials Book 3)
3. The Lovely Bones
4. Jane Eyre
5. Time Traveler's Wife

40. Take a contuining education class at BCAE or someplace like that.
41. Start and complete the children's book that is floating in my head.
42. Write a screenplay for a movie, based on a book I love.
43. Hike Mt. Washington

44. Run 3 half marathons (starting... now!)(3/3)
45. Run a race approx every other month (18 races) 4/18
46. Complete the 100 Pushup Challenge. (starting today!)
47. Get a six pack, or at least a 4 pack.
48. Get my deviated septum fixed (NOT a nosejob!)
49. Go ziplining
50. Get off the bunny slope and board down an actual trail.
51. Go snowshoeing
52. Go biking at least 4 times a year.
53. Bonfire on the National Seashore.
54. Start a new family tradition, like summer vacation at a particular seaside spot.
55. THINK about maybe having a baby. (Amy stop jumping up and down.)
56. Dress up for work at least 1 x a week (no jeans!)
57. Get a new pair of glasses.
58. Take a day off from work and have a day of movie watching in the theater.
59. Take a bubble bath.
60. Donate 1-2 Christmas gifts.
61. Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity
62. Host a board game night.
63. Watch 26 movies I've never seen that begins with each letter of the alphabet.
A: Angels and Demons
F: Four Christmases
H. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I.
P: Prince of Persia
S: Sherlock Holmes
T: Toy Story 3
U: Up
Y: Year One
64. Donate $5 for everything not completed on the list.
65. Save $10 everytime I complete something on the list.
66. Learn how to hem jeans.
67. Go white water rafting.
68. Go to a live taping of the Ellen show.
69. Get my passport renewed/change the name on it.
70. Write a song.
71. Get down a green and a blue slope on my snowboard :)
72. Compete in and win a 2nd level test.
72. Compete in and win a 1st level test.
73. Get my real estate salesperson's license.
74. Watch a movie outside during the summer movie series at the hatch shell.