Sunday, August 30, 2009

List of goals at the moment

So I previously said I wanted to write down some goals I have to accomplish in the next five years, but I'd like to change that window. These are just simply goals I have, I will put no time limit on them as I will hope to accomplish them naturally and with no rush or time constraints :) This is a list of small and large to-dos in progress, that are constantly being updated, changed, added, removed etc. Here is the list I live today.

1) Take belly-dancing lessons.
2) Learn Quickbooks, and start my own business.
3) Set-up my webcam and skype with friends and family around the world.
4) Have a big garden.
5) Open my own yoga studio.
6) Turn my dad's old neckties into belts.
7) Join a badminton league.
8) Join a community band and toot the flute again.
9) Join a choir.
10) Own a ping-pong table, and play often.
11) Take a 2-month road-trip around the U.S.
12) Teach English abroad for one year.
13) Go star-gazing.
14) Go to the boundary waters.
15) Catch-up on my literature reading lists.
16) Learn how to use my espresso machine
17) Buy a pair of cowboy boots and move out West.
18) Get a dog.
19) Learn how to play chess and cribbage, so I can be a seasoned granny.
20) Buy a new, NICE camera.
21) Learn how to sew and then sew something!
22) Get married and start a family.
23) Bake Zucchini Bread
24) Buy myself a nice bathrobe.
25) Go strawberry picking with George.
26) Keep a paper journal
27) Eat a nutritious diet
28) Get a massage on a quarterly basis.
29) Coach a basketball team
30) Enjoy every moment of the day.
31) Buy a painting I love.
32) Paint/Draw something and frame it.
33) Horseback-riding on an autumn day.
34) Take swing dancing lessons
35) Crochet an afghan for somebody.
36) Find a church and start a prayer group.
37) Buy a pair of Danskos
38) Take swimming lessons again.
39) Take advantage of opportunities when they arise.
40) Learn more about aromatherapy
41) Run a marathon
42) Own a cabin and go often.
43) Speak Spanish fluently.
44) Speak Korean fluently.
45) Enjoy some Irish coffee on a cold night
46) De-clutter
47) Buy a house
48) Have a big ol' porch!
49) Enjoy the intimacy of my close friendships.
50) Spend more time with my family.
51) Go camping in the winter.
52) Make time for my beloved and just be.
53) Keep fresh flowers on the table for a year.
54) Get a good salad spinner.
55) Climb a mountain.
66) See a volcanoe erupt
67) Visit national parks often
68) Write a book.
69) Write a good poem
70) Buy a nice persian rug.
71) Buy a pretty barette and wear it often.
72) Buy a nice laptop case.
73) Save money for something important
74) Drink orange juice out of wine glasses

Okay...this list could go on easily, but I need to leave for a sand volleyball game soon and I have yet some chores to do. Hope you are working on your lists, too :)

1 comment:

irene said...

I'll play ping pong with you! This is a great exercise and I think I'll try it - I like the part about being able to remove things, the list changes just as we do ;-)