Here's a first look at my "40 in 40" list. Some of the these are things that are fairly simple to accomplish, and maybe look a bit mundane from the outside. But each of them hold importance for me, so they made the list!
I have until March 8, 2017 to get them all accomplished...
- Finally read Field Guide to the Night Sky and learn to identify stars, constellations, etc.
- Make my own candles
- Learn to make three traditional Japanese dishes
- Plan, prepare and play a solo recital for friends and family
- Send thank you cards to my favorite music teachers
- Go on a camping trip
- Keep a "Good Things" Jar
- Complete 40 film portraits
- Go indoor skydiving
- Go to a 4D movie
- Try 40 different types of wine
- Make my own perfume
- Renew my passport
- Donate at least $5 (or $20/month) to charity weekly
- Plant and grow something
- Renew my membership at the Art Institute
- Get my apartment professionally cleaned
- Get a massage
- Continue to work towards living a more minimalist lifestyle
- Join ASTA (American String Teacher's Association)
- Make one weekend a month a tech-free, personal creative retreat
- Get a medium format camera
- Learn a new practical skill (i.e. sewing, changing a tire, etc.)
- Finishing watching all of the films on the AFI Top 100 List
- Read 50 books
- Create a minimalist wardrobe that I really love
- Participate in at least one activity with Outdoor Afro
- Re-establish my regular meditation practice (I've slacked off!)
- See every major exhibit that comes to the Art Institute
- Connect regularly with faraway friends through Skype, phone, letters, etc.
- Collect my mom and dad's oral or written histories
- Live from a mindset of abundance, and behave accordingly
- Finish my photo book from my trip to Asia
- Have another photographer take my portrait
- Take a domestic trip to visit a friend (Austin, NYC, etc.)
- Create a three-year plan
- Learn to make French macarons
- Print favorite photos
- Forgive myself, and others, for past actions/wrongs
- Visit 40 places in Chicago I've never been before
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