- Finish my thesis. - uh, no. Have made huge progress though.
- Breathe. - still working on it.
- Learn to meditate. - Went on a mediation retreat last month.
- Take a Qi Gong class. - That's a no.
- Teach the kids to lie around the house. - Still working on it.
- Teach the kids some Yoga. - No.
- Make a new friend. - Hmm. I'll say yes.
- Reconnect with an old friend. - Yes. Several. This is one of the things I've done that I'm most gratified by and excited about.
- Read out loud. - To myself and to my kids. Yes.
- Read two Shakespeare plays I haven't read. - Maybe one by Friday.
- Read two Chekov plays I haven't read. Not going to happen.
- Read a new play every month. - Surprisingly, I read fewer plays this year than last.
- Read two of the books on David Sedaris' Recommended Reading List. - No. But I did read many books - among them: Elizabeth Costello (2x) and Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee, Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy, The Nightingales of Troy by Alice Fulton, and Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner.
- Resume free-writing exercises. - Still working on it.
- Start a rewrite of one of my old plays. - Yes.
- Start my new screenplay. - No.
- Organize all my source material for playwrighting projects. - Still working on it. See #38.
- Write down the master plan for my theater center. - Still working on it.
- Take a food writing class at Stanford. - No.
- Start learning a new language (I'm thinking Italian). - Attempts have been made. Inertia is being overcome.
- Take a contact improv class. - No.
- Sew some stuff for my kids. - No.
- Sew some stuff to sell on Etsy. - Making progress.
- Get my bike tuned up and ready to ride. - Yes.
- Get a grill. - No.
- Invite the neighbors over. - Didn't happen.
- Experiment with making whole-wheat and/or gluten-free pie crusts. - No.
- Make a fresh peach pie this summer. - No! I can't believe it.
- Take the kids berry-picking. - No.
- Go to the farmer's market most Saturdays or Sundays. - No. But signed up for CSA food share here (summer/fall) and here (winter/early spring).
- Eat more vegetables. - Yes. Because of #30. Tyranny of the box. Yes.
- Drink more water. - This is still a struggle for me. I don't know why. Water's mostly what I drink.
- Get a massage or two or four or more. Yes! Yes! Yes!
- Eat a meal at Zuni. - Sadly, no.
- Plant pumpkins and sunflowers with my kids. - No.
- Plant bulbs in front of my kitchen window. - Yes.
- Buy a birthday cake for absolutely no reason. Anyone who wants can make a wish on it. - No again. But I am still very much intrigued by this idea. It's inspiring ideas connected to #40.
- Continue with the clutter-taming. - Yes. I would say progress has been made. I've also reached a point where I'm just so tired of the clutter that I'm more wiling and likely to throw things away than I was last year. Also: we're going to get a scanner which will be a tremendous help with all my playwrighting source material. Have also discovered a unique way of displaying this material (scroll down to the 3rd and 4th pictures in the post).
- Start a play reading salon. - No.
- Involve the kids in a guerrilla art project. - No. But have an idea for one.
- Do some of the Learning to Love You More assignments. - No.
- Go on a geocaching excursion in our area. - Yes. We've been four times. Successful once.
- Take my kids to SFMOMA. - Yes.
- Take the kids to Big Sur and rent a cabin for a weekend. - No.
- Travel some place we've never been. - No. What am I thinking? We went to Lego Land. I'd never been to San Diego before.
- Attend the PICA TBA Festival. - Yes. So glad I did.
- Celebrate Winter Solstice by having some folks over for dinner. - No. Scheduling issue. We were in Phoenix at Solstice. But did have friends over for soup and mustache-wearing extravaganza.
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Monday, March 02, 2009
So How Did You Do?
Okay so it's about that time again. I thought it would be fun to check in and see how many of the items on my 40-some list I actually did.
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
40-Some Things to Do Before My Next Birthday
Inspired by Andrea at Hula Seventy, I created this list for my birthday.
- Finish my thesis.
- Breathe.
- Learn to meditate.
- Take a Qi Gong class.
- Teach the kids to lie around the house.
- Teach the kids some Yoga.
- Make a new friend.
- Reconnect with an old friend.
- Read out loud.
- Read two Shakespeare plays I haven't read.
- Read two Chekov plays I haven't read.
- Read a new play every month.
- Read two of the books on David Sedaris' Recommended Reading List.
- Resume free-writing exercises.
- Start a rewrite of one of my old plays.
- Start my new screenplay.
- Organize all my source material for playwriting projects.
- Write down the master plan for my theater center.
- Take a food writing class at Stanford.
- Start learning a new language (I'm thinking Italian).
- Take a contact improv class.
- Sew some stuff for my kids.
- Sew some stuff to sell on Etsy.
- Get my bike tuned up and ready to ride.
- Get a grill.
- Invite the neighbors over.
- Experiment with making whole-wheat and/or gluten-free pie crusts.
- Make a fresh peach pie this summer.
- Take the kids berry-picking.
- Go to the farmer's market most Saturdays or Sundays.
- Eat more vegetables.
- Drink more water.
- Get a massage or two or four or more.
- Eat a meal at Zuni.
- Plant pumpkins and sunflowers with my kids.
- Plant bulbs in front of my kitchen window.
- Buy a birthday cake for absolutely no reason. Anyone who wants can make a wish on it.
- Continue with the clutter-taming.
- Start a play reading salon.
- Involve the kids in a guerrilla art project.
- Do some of the Learning to Love You More assignments.
- Go on a geocaching excursion in our area.
- Take my kids to SFMOMA.
- Take the kids to Big Sur and rent a cabin for a weekend.
- Travel some place we've never been.
- Attend the PICA TBA Festival.
- Celebrate Winter Solstice by having some folks over for dinner.
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