I’ve been working on this list for several years. It’s nice to go through it in January each year and see what I’ve accomplished. 2014 was awesome and weird and hard. Moving not only to a new city, but to a completely new part of the country where the culture is completely different was amazing. I’ve been in New York for a year and a half now and I’m moving back to Atlanta in a couple of weeks. With the impending wedding and marriage, I’d like to have a savings account. I can’t afford that here. I’m sad and excited for the future. It’s a little heartbreaking to leave the life I built for myself here. I’ve never had to built my life from scratch before, it’s been a lesson of a lifetime. I’ll forever cherish the friendships I’ve made while in New York.
At this time last year, I made a promise to myself to do some huge art project based off the life list. I made two pieces, hated them and threw them away. However, instead of giving up on it entirely, I painted, sketched and reached out to other artists all year long. I’ve grown so much as an artist in the past 12 months. Now I have an artistic drive and focus I didn’t have before this year. I’m excited to see what comes.
Here it is! Newly abridged:
100 Things To Do Before I Die
Graduate from graduate schoolGet a job I don't hate- Procreate
- Marry (Soooooon)
- Travel to Russia
- Travel to Greece
- Live in England
Live in New YorkGo to a family reunionAppreciate myself- Get in really great shape
- Hot air balloon ride
- Go to the Grand Canyon
- Visit San Fransisco
- Visit Portland
- Visit Seattle
- Visit Vancouver
Spend a winter up north- Have a Roylls
Love thyselfHumble thyself- Let go
- Act in a play
- Sing in a band
- Learn the guitar
- Learn the violin
- Metalsmithing
- Become a Master Knitter (it's a real thing)
- Publish a novel
- See aurora borealis
Move out of Atlanta for at least a year- Speak another language fluently
- Get an MFA in creative writing
- Get paid to sing
- Get paid to write (something that I want to write)
Stop smoking- Accept Average
Be a graphic designer- Let go more quickly
- Learn to sew (I have a sewing machine and I’m working on it)
- Visit Stonehenge
- Camp out in the haunted graveyard where the Bell Witch haunted
Go to the monastery in Conyers- Go on a cruise
- See Machu Picchu
- Use that geocache app and geocache some stuffs
- Own a Chanel purse
- Take my grandmother's life writings and convert them into one cohesive tale
- Know embroidery
- Get rid of stuff
- Become proficient in HTML and CSS
- Host and effectively design my own blog
- Do stand up comedy
- Become flexible (physically)
- Master (is this possible?) meditation
- Visit India
- Visit Norway
- Visit Japan
Go to the Metropolitan Museum- Stop feeling victimized by the past
- Get 10 years
- Finish my cross stitch
- Become a full time artist
- Set up boundaries
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