Life List 2014

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I've been adding to and working towards things on this list for the past couple of years. As previously mentioned, this year I was able to cross off many things. I'm so proud that I'm starting to believe in myself and I feel like accomplishing things on my list proves it to me. I don't think I've ever really believed in myself before, it's kind of awesome.

I've decided the art project I committed to doing to 2014 is going to be painting and illustrating the life list. This list has become extremely important to me and my growth and what a better way to meditate on it than taking the time to carefully illustrate each item? I'm going to be done by the end of July. This is my promise to myself.

Here it is! Newly abridged:

100 Things To Do Before I Die

1. Graduate from graduate school
2. Get a job I don't hate
3. Procreate
4. Marry
5. Travel to Russia
6. Travel to Greece
7. Live in England
8. Live in New York
9. Go to a family reunion 
10. Appreciate myself
11. Get in really great shape
12. Hot air balloon ride
13. Go to the Grand Canyon
14. Visit San Fransisco
15. Visit Portland
16. Visit Seattle
17. Visit Vancouver
18. Spend a winter up north (I'm checking this off because I'm currently doing it)
19. Have a Roylls
20. Love thyself
21. Humble thyself
22. Let go
23. Act in a play
24. Sing in a band
25. Learn the guitar
26. Learn the violin
27. Metalsmithing
28. Become a Master Knitter (it's a real thing) (I'm working on my skills to achieve this)
29. Publish a novel
30. See aurora borealis
31. Move out of Atlanta for at least a year
32. Speak another language fluently
33. Get an MFA in creative writing
34. Get paid to sing
35. Get paid to write (something that I want to write)
36. Stop smoking
37. Accept Average
38. Be a graphic designer
39. Let go more quickly
40. Learn to sew
41. Visit Stonehenge 
42. Camp out in the haunted graveyard where the Bell Witch haunted
43. Go to the monastery in Conyers
44. Go on a cruise
45. See Machu Picchu (Boyfriend and I are planning a trip later this year)
46. Use that geocache app and geocache some stuffs
47. Own a Chanel purse
48. Take my grandmother's life writings and convert them into one cohesive tale
49. Know embroidery
50. Get rid of stuff
51. Become proficient in HTML and CSS
52. Host and effectively design my own blog
53. Do stand up comedy
54. Become flexible (physically)
55. Master (is this possible?) meditation
56. Visit India
57. Visit Norway
58. Visit Japan
59. Go to the Metropolitan Museum
60. Stop feeling victimized by the past
61. Get 10 years
62. Finish my cross stitch