I love lists. Things I need to do, places to go, groceries to buy, favorites and goals and dreams and tasks... written on post-its, junk mail, scrap paper, in emails, on the back of my hand, and occasionally on this blog. After making lists for summer, fall, and winter of 2010, I decided it was time to go big (or go home). So I finally wrote down my Bucket List. With a capital B. This is my life list. My hope-to-do-before-I-die list. On it are some things I hope to do–both BIG and small. This is a living, growing, evolving document that will be added to, deleted from, edited, changed and developed as I go. It will always be a work in process, and I plan on letting it grow with me, over time. I'll be writing about my adventures as I check things off the list. perfect my creme brûlée |  LEARN TO SURF  |  CLIMB A (real) MOUNTAIN   |  HOT SPRINGS IN ICELAND   |  learn to make dad's spaghetti sauce by heart |  CATTLE DRIVE ON A DUDE RANCH  |  GET PILOT'S LICENSE   |  SNOWKITING and KITEBOARDING  |  SCUBA THE GREAT BARRIER  |  NIGHT AT DUNTON HOT SPRINGS  |  MONTH IN AFRICA DOING MISSIONS  |  100 push-ups/20 pull-ups |  make someone else's dream come true |  GIVE AWAY SOMETHING OF GREAT VALUE  |  ADOPT  |  SEE ITALY-ALL OF IT   |   find my perfect perfume |  WRITE and PUBLISH A BOOK  |  MFA in GRAPHIC DESIGN  |  teach a class |  become a grammar geek |  BE A PROFESSIONAL... something |  go to alt design summit |  HELISKI  |  full day at a spa |  yoga on a beach at sunrise |  fix my eye/teeth/skin issues |  PLAN A FAMILY REUNION  |  SAIL THE GREEK ISLANDS  |  BECOME A GENUINE FOODIE  |   write a letter a week for a year |  cultivate a collection of orchids |  read through the bible in a year |  cloth napkins, everyday |  taste my way through 200 varieties of dark chocolate | BECOME A MORNING PERSON  |  trail race, at least one |  learn 10 knots from my eagle scout (hubby)