I was recently inspired by a friend to create a list of goals, or to-dos, if you will, to accomplish by the time I turn 40. My version of a 40x40 list is as follows:
40x40
1. Take a two week trip to Ireland
2. See Scotland
3. See Paris and the Eifel Tower
4. Visit all 50 state capitol buildings
5. Become a mom
6. See the Grand Canyon
7. See Citizen Kane
8. Visit all presidential libraries/museums
9. Make a French baguette from scratch
10. Have all four sides of my house be the same color
11. Have no credit card debt (or less than $1,000)
12. Weigh 50 pounds less than I do now
13. Take Michael to Mackinac Island
14. Take a trip to South Carolina, eat in that French restaurant Michael loved
15. Camp again at Pictured Rocks
16. Vacation in Charlevoix
17. Eat crab/crab cakes on the East Coast
18. Eat Coney dogs in Detroit
19. Eat at Michael Symon’s Roast
20. Get my map of Ireland framed and hanging up
21. Repaint the kitchen
22. Repaint the living room
23. Have a “Happy Birthday House” party
24. See the Northern Lights (trip to Alaska!)
25. Get a tattoo (maybe)
26. Ride a horse
27. Make my own homemade mozzarella
28. Drive Route 1 in California
29. Try fencing
30. Throw pots
31. Keep up a blog on a regular (at least once a week) basis
32. Learn to knit
33. Practice yoga at least once a week
34. Make another quilt
35. Take a photography class
36. Eat at the Knight Cap
37. Rescue an Irish Wolfhound
38. Start a nonprofit/charity
39. Attend Westminster
40. Learn how to drive a stick shift
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Friday, July 29, 2011
Back to the basics ...
Life in the 21st century can be a bit overwhelming, to say the least. That just about sums up my reason for starting this blog. I agree, it's somewhat ironic that I'm taking to technology to rail against it and the other pitfalls our society has encountered in the past 100 years, but here I am nonetheless.
Gosh, I hope this isn't coming across as an anti-technology manifesto. By all means, I love my laptop, modern medicine, indoor plumbing, motorized vehicles, etc., but, I feel that most of us allow technology to separate us from the simple joys in life: talking to a companion face-to-face, instead of via text messaging; working on a handmade craft project; or laboriously making croissants rather than resorting to the pitiful ones you can buy at your local mega-mart. In exchange for saving time, we are disconnecting ourselves from what really matters: true experiences and connection to the world around us.
In a nutshell, I'm a married, 30-something Michiganian who loves old music (the Blues, Jazz, bluegrass and so on ...), restoring my 95-year-old house, quilting, baking from scratch, film photography (I do admit to having a DSLR for convenience), and vintage T-shirts.
I hope you join me on this journey, as I explore getting back to the basics and making all sorts of things from scratch.
Welcome!
Gosh, I hope this isn't coming across as an anti-technology manifesto. By all means, I love my laptop, modern medicine, indoor plumbing, motorized vehicles, etc., but, I feel that most of us allow technology to separate us from the simple joys in life: talking to a companion face-to-face, instead of via text messaging; working on a handmade craft project; or laboriously making croissants rather than resorting to the pitiful ones you can buy at your local mega-mart. In exchange for saving time, we are disconnecting ourselves from what really matters: true experiences and connection to the world around us.
In a nutshell, I'm a married, 30-something Michiganian who loves old music (the Blues, Jazz, bluegrass and so on ...), restoring my 95-year-old house, quilting, baking from scratch, film photography (I do admit to having a DSLR for convenience), and vintage T-shirts.
I hope you join me on this journey, as I explore getting back to the basics and making all sorts of things from scratch.
Welcome!
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