Back from the North and Finalizing the List of 33

Greetings! I am refreshed and renewed! I started my new job today and have returned from a FABULOUS trip to San Francisco. We ate, we shopped, we drank, we walked, we shivered (cause dear lord was it COLD) and we had SO. MUCH. FUN.

We three at Golden Gate Park

 

I have finished coming up with my 33 things to do in 2012. Thank you to the friends and readers who contributed. I am SO excited about tackling this! 

New items are indicated in purple. Completed items are highlighted.

1. Go to San Francisco. 
2. Read at least one book a month, if not more. (I completed my book for January. Now reading TWO books at once. I guess I got overly ambitious?)
3. Watch Gone With the Wind - I've never seen it! Always wanted to. (Some friends saw this and we are going to organize a movie night. I'm so excited!)
4. Clean OUT this apartment. Good lord, I have WAY too much stuff. 
5. Try this arts n' crafts project. And maybe also this one. I think it's super cool. 
6. Finish my book (I started writing a book in 2011 - it's true!) 
7. Go to high tea with girlfriends. Wear beautiful and/or ridiculous hats. 
8. Go camping. (A cabin in the woods counts.)
9. Go to Vegas. Again. 
10. Bake a pie (I love to bake but I've never successfully made a pie and I LOVE pie!) 
11. Finish watching every episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," in order (I left off in the middle of season 4 in 2011.) Don't judge me. I get to have nerdy goals. 
12. Wear my glasses more often (like I'm supposed to) (So far, I have been!)
13. Go to a baseball game. Eat something totally unhealthy. Shout at the umpires for being assholes. 
14. Spend a day at the spa (Because I totally deserve it!)
15. Drink more water (OMG, I am failing miserably at this.)
16. Attend more than one hockey game. (Going to one on Jan. 21. In a VIP suite. Because I am legit, kiddos.)
17. Go to LACMA. And The Getty for that matter. I've lived in Los Angeles for most of my life and have never been to either. Ridiculous. 
18. Host a dinner party. Actually cook some of the food! 
19. Go to the movies more. Do not wait for others to invite you. Go alone.
20. Talk Less. Listen more. (This is rather vague. I will find a way to better explain.)
21. Try five foods I've always hated but haven't actually tried in years. Three more to go.
22. Learn to make a crepe. 
23. Take a cooking class with friends. 
24. Paint a wall in my bedroom. Probably this color or something similar.
25. Attend a Sunday service at a Baptist church. No, I am not kidding! 
26. Get rid of my ugly blue chair (in my apartment). This is more of a chore than you'd think because the chair is HEAVY. 
27. Send more postcards/cards/flowers/notes for no reason other than to make the recipient smile. 
28. Attend a taping of ELLEN. 
29. Shoot a gun (Oh Meghan.... I know you're up for this!)
30. Ride/Use a Segway
31. Get over 300 fans for my blog on Facebook (Hey, look! Something YOU can help with!)
32. Check out the Grammy Museum. Someone was just telling me how cool it is - I was sold. 
33. Restaurants! Do you know I keep a HUGE list of places I want to try, both in Los Angeles and out? I am going to narrow it down to the top five. TBD. 

 

 

OMG! I have 33 goals for 2012! What am I - crazy?!