Approaching Equilibrium
I try to stay balanced… however, coupled with my low threshold for boredom, that means I end up dabbling in a number of things. This is a compilation of my lovely distractions and wish list items.
Stay up all night for Rose Bowl tickets
Learn Advanced Cardiac Life Support (CPR on steroids)
Get certified to teach Pilates
Cook a 5-course meal
Fly a biplane over wine country
Hot-air balloon
Find an incredible man
Marry him
Work for a nonprofit
Drive an Aston Martin/MacLaren F1/Tesla on Woodside road
Raise healthy, open-minded, independent children
Have a zero carbon footprint
Play in Davies Symphony Hall
Play at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw
Make a pilgrimage to play unaccompanied Bach at his grave in Leipzig
Hike the Napali Coast Trail
Roadtrip across the US
Snorkel at the Great Barrier Reef
Stroll the Charles Bridge in Prague
Watch a live World Cup game
Skydive
Go to the Olympics
Bike the Golden Gate Bridge
See sunset from the Eiffel Tower
Go yachting in Croatia
Scuba in Tahiti
Plan an amazing 50th anniversary bash for my parents
Host a party on Treasure Island
Read Homer in the Acropolis
Camp in the Outback
Safari in Africa
Marvel at the Sphinx
Order omakase in Tokyo
Visit the night markets in Taiwan
Photograph Hong Kong at night
Sleep in an overwater Thai bungalow
Hear a Balinese gamelan in concert
Snorkel in the Maldives
Run a B&B
Jump in a classic red and gold East Coast leaf pile
Mentor a child
Swim with rays
Learn how to remodel a house (with power tools)
Rescue a dog from the pound
Catch a member of the Queen’s Guard off guard
Ski in Switzerland
Live in a house on the water
Swim in a waterfall along the Road to Hana
Surf in Kauai
Throw coins in the Trevi Fountain and see the real Colosseum
Smile back at the Mona Lisa
Stand at the former site of the Berlin Wall
Pet a yak in Tibet
Hear the Dalai Lama speak
Fly to assist in a transplant surgery
Learn to ballroom dance
Grow fruit trees and heirloom tomatoes in my (future) backyard
Age gracefully
Embrace my smile lines
Make my 30s the new 20s
Be a guest on the Daily Show or the Colbert Report
Zandria said
This is an excellent list. You should definitely take hints from here when you go about doing your 101 Things.
anamoebaami said
I stumbled upon your blog (from the word Ennui no less) and flicking through your ‘to do’ list I was mentally ticking yes and no to them as I went. Some I’ve done that you’ve wanted to: skydive, camp in the outback, safari in africa, work for a non profit, grow fruit trees and heirloom tomatos. Others I’ve got on my list too: rescue a dog from a pound, make my 30s the new 20s (currently 33), get certified in pilates… .
Nice to see someone across the seas (I’m in Australia) has a similar list they’re working through. Best of luck with them all.
This world, our lives are wide with possibility but increasingly short on time.