I've always admired people who live fabulous lives with seemingly little effort-- The people who just get out of bed one day and decide to liquidate all their belongings and backpack across Europe. As an avid planner, I have to try excessively hard to be spontaneous (probably drives R nuts, who comes up with a crazy scheme to drive to Canada on one of his visits-- which we did, and it was amazing, but I would have never thought of that by myself in a million years).
What I lack in spontaneity I would like to make up for in fascination. I would like to be that interesting, well-rounded person in a social gathering that is talking about their latest art show and in the same breath how fun skydiving was. I'm terrified of realizing one day that I'm a boring person. I want something to always talk about.
So I was thinking on the MARTA today that I need a list of things to do after I'm settled in a 9-5, but before I get Alzheimers. Right now it's pretty short and vanilla, but I hope to let the ideas fester and eventually make it on to the list.
JILL'S LIST OF STUFF TO DO BEFORE DEATH
1. Have an art show
2. Write a book
3. Take skydiving lessons
4. Learn to sing (if at all possible-- I'm pretty bad)
5. Learn to paint
6. Take some photography classes
7. Go to somewhere in Asia (specifically Singapore, Japan or China)
8. Learn French
9. Go to a nude beach
10. Get my Masters degree and teach some classes
11. Leran how to ball room dance
12. Go to somewhere that it's seasonally light outside for 24 hours, and stay awake the entire time
13. Learn how to screen print
14. Get a Gocco printer and use it
15. Learn to sew clothes (things I'd actually wear)
16. Learn to be a masseuse
That's all I can think of for now, but I'll add more as I think of them.
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