I just celebrated a birthday, and I decided that in my 34th year, if only makes sense to combine my love of lists with my love of ambition. In no particular order, here are 34 things I hope to do while I'm 34. I might need your help.
- Finish writing another book.
- Continue to work out at least three times a week.
- Read 34 books.
- Watch Star Wars: A New Hope with my oldest daughter. It's not that I think four is necessarily old enough, it's that I just can't wait any longer.
- Attend Books by the Banks as a guest. With my second book slated for publication in May, I am cautiously optimistic.
- Finish one new costume for Dragon*Con. Of course I have more than one planned, but I'm being realistic about my sewing follow through.
- Run a successful writer’s retreat. After the holidays I plan to hit the ground hard plotting for a writer's retreat in April at a castle. If that sounds like something you'd be into, you know how to reach me.
- Go swimming.
- See a play.
- See Bethany and Stephen get married!
- And my girls are going to be flower girls, so, weep profusely.
- See Alex and Christopher get married!
- Go to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Dreaming big, friends.
- Grow vegetables.
- And then eat them.
- Blog twice a month.
- Sew something for each of my girls. I've actually already managed this, but I'm not letting myself completely off the hook.
- Write real letters. Volunteers? I have a lot of stickers to compliment my poor handwriting.
- See live music.
- More candid photographs of my girls with my actual camera.
- LARP more. After years of playing I took a break when my littles were very little, but I found time again last autumn and I want to keep it going.
- Send Miss E to kindergarten in style with a Schultüte.
- Grow my hair out.
- Or cut it off if I'm really feeling it.
- Watch Gilmore Girls in its entirety. I love it now but never watched it while it was on the air, so I am woefully behind.
- Knit. I may as well if I am going to be watching television; these hands are so rarely idle.
- Finish the quilt that's languished half-assembled since before I was married.
- Discover some new music. Any recommendations?
- Visit my dad at least once a month.
- Endeavor not to fight with him.
- Acquire a Stratton compact. While Peggy Carter turned me on to these vintage beauties, I'm not attached to hers unless I get lucky.
- Read, paint, dance, and dream more with my girls.
- Appreciate my husband in word and deed.
- Elect a female president. #sorrynotsorry