Back in 2008, one of my favourite bloggers published her Life List and she has gone on to inspire many others to do the same. There's now even a camp where people bring their Life Lists and brainstorm ways to get some of their goals accomplished. It's always fascinating to scan through these lists, and see the types of moments that people want to experience. In September, because I've been daydreaming lately about life goals, aspirations and fun things to see and do, I thought I'd take a shot at writing my own Life List. Rather than publish the whole thing here, I'll cross things off as I go along.
Here are the items that I've completed in 2011:
- Hike in Dibba. Done: Aqaba to Lima trek, November 7, 2011
- Visit Qatar. Done: October 28, 2011
- Write up my favourite recipes in a book. Done: September 17, 2011, ready for Christmas 2011
- Grow tulip bulbs. Sort of done: they're well on their way!
- Roast a chicken. Done: September 16, 2011, so easy, so delicious, I have to do this again!
- Make 2012 Flickr photo calendars for gifts. Done: these were delivered 09/19/2011, my annual tradition.
- Pick out my most meaningful books and get an Ideal Bookshelf painting. Done: I love the results, we have them framed in our living room. These were delivered September 25, 2011.
- Read Ernest Hemingway. Done: October 12, 2011. I finished "Snows of Kilimanjaro" and this was an interesting lesson in the life list because I didn't enjoy the book. Maybe I needed to read Moveable Feast instead? But it showed me that every experience on the list isn't going to be as mindblowing as I hope it will be.
- Read James' Ideal Bookshelf. I read Moneyball and Fever Pitch in my quest to read all ten of his Ideal Bookshelf selections.
- Make a cross-stitch for my nephew. Done: September 2011.
- Make a batch of homemade pasta. Done: Eid weekend, November 6, 2011, using this recipe from Smitten Kitchen. Tasty!
- Pack a lunch every day for a month (or longer). Done: I pretty much never buy lunch at the Dubai office, and have enjoyed packing my own food.
- Run 60 minutes on a treadmill. Done: September 24, 2011, starting off my birthday with a good workout!
- Run the Dubai Half. Done: December 9, 2011. AWESOME.
- Try the Monkey Cake at Lime Tree Cafe. Done: September 10, 2011. Voted Dubai's best cake, this was a great goal for the list.
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