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  • A Lovely Life List

    A Lovely Life List

    This isn’t a bucket list. These aren’t things I need to cross off before I die. Will I ever accomplish everything here? Probably not, but that’s not the goal. This list exists simply as a collection of things I would like to do in my lifetime. If writing them down helps me focus, and in turn helps me achieve some of them, the list has served its purpose.

    A life list should never make you feel guilty for not accomplishing something! It should serve as a compass, opening you up to experiences that you may have discounted otherwise. I started this list in 2010, inspired by Maggie. My hope is that by sharing this publicly, I will hold myself accountable and achieve more than I would otherwise. I tend to do well with public lists.

    I come back and edit this post as I cross things off, and I fully expect this list to change as time goes on.

    Experiences

    Sights

    Just Plain Fun

    • Make a dollhouse for Eleanor
    • Finish a paint-by-numbers painting
    • Wear a ridiculous hat to an event
    • Dress up with friends for a showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show
    • Experience weightlessness
    • Beat the classic Super Mario Bros. game
    • Learn how to solve a Rubik’s cube
    • Wear a sequined dress to a party
    • Have the Thriller dance in my repertoire

    Family

    Home

    Style

    • Only wear lovely undergarments
    • Ruthlessly edit my closet down to only my favorite things
    • Find my perfect shade of lipstick
    • Sew a dress for myself that I would actually wear
    • Wear perfume regularly again

    Skills

    Professional / Career

    • Publish a book
    • Be a keynote speaker
    • Have a monthly column in a magazine
    • Start a charitable creative movement (like a chain letter but more fulfilling)
    • Do/create something worthy of being nominated as a MacArthur Fellow
    • Meet Martha Stewart
    • Meet Jonathan Adler
    • Redesign Making it Lovely
    • Sell my designs through a nationwide store
    • Art direct a photo shoot
    • Name paint colors
    • Design wallpaper
    • Judge a design competition
    • Create a proper portfolio for myself
    • Decorate someone else’s home from top to bottom
    • Make enough money to support my family
    • Make an appearance in five forms of media (book, magazine, television, radio, internet)
    • Have my home featured in a Domino-like magazine or book

    Projects

    • Take a photo every day for a year
    • Start a family tradition
    • Choose a good cookbook and cook every recipe in it
    • Give only handmade gifts for a year