Friday, March 19, 2010

The List

Here is the list of 55 infamous things to do throughout this Magic Birthday year, which officially kicks off on March 20, 2010. So, from 03/20/2010 until 03/20/2011, we will see if I can do all these things and end up having a really MAGICAL year!


1. Eat at five Evansville area restaurants not previously visited.

2. Get 55 new friends on Facebook.

3. Take photographs of 55 favorite things throughout the year.

4. Walk or run a 5K.

5. Learn settings to 55 hymns on the organ (with pedal). !

6. Write handwritten letters to 55 different friends and family members.

7. Try 55 different spices (not all at once!)

8. Visit a state park I have never been to.

9. Travel 55 miles North of my house - take a picture of the spot.

10. Pay a certain amount towards bills.

11. Give $55 anonymously to a charity.

12. Memorize 55 German phrases.

13. Make something at Fired Up!

14. Try 55 different wines (again, not all at once)

15. Starting May 12, (55 days from my birthday) do something special for John every day.

16. Build a bird house.

17. Have 55 days of fresh flowers in the house.

18. Actually cook 5 meals. From scratch, more or less.

19. Play page 55 in the Klose clarinet book on May 5 (Thanks, Gale!)

20. Visit this year's Parade of Homes but this time take 5 ideas and incorporate them into my
own house.

21. Thank my parents. For 55 things.

22. Make a Magic Birthday garden with 55 plants.

23. Do a Magic Birthday bird list with 55 different sightings this year.

24. Start learing a new instrument.

25. Do 55 random acts of kindess in one week.

26. Get a pedicure.

27. Read a book. (I know this sounds ridiculous, but I literally have had no time to read even a
single book in recent years).

28. Eat five fruits, five vegetables every day for five weeks, not necessarily in a row.

29. Go 55 miles South of my house and take a picture of the location.

30. Take 55 of my favorite cruise pictures and make a book.

31. Volunteer 5 hours at the Vanderburgh County Humane Society.

32. Go 55 miles West of my house and take a picture!

33. Go to Brown County in the fall.

34. Go to Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt.

35. Go to the Lynnville Observatory - public star watch.

36. Go see the new exhibits at Mesker Park Zoo.

37. go 55 Miles East of my house and take a picture!

38. Go to a free movie night at Mesker Amphitheatre.

39. Bowl 55 games this year and hopefully improve my score.

40. Exercise 5.5 hours a week consistently.

41. Pick 5 of my cookbooks, turn to page 55 and do the recipe.

42. Do a neighborhood clean-up.

43. Have a film festival!

44. Bake a loaf of homemade bread.

45. Plant a tree on Earth Day.

46. John

47. Learn something about 5 entirely different subjects that I now know nothing about.

48. Visit the nearest Botanical garden.

49. Put energy-saving bulbs in 5 lights throughout the house.

50. Play duets on the riverfront with Dana.

51. Take 5 days off of EVErYTHING - just for me.

52. Practice 55 minutes a day 5 days a week - all year - ! Yes, it can be done.

53. Spend only 5.5 hours a week playing computer games.

54. One movie night a week with John.

55. Go on a retreat. Some kind of retreat.

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