Friday, June 3, 2011

The List

Surprisingly it was not as easy as I'd expected to come up with 52 things that I've never  done. Now don't be disappointed, this is not an exotic list, but that wasn't the intent. This adventure is meant to be an exploration and appreciation of the simple, often everyday things that I just haven't gotten around to. I confess I'm a procrastinator. Not the point. I'm here now.

A note on the process. The list is here and I am determined to do each, but the order is insignificant. I'm going to let these things roll in as they will for the next 52 weeks - one year.

1. start a blog - DONE June 1, 2011
2. buy a leather purse - DONE June 13, 2011
3. make a cheese cake - DONE June 4, 2011
4. indoor wall climbing - DONE January 2012
5. attend the opera - DONE February 7, 2012
6. sky dive, bungee jump or something extreme DONE May 18, 2012
7. go topless at pride changed to: attend SF Pride Parade- DONE June 27, 2011
8. salsa dance with a partner DONE May 2012
9. tell someone how I really feel - DONE December 12, 2012
10. crash a wedding DONE April 14, 2012
11. visit a new city for the first time - DONE July 28 - August 6, 2011
12. golf (at least 9 holes) - DONE September 10, 2011
13. be hired by an Ontario school board (please lord!) DONE May 2, 2010
14. shoot a gun DONE March 25, 2012
15. quit smoking - DONE November 4, 2011 - FAILED - sometime soon after :(
16. get fitted for a bra - DONE September 8, 2011
17. workout 7 days in a row - DONE July 18-24, 2011
18. camp in Algonquin changed to: camp the East Coast- DONE July/ August 2012
19. go sailing changed to: pickle something - DONE November 2012
20. take a burlesque, pole or belly dance class changed to: Improvise DONE October 2012
21. get my M2 changed to: pay 6 tickets at once - DONE Dec 24, 2012
22. go to confession
23. track my family tree changed to: Meet Mayor Rob Ford -DONE February 2013 
24. do something political - DONE October 6, 2011
25. visit a nudist colony changed to: start a fire DONE August 3, 2012
26. be hypnotized DONE March 24, 2010
27. go snow shoeing changed to: ride a mechanical bull DONE April 21, 2012
28. have my fortune told DONE April, 2012
29. get a Brazilian wax - DONE July 2, 2011
30. be part of or attend a Roller Derby - DONE October 1, 2011
31. have dinner at O.Noir - DONE March 20, 2013 32. knit a scarf - DONE March 2012
33. take 100 photos of strangers (ALMOST) DONE March/April 2012
34. go for acupuncture - DONE July 19, 2011
35. go to a male strip club - DONE February 25, 2012
36. Polar Dip DONE January 1, 2012
37. hot yoga - DONE September 7, 2011
38. volunteer at a soup kitchen changed to: Volunteer for the MS Walk DONE April 2012
39. eat rabbit - DONE July 5, 2011
40. sneak into a movie DONE June 2012
41. no alcohol for 30 days - FAILED January 2012
42. speed dating DONE December 9, 2011
43. cook a turkey DONE April 8, 2012
44. ice skate at Nathan Phillips Square DONE December 28, 2011
45. flash mob DONE April 29, 2013 (International Dance Day)
46. milk a cow DONE May 26 2012
47. catch, gut, clean, cook and eat a fish I caught - DONE August 2012
48. run the Toronto Marathon changed to: 75km Ride for Heart DONE June 3 2012
49. be an audience member for a T.V show DONE October something, 2011
50. build something from scratch - DONE September 11, 2011
51. Ride on a vintage fire truck - DONE July, 2012
52. CN Tower Climb - DONE April 27, 2013
 tb
TBD. Suggestions welcome

Away I go!

3 comments:

Daniel said...

Hey Sarah- great idea! Maybe this is a little pedantic, but i am a bit puzzled by no. 11...

The Painted Pony said...

I'm puzzled that you're puzzled... Which part of #11 needs clarification?

Melissa said...

If you're still in need of suggestions, how about:
• spend 5 min / day in quiet meditation (whatever form that takes for you) for one week; warning: may cause positive benefits to your mental well-being which could cause you to want to make it part of daily routine ;o)
• get outside 15 minutes every day for a week to stock up on some Vitimin D
I'm going to put these on my list! Cheers.