Lisa's Life List: Lisa's 30th Birthday Week Celebration Extravaganza

I follow a lot of decorating blogs as well as vintage lifestyle blogs. And recently while searching the archives of one of my favourite Canadian decorating blogs Rambling Renovators, I found Jennifer's Life List.

I immediately began writing my own. Here it is:

    TO SEE

1. Take a road trip with The Boy and Dave across Canada

2. Visit Japan

3. Visit Paris

4. Trek around Europe with The Boy

5. See Shakespeare’s birthplace

6. Watch a Shakespearian play at the Globe theatre

7. Visit Hawaii with The Boy- by ourselves

8. Visit The Boy's family in Germany

9. See all of the Louvre

10. Visit the Smithsonian

11. Eat Lobster in PEI

     TO ENJOY

12. See Dita Von Teese perform live

13. Own a piece of quality vintage 50’s Chanel or Dior

14. Swim in the ocean

15. Own an early 50’s classic car and drive it around town dressed up with The Boy

16. Buy more cheap and cheerful flowers at the grocery store

17. Entertain at our house more

18. Get an iPhone

19. Write and send more letters and cards through the mail

20. Dress up and ride my vintage bike somewhere to have coffee on a patio (alone or with a friend)

21. Have pin-up style photos taken

22. Spend more time with my girlfriends

23. Buy a short vintage fur coat

24. Meet Dita Von Teese 

      TO DO

25. Work up to Running/Walking at least 3 times a week regardless of whether I’m working or not

26. Get a better organizational system for my clothes and accessories

27. Drink more water

28. Host a cocktail party

29. Buy a quality tripod for our cameras

30. Sell/Donate anything we’re not using in the basement

31. Take better outfit photos for my blog

32. Learn more about our cameras and taking pictures with them

33. Watch more theatre in Winnipeg

34. Put all our old Black & White photos in acid free boxes

35. Learn how to be the Zen master – like The Boy's Mom

     HOME

36. Renovate the Kitchen

37. Renovate both of our Bathrooms

38. Fix up the patio furniture

39. Create a beautiful patio area

40. Gut the basement

41. Landscape our yard

42. Get Ian to paint our dining room furniture

43. Buy a rug for the living room that The Boy and I both like

44. Grow a potted herb garden

45. Buy more mid-century modern furniture

46. Organize all of our closets

47. Find a better organizational system for our paper and bills – find a place for a desk

48. Fix up the back entrance – bench, hooks, paint etc…

49. Renovate the basement

50. Build a working wet bar with fridge and small dishwasher in the basement

51. Own a summer cottage

     FAMILY

52. Take more pictures and video of my family

53. Start hosting random extended family dinners

54. Cook Christmas dinner for my entire family

55. Get married to The Boy

56. Talk to Opa about his life

57. Have a professional family portrait taken

58. Spend time with Casey as he grows up

59. Walk Dave regularly

60. Be debt free

61. Learn German and talk with Opa

62. Spend more time with Will

63. Call Grandma more

64. Visit Grandma & Grandpa 

     CAREER

65. Stage Manage a large touring show (maybe on a cruise?)

66. Work as a Production Manager

67. Work as a Director

68. Travel more with Work

69. Travel more with TALK, specifically

70. Work as the head Stage Manager at MTC

71. Stage Manage at Stratford

72. Put in enough hours so I can go on EI when I’m not working and not have to get a temporary job

73. Get my Manitoba Film Training Certifications

74. Work on set as an Assistant Director or a Production Assistant

75. Don’t stop acting – do it sporadically

76. Play Gertrude in Hamlet

I'm looking forward to crossing some of these off my list sooner rather than later! :)

Lisa.xo