I have been trying to complete annual to do lists since 2010, yet I have not successfully completed one yet. Last year, I got done with about 18 or 19 out of 52, which is better than 2011 (14?), but worse than 2010 (30-ish). This means that there have been several tasks that have not been completed across the past three years' lists. So, for 2013's list, I decided to include many of these uncompleted tasks, as well as some new stuff. I have learned that the tasks need to seem do-able, need to be concrete, and need to be fairly inexpensive. Hopefully, I have succeeded in making this year's list achievable. Here's to a great 2013! Cheers!
1. Go on a picnic.
2. Memorize "99 Luftballons" (in German or English or both).
3. Watch “The Wizard of Oz” to the Pink Floyd's" Dark Side of the Moon" album.
4. Write a letter to a person in the military.
5. Visit Amish country.
6. Memorize the entire Animaniacs "Nations of the World" song.
7. Visit someone in a nursing home.
8. Teach my cat how to do a trick.
9. Make a loaf of Challah bread.
10. Go hiking in the mountains.
11. Master Moonlight Sonata.
12. Ride in a form of transportation I have never ridden in before.
13. Cook a vegetable or fruit I have never cooked before.
14. See a “World’s Biggest” something.
15. Learn how to perform a magic trick.
16. Solve the Rubik’s cube.
17. Do the No Junk Food Challenge for 21 days.
18. Volunteer at a charity.
19. Watch every film directed and/or produced by John Hughes.
20. Eat stuffed grape leaves.
21. Take a self-defense class.
22. Wear flowers in my hair.
23. Finish reading Wuthering Heights.
24. Mail a secret to PostSecret.
25. Buy a stranger’s coffee or meal for them.
26. Do something dangerous.
27. Learn the “Thriller” dance.
28. Write and send a letter to each of my immediate family members.
29. Finish my list of 100 Things to Learn About and learn about the first 25 things.
30. Try on a designer dress.
31. Memorize an entire chapter in the Bible.
32. Make French macarons from scratch.
33. Try rhubarb.
34. Do 40 push-ups in a row without stopping.
35. Carve a pumpkin.
36. Make a homemade pizza from scratch.
37. Attempt a form of exercise I have never tried.
38. Bake a soufflé.
39. Learn where every country is located on a map.
40. Learn conversational Danish or Greek.
41. Get six-pack abs.
42. Go camping.
43. Hang curtains in my apartment without any help.
44. Visit a festival.
45. Submit a piece of writing to a blog, magazine, newspaper, etc.
46. Be a vegetarian for a week.
47. Ride a Ferris wheel.
48. Make an elaborate cake entirely from scratch.
49. Try chia seeds.
50. Figure out my Circadian rhythm and then follow it.
51. Journal at least once a week.
52. Read the entire Bible in order from Genesis to Revelation.
