100 Things To Do Before I Go, Part V

Questions to ponder:

• What would surprise me if I found out I hadn’t done it by the time I died?
• What are the little things I expect to just unroll in front of me?
• What are the big, amazing things that absolutely wouldn’t happen without some heads-down, teeth-clenched work?
• What things have I been concentrating on that don’t really matter?

Memories that I hope to make before the end of my life; one hundred Things To Do, numbers eighty-one through one hundred.

81. Mentor someone.
82. Buy a deliciously comfortable bed.
83. Endow the New York City ballet.
84. Chair a charity or service organization.
85. Dance in the streets.
86. Live among neighbors I know and like; be part of a community.
87. Give a wedding toast.
88. Write thank you notes.
89. "Unplug" for a week, or a month.
90. Print and frame a series of my favorite photographs.
91. Throw regular dinner parties full of tasty food and snappy conversation.
92. Bonfires on the beach.
93. Repay the teachers who have touched me by sharing their lessons with others.
94. Learn to play guitar.
95. Go rock climbing.
96. Trips with just the girls.
97. Try surfing at least once.
98. Meet someone whose work I admire / appreciate.
99. Spend a day in absolute silence.
100. Be able to look back and think "Yes, I really did live happily ever after."

See also: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV

Whereas the list of memories got easier as I went along, this definitely got harder. I hit a brief streak of inspiration yesterday with all of the travel (thanks, BBC), but I really grappled with the last twenty or so.

What's on your list?

My source of inspiration is, once again, Mighty Girl.