Yesterday it was My Birthday

Yesterday it was my birthday

I hung one more year on the line

I should be depressed

My life's a mess

But I'm havin' a good time

- Paul Simon

Well, not really, I shouldn't be depressed, but my life is always a mess. But I'm having a good time. This is us at the airport, waiting in line, sending Emma off to Scotland and England to sing. What a lucky girl. I spent 8 hours, again, in the car, driving to Dulles, waiting, driving home. Not exactly my idea of fun, but somehow we manage to make it fun. We laugh, we take photos, we tell stories.

It's time for the list again. In reviewing last year's birthday list, at first I was a bit disappointed that I did not realize about half, but then I recognized the fact that what I did accomplish took quite a bit of effort, mainly school, so I'm ok with that.

46 Things to do do before I turn 46

1. Music - expereience some new, still look for some old favorites. Being a bit more vague because if an artist does not come to town, then it becomes a bit more difficult, I still want to see Ozomatli and Anders again. Michael is already scheduled.


2. Continue my college education


3. I NEED to finish more unfinished creative projects so will try to keep a running tab on what I manage to accomplish - Be more aggresive in posting to Use What You Have


4. Take a photography class


5. Take a photoshop class


6. Continue with Project 365


7. Resume Self Portrait Challenge


8. Sell our house


9. rent an apartment for the next year, this is so we only own one house


10. Get a job for the summer on the eastern shore


11. Publish my blogs (a must!)


12. Make peace with my demons/people. Accept them for who/what they are and move on


13. Travel - Puerto Rico is on the horizon, so is Mexico and New York, still want to go to Philadelpia, maybe a trip to Chicago to visit family, a music festival somewhere (New Orleans is always a possibility but would like something new, too)


14. Local Museums - including the Visionary Arts, BMA, Holocaust


15. Go ice skating - that's a bee in my bonnet for the last week or so


16. Spend more time with my sister


17. Join or start a creative group - the women's retreat never happened and maybe that's too big - start small with a group that meets weekly/monthly/or quarterly


18. Buy some new cowboy boots, oh yeah


19. Go for walks


20. Continue exploring the eastern shore


21. Kayak


22. Ride, ride, ride


23. Be kind to myself


24. Continue to purge, including clutter and weight - an ongoing process


25. Annual mash and flash


26. Build a fire pit or two, one at each house?


27. Get back on the blogging wagon


28. Physical challenge - Either the 10K with Peach or the Seagull Century with some Y people or both


29. Do something that scares me - might need to do some research on this one or not- there are many things that scare me


30. Organize recipes


31. Organize photos


32. Organize clippings


33. Order ACE certification materials


34. Zumba certification?


35. Drink more water


36. Service projects - Charlottes hats, Santas Helpers Anonymous, Rubarb


37. Spend more time with my parents


38. Attend church at Lansdowne (once a month?)


39. Etsy shop


40. Bake bread


41. Yoga more than once


42. Talk to strangers


43. Hook a rug


44. Speak spanish


45. Take time to play, play games, play creatively,


46. Host a party down the shore

And there you have it. That's a mighty big list. Again, some things will happen and some will not (like those organizing ones, dang! they are no fun, but need to be done). I may review and make changes. The point is to make the list and see what it brings.