Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
before I die, I must…
Last night, while writing in an old notebook, I happened to stumble across a list I had made of all the things I would like to see accomplished before I leave this earth. I began to read it & was surprised at the simplicity of the list. I was expecting it to be glamorous & ambitious; maybe a little bourgeois as they say (I typically have high standards for myself). But it wasn’t any of the above. It was humble & significant. Surprisingly enough, I have seemingly completed more of this list than I ever thought, which made me feel very proud & important; that maybe I am fulfilling all of the wonderful things I have wanted for my life, no matter how modest. Here is an excerpt of this list. The ones that are bolded are the ones that have been completed.
- travel to Paris, France; have coffee in a cup & saucer, sitting down in a small cafe.
- tell someone what I really think of them. (I don’t remember what became of this.)
- hear someone tell me “You’ve made a difference in my life.” (Everyday I hear this from the mouth of my husband.)
- have a successful, love-filled relationship. (Compared to what was before, my marriage is the epitome of this description.)
- make love with [real] multiple orgasms.
- cry out of sheer & complete happiness.
- say something nice to a stranger. (I can’t remember what was said.)
- give money, food, clothing to a homeless person.
- be introduced as “fianceé.”
- & be proposed to, of course.
- take a road trip.
- change a tire.
- have more than $1,000 in my account.
- travel to Canada.
- wear an outfit without a bra. (This is now religiously done.)
- buy lingerie & wear it.
- move out of my hometown.
- paint a picture; abstract.
- go topless at a nude beach.
- kiss my grandfather.
- knit a scarf.
- get married, with all the traditions. (This wasn’t rightfully done with all the traditions, but I was married.)
- see an ex-boyfriend, & brag about my happiness.
- do a striptease.
- appreciate seafood — then become 70% vegetarian. (This wasn’t rightfully done either; I never managed to stomach seafood & I am now 100% vegetarian.)
- see the 3 pyramids of Giza.
- take a dance class.
- talk to my mother about sex. (Probably one of the most endearing, meaningful moments of my life.)
- learn to play the jaw-harp.
- wear a floor-length gown.
- get a professional massage.
- read “The Awakening” by Kate Chopin. (I am nearly finished with this book.)
- go to a bar; order a cosmopolitan.
- receive a bouquet of orchids &/or gerber daisies. (My husband is so wonderful. I’ve received both arrangements several times since we’ve been married.)
- shake hands with someone important/someone famous.
Nearly completing this effortless list is something I am most proud of.
on Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 at 11:45 am:
oh what a fun list. i would love to go to paris and take a dance class. heck i’d like to do a lot of the things on your list.
on Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 at 11:57 am:
Hope you manage to tick some more off your list soon!!
on Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 at 1:57 pm:
Wow, that was amazing! Yeah, I want to do most of these things, too. First, I’ve got to get a list assembled, though, which will probably leave me feeling unreasonably overwhelmed and anxious. :/
Oh dear.
Congrats on completeing an awful lot of these goals!
on Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 at 4:02 pm:
Aw, I love this list. And you’re right, I love the simplicity of it.
on Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 at 7:49 pm:
I have one of those too. Now, I just need to find it. Some where.
on Thursday, May 29th, 2008 at 6:28 am:
I too want to drink coffee at a little cafe in Paris.
on Thursday, May 29th, 2008 at 9:38 am:
@ katelin: Aw. :] I encourage anyone to make a list like, that it simple & doable.
@ sharon rose: thank you! Subconsciously, I think it’s taking care of itself. :]
@ natalie: no need to feel anxious! I am the same way, which is why I created a practical & significant list. I think these things are better than what I had originally wanted…
@ sandy: thank you very much. :]
@ Gooseberried: Oh yes, do find it! & if you can’t, make another.
@ Tashya Dennis: Mmm, that sounds so amazing right now. I wish I were there.
on Thursday, May 29th, 2008 at 6:45 pm:
you’ve never taken a roadtrip or changed a tire? you need to work on those girl… and hubby should help with that.
1] hubby should show you how to change a tire… this is GREAT knowledge to have… could potentially save your ass sometime
2] you and hubby should take a weekend break from the norm and drive somewhere… somewhere far… just for shits and giggles of it…
…so go work on that… then blog about it… lol.
on Friday, May 30th, 2008 at 1:38 pm:
@ Aaron: Oh I will. & I will so write about it. I’m sure it’ll be filled with laughs & obscenities. :]
on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 at 9:15 am:
The Awakening….
Tell me…page turner or no?