January 1, 2010
In 2009, I was pretty successful; I either completed or partially did 9 things on my list of things to do before I die. In 2010, my goals are:
#1 Write a Best-Seller: I’ve been thinking more and more about this and I think I’m going to start writing a book. I don’t plan on FINISHING and have no hopes for it to be a “best-seller,” but it would be quite an accomplishment to write a book.
#16 Get in the Guiness World Book of Records: Currently the most blood donated is 132 pints or 78 gallons. You can donate blood every two months. If I give blood every two months, it will take me 22 years to get to this amount and then I will only be 52 and able to still give for 10-30 more years. So this will be an ongoing goal for at least 23 years or so.
#30 Stay in the Best Suite in a Five-Star Hotel: For our first year anniversary, I’d like to stay in the Grand Suite at the Fearrington Inn in Pittsboro.
#36 Visit Every Country: In March I’m headed to New Zealand and in April I’ll be visiting Nassau, Bahamas for a short three day cruise.
#37 Make a Fire Without Matches: I failed at this last year and it was more out of laziness on my part.
#52 Read the Greatest Books Ever Written: My goal for the past two years has been to read 8 and I’ve surpassed it each year. Need to step it up with reading 12 (Unfortunately, I’ve read most of the short ones on the list and now only have the 700+ pages books left)
#86 Run a Marathon: I originally had not planned to ever do this but as I thought more of it, I realized it would truly be a tremendous accomplishment. I plan to start training in February for the Outer Banks Marathon in November.
#93.5 Get Your Name in the Ring of Honor at Flying Saucer: I think this may interfere with my marathon training but it IS carb loading. I’ll try for at least another 50 beers.
#99 Confess – Again, didn’t accomplish this one last year due to laziness. The few Catholic churches in the area only hear confessions on Saturdays at 4pm and there was always some excuse as to why I couldn’t make it for 52 Saturdays.
Love the list! I’m thinking I’m going to be writing a book (the book in a month) thing in November. Woo hoo, here’s to another year!
I don’t think I can do the book all in one month, it will just stress me out too much, especially since November is when I’m supposed to be doing the Marathon.
Well, keep me posted on the OBX marathon. That is a GREAT one for your first….I’m so glad I chose that one. It mostly flat except for the forest and the neighborhoods do support you during it…and you have a good chance that the weather will be good. Let me know if I can help any!! The feeling you have crossing the finish line is AMAZING!! Yeah for you!!
(I hope to be training for the NYC Marathon 2010….cross your fingers.)
I’ll definitely being asking you lots of questions. And I like how you say its good for my “first” – implying that there will be others! Awesome about the NYC Marathon though-VERY cool!