100 Things To Do in 2017

Dec27

I did 58 Things on my list of 100 Things To Do in 2016, which is much better than I did in 2012. Now that I have my 2017 Create Your Shining Year Workbook it’s time to make a new list for next year. I thought my 2016 was a lot better than the 2012 list, but I learned through this year that there is still work to be done in order to create a more perfect union list. This time, while many goals were more concrete than before, there were some that were still too lofty – and others that were too impossible.

This year, I started with the videos on Leonie Dawson’s list of 10 TED spiritual talks that will change your life. Then I used my 2016 list – I removed some things I have done (or no longer want to do), and left some I want to do again. Then I added a bunch of fun new things to fill up the list. As always, I will come back to update this post throughout the year, and I’ll be updating the progress bar on the right side of my site. And now without further ado, here is my list of 100 Things To Do in 2017.

  1. watch “Hans Rosling – The magic washing machine”
  2. watch “Elizabeth Gilbert – Your elusive creative genius”
  3. watch “Amanda Palmer – The art of asking”
  4. watch “Diana Nyad – Never, ever give up”
  5. watch “Brené Brown – The power of vulnerability”
  6. watch “Richard St. John – Success is a continuous journey”
  7. watch “J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement”
  8. watch “Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address”
  9. watch “Conan O’Brien’s 2011 Dartmouth College Commencement Address”
  10. watch “Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders”
  11. end year with no credit card debt
  12. buy a car
  13. win NaNoWriMo
  14. do Morning Pages for 60 straight days
  15. get a manicure
  16. get a pedicure
  17. read the 2017 Newbery award winner
  18. do the Goddess Haven ecourse
  19. do a jigsaw puzzle
  20. plant a seed
  21. laugh genuinely and hysterically
  22. write a poem
  23. take a bubble bath
  24. do 20 minutes of silent meditation
  25. do a faerie painting similar to my mermaid
  26. attend a flea market
  27. throw a dinner party
  28. do a Tarot/Oracle card reading for someone other than myself
  29. take a photowalk
  30. get a Bedazzler and use it
  31. get a massage
  32. celebrate Pink and Black Day
  33. go on a walk with Mark
  34. don’t wait until Halloween to figure out a rockin’ costume
  35. bake a cake from scratch
  36. teach Charlotte how to sing and sign a song
  37. take a solo train ride that is NOT for my work commute
  38. take Charlotte to a beach
  39. see a play
  40. make s’mores over a campfire
  41. go on a date with Mark for Valentine’s Day; hire a baby-sitter
  42. get cupcakes from Flour and Sun Bakery for my birthday
  43. throw Charlotte a 3rd birthday party
  44. have a Girls’ Day with Z and Charlotte
  45. try a new recipe
  46. go on the swings with Charlotte
  47. visit Canada
  48. spend an afternoon in AC Moore and don’t spend any money
  49. take Charlotte to her first Mets game
  50. take Charlotte to a Renegades game
  51. watch a movie in the theater
  52. ride a roller coaster or ferris wheel
  53. go swimming with Charlotte
  54. take Charlotte to the Bronx Zoo
  55. get my typewriter fixed
  56. go to a museum
  57. take Charlotte outside in the grass on a sunny day for some grounding
  58. get reiki
  59. get a Tarot reading for my birthday
  60. get Charlotte ice cream from an ice cream truck
  61. make my own soap
  62. take Charlotte on a picnic at Bowdoin Park
  63. take Charlotte to Boscobel to see the gardens
  64. go see the ocean
  65. take Charlotte to the Dutchess County Balloon Festival (July-ish)
  66. go to the Mid-Hudson Valley Gem & Mineral Show (September-ish)
  67. get a sewing machine and make something with it
  68. create art with Charlotte
  69. read Essentialism by Greg McKeown
  70. read Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
  71. reread Girl Seeks Bliss by Nicole Beland
  72. read Everyday Zen by Charlotte J. Beck
  73. read Goddesses in Everywoman by Jean Shinoda Bolen
  74. read The Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd
  75. read The Way of the Happy Woman by Sara Avant Stover
  76. read The Book of SHE by Sara Avant Stover
  77. read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
  78. read the Eve Marie Mont Unbound trilogy (A Breath of Eyre, A Touch of Scarlet, and A Phantom Enchantment)
  79. read the Lauren Oliver Delirium trilogy (Delirium, Pandemonium, Requiem)
  80. spend a day at a spa
  81. do a random act of kindness
  82. order room service
  83. go ice skating OR roller skating
  84. get a hair cut
  85. go to a comedy show
  86. bake cookies
  87. bake apple pie with Charlotte
  88. shoot a bow and arrow
  89. go on a hayride
  90. wish on a star
  91. climb a rock wall
  92. toss a coin into a fountain and make a wish
  93. go to the chiropractor
  94. dress up fancy to go somewhere not fancy
  95. donate blood
  96. send a care package
  97. write at least one blog post every month (Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec)
  98. take a CPR and/or First Aid class
  99. go bowling
  100. buy something for a total stranger off their wishlist/registry

*Items crossed out have been completed. Items italicized have been missed (if dated) or given up on.

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