In October next year I turn 60 and I have begun constructing a list of 60 things I want to do before I turn 60.
Any sensible suggestions will be considered.
1.
Get a new passport (
completed 15/5/2013)
2.
Update my will (
completed)
3.
Visit Japan (home commitments preclude this)
4.
Read all of Jane Austen's books (
All done - note to self do not repeat)
5.
Find and purchase DVD on Ruskin Lace (
completed)
6.
Cook a roast lamb dinner (
done 30/8/14)
7.
Buy and learn to operate a Satnav (
completed 15/5/2013)
8.
Get a wireless router for my computer (
completed 29/7/2013)
9.
Buy and learn to use an iPad (
completed 29/7/2013)
10.
Visit the Auckland Art Gallery 6 times (
9/2/2013, 27/7/2013, 14/9/2013, 1/2014, 7/2014, 10/2014)
11.
Download ALL of Stuart Olyott's sermons onto a new iPod
12.
Go away on a weekend Embroidery Retreat (
25-29/5/2013)
13.
Climb Rangitoto (weather dependent still to come)
14.
Buy new gym shoes (
Completed 5/10/2013)
15.
Ride the full circle on the Outerlink Bus (
Done 25/10/2014)
16.
Get new spectacles (
14/9/2013)
17.
Have teeth checked at the dentist
18.
Walk the full length of the Auckland Waterfront (weather dependent still to come)
19.
Read through the Bible in a year (
completed 6/8/2014)
20.
Have a full body spa and massage - Te Aroha?
Had it at Wairakei instead 18/4/2014
21.
Walk around Waipuna Lagoon (weather dependent still to come)
22.
Have a pedicure and manicure (
done 31/8/2014)
23.
Go for High Tea at Cornwall Park Kiosk - closed so will have to be at Zealong on the day itself! (
completed 28/10/2014)
24.
Check out the Mixt shop in Kingsland (
May 2014)
25.
Have a neck and shoulder massage at St Lukes Mall (11/1/2014)
26.
Visit the Auckland Museum (10/8/2014)
27.
Visit the Sarjeant Gallery in Wanganui (
completed April 2013)
28.
A Small Stitch For Sis - a suggestion from her :-) ( completed 21/12/2013)
29.
Stitch a piece of Crewel Work (
6/6/2013)
30.
Buy new point and shoot camera (
20/2/2013)
31.
Walk the Glen Innes - St Helier walk (weather dependent still to come)
32.
Visit Planetarium
33.
Practise and play the Nikau Waltz
34.
Knit a "vintage style" summer top (25/10/2013)
35.
Sew a tailored black pencil skirt (
May 2014)
36.
Lose 5kg (
done 7/2014)
37.
Stay in Napier and wander the Art Deco tourist route (completed 27-28/10/2013)
38.
Complete a 1000 piece jigsaw
39.
Have a professional photo taken
40.
Serve on a jury if possible
41.
Cook 60 new recipes once a week for a year (start
1/9/2103)
42.
Buy a webcam -
found out I already have one on my ipad so learnt to use it!
43.
Set up a Skype account (
30/7/2013)
44.
Learn to use the self timer on my camera (
27/9/2013)
45.
Buy a camera tripod (
May 2014)
46.
Get my First Aid Certificate (
13/6/2013)
47.
Buy a pair of Red Band gumboots - price dictated that I went for plain black rubber rather than Red Band (
8/6/2014)
48.
Go to the Mystery Creek Field days in June 2014 (
14/6/2014)
49.
Stitch an Altoid Tin Needlecase (completed 10/12/2013)
50.
Make a Sashiko Tote Bag
51.
Sew a lined summer dress with an invisible zip (
completed)
52.
Run 5km (11/2013)
53.
Knit a pair of socks -
started 14/5/2014 finished 16/8/2014
54.
Do the Waikowhai Coastal Walk 6/4/2014
55. Go to Embroiderer's Conference in New Plymouth and do one class (didn't manage this one)
56.
Join the Countdown Christmas Club (done 8/1/2014)
57.
Try out six new cafes (
The Old Library Cafe 22/12/2013, Crafty Knitwits 18/1/14, Sheinkin 8/3/14, Museum Café 10/8/14, Café Miko 5/7, Teed St Larder 29/6))
58.
Climb Mt Maunganui (completed 26/7/2014 - with a waffle cone to celebrate!)
59.
Go to Daruma Sushi at least six times this year (
Nov 2013, January 2014, March 2014, May 2014, August 2014, September 2014)
60.
2 comments:
I love lists. Maybe I'll do one of these too. If you decide to come to Hokkaido when you visit Japan, please come and stay with us!
Well I am 50 soon, and so should do a list like this. Strangely, many of your ideas would be on mine ~ 1,8,9, 17, 20 ~ #20 should be a regular occurrence ... J
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