Update on the 100 Things List

A few months back I wrote this list of 100 Things I want to do in my lifetime. It was an exercise inspired by Maggie Mason, who said creating this type of list has changed her life in dramatic ways. Well, my life has dramatically changed, for sure, but most of the things I’ve crossed of my list have happened by chance. Here’s what I’ve done since writing the list last Spring:

2. Purchase my own house – DONE – October 2008

31. Turn off my phone for a day – DONE – August 2008, Family Reunion in Steamboat Springs, Colorado

45. Attend a political rally – DONE – October 2008, Barack Obama “Change We Need Rally” in Kansas City

46. Donate to charity anonymously – DONE – October 2008, but I can’t tell you who or that ruins it!

47. Drink wine in Central Park – DONE – May 2008, Theresa’s Wedding

50. Reconnect with an old friend – DONE – June 2008, name removed to protect the friendly

88. Make enough money to support my family – DONE – March 2008

92. Drink a fancy cocktail on the roof of an apartment building in NYC – DONE (sort of, close enough, technically not an “apartment” building) – May 2008, Theresa’s Wedding

94. Go for a week without checking email – DONE – August 2008, Peters Family Reunion

At this rate, I’ll have all one hundred things completed by the time I’m eighty! But still, I’m proud I crossed anything off this list. What have you done in the last few months that you’ve always wanted to do?