35 by 35 {an update}

I have mentioned that innate desire for list-making...so it should come as no surprise to you that I have made several lists and blogged about my progress, successes, and failures.

25 by 25
500 Day Goals {in which I had little understanding of the brevity of 500 Days}
30 by 30

I posted my 35 by 35 in August {two months before my 31st birthday}, but only had 29 of the 35 things chosen. And so, here is the complete list, as well as an update on my progress:

35 Things to do Before I Turn 35

1. Record the life stories of all four grandparents {2 completed. 2 in-process}

2. Travel to 15 never-before-visited states {5}

          a. Massachusetts
          b. Rhode Island
          c. Connecticut
          d. Maryland
          e. Pennsylvania

3. Visit the Rose Bowl Flea Market

4. Raise $1000 for charity: water

5. Write 365 notes in 365 days

6. Learn to use a sewing machine

7. Do the splits both ways

8. Read 40 books {4}

            a. Harry Potter 1

            b. Night Film

            c. Special Topics in Calamity Physics

            d. Intensity

              {currently reading: The Jungle Books, East of Eden, Birds of America, and A Hologram for the King}

9. See 25 bands play live {10}

            a. Bethel

            b. Moxie

            c. Ivan & Aloysha

            d. The Lone Bellow

            e. Cast of Once pre-show

            f. Dominik Michalzik

            g. Tyson Motsenbocker

            h. Lowly Spects

            i. Noveller

            j. St Vincent

10. Participate in the freeing of a child slave

11. Learn to drive a stick-shift

12. Create "memorable childhood moments" for kids who have had to grow up too quickly

13. Travel to 2 never-before-visited countries

14. Attend a balloon festival

15. Make a lobster dinner for two

16. Complete 60 DIY projects {25}

            a. bjork swan dress

            b. pumpkin garland

            c. donut pumpkins

            d. Mike Wazowski

            e. black and white canvas

            f. animal masks {16}

            g. claw gloves

            h. pink ribbon canvas

            i. stocking garland

            j. sequins ornaments

            k. cloth napkins

            l. embroidered map routes

            m. pinecone garland

            n. mood board

            o. brooch magnets

            p. paris calendar

            q. herb pots

            r. painted bobby pins

            s. vodka gummy bears

            t. mounted animal heads

            u. dentistry mobile

            v. surfer canvas

            w. legwarmers

            x. chalkboard wine glasses

            y. felt owl

17. Be in a photo shoot

18. Complete an entire Annual Bible Read with Mariners

19. Write a song

20. Read the Complete Works of Shakespeare

21. Address a set of envelopes in calligraphy

22. Camp 

23. Hike to the Hollywood sign

24. Watch every Hitchcock movie in which he made a cameo {9 of 36}

            a. North by Northwest

            b. Rear Window

            c. The Birds

            d. Vertigo

            e. Psycho

            f. The Lady Vanishes

            g. The 39 Steps

            h. To Catch A Thief 

            i. Suspicion

25. Complete a Color Run {registered for the May 10th race! Go Team 'Color (Run) Me Badd'}

26.  Speak conversational Swahili {currently enrolled in a Swahili class and  l o v i n g  it}

27. Host an outdoor movie night

28. Spend 52 days unplugged (one day a week for a year)

29. Watch planes land from the hood of a car

30. Learn to use my camera // take and frame two photos

31. Take OT and NT classes {currently listening to an OT class on iTunesU}

32. Watch 3 new TV series

            a. Melissa and Joey

            b. That 70's Show

            c. West Wing {almost finished!}

33. Record a Christmas album

34. Buy a domain for my blog {still can't figure out how to link it properly, but I own it!}

35. Have coffee with Bob Goff