New year, new list. I’m excited about this list, there are LOADS of fun things on there and I think every single item is achievable without struggling too much (that’s not to say they still won’t be a challenge).
Physical Activity (14 items)
- Zorbing
- Enter an event I’ve not been in before
- Learn to Kitesurf (M kitesurfs, and it looks like a lot of fun)
- Try stand up paddleboarding
- Complete a triathlon (I’ve enrolled in two for the year – my first short distance in February, and a full length at the end of the year in November)
- Use my surfboard (had it for a few years now, figure it’s about time I used it)
- Sleep at an aquarium
- Canal tour
- Go whale watching
- Visit the hinterlands/mountains
- Visit Palmersaurus
- Visit jumping crocodile cruise (my friend Jo is due to give birth at some point, so I will be going to the Northern Territory to visit her afterwards, and will be able to go on this cruise at the same time)
- Carve a pumpkin
- Go camping with my dog (since normally she doesn’t get to come)
Hobby (15 items)
- 365 Photography Project (a photo a day)
- Archery
- Selfie Sunday (self portrait every Sunday for the year)
- Create a wearable gift
- Alphabet photography challenge (a photo for each letter of the alphabet)
- Read 5 new books
- Travel overseas (already have Malaysia booked for April, and going to travel to Bali with M and his friends to kitesurf at the end of June)
- Finish Italian skills in duo lingo (an iphone app, basically I want to learn Italian but this is a way of making it measureable)
- Learn how to use chopsticks
- Make Christmas decorations
- Make a movie
- Watch the World Cup final
- Watch all James Bond movies
- Plant a section of veggies and grow them
- Blog 100 memories
Social (12 items)
- Have a picnic
- 52 weeks of thankful (blog or photograph something you’re thankful for) – Can be done in conjunction with 365 project
- Cook a 3 course meal for friends
- Have a weekend away in a hotel with a spa
- Cook for drew every night for a week
- Have a party for my 30th
- Celebrate the 12 days of Christmas
- Get Drew to teach me how to make a Bombe Alaska
- Go to a play/music/dance show
- Blog once a week
- Go to the Ekka
- Teach my dog how to catch a frisbee
Health (7 items)
- Implement “Wind Down Wednesday” (stay home, no visitors and just relax. Special events can be accommodated, but has to be special and not just a “but I want to do that instead” scenario. This one has been included because my body NEEDS this on a regular basis)
- Stay in bed until midday on one day
- Donate blood
- Lose 5kg
- Get mole scan
- Visit the dentist
- Give up sweets for a year (conditions apply: anything < 70% chocolate, no glucose lollies, exceptions are event birthdays/wedding etc, also non-processed sugar sweet food is OK).
Finance (4 items)
- Save $5,000
- Don’t buy something new month (excluding food/grocery items or any other compulsory/mandatory items)
- Stick to a budget for a month
- Donate $5 for every item not completed