My 50 Things List

50 Things to Do during my 50th year
1. Hike a part of the Appalachian Trail
2. Enter a 5k even if I walk
3. Take a cooking class
4. Take yoga classes to improve my practice
5. Take a meditation class
6. Write 3 things and have them published
7. Volunteer at least once a month
8. Visit 4 or 5 churches to get a feel for what type of worship I would prefer
9. Eat Thai food
10. Eat at Wolfgang Pucks
11. Eat Vegan twice a week (at least) and eat no meat whenever possible
12. Read the Bible everyday
13. Keep a journal
14. Write down something I am grateful for everyday
15. Practice Spanish to improve fluency
16. Learn another language so that I am conversational
17. Study how to start a small organic garden
18. Visit the beach
19. Use less paper
20. Read one classic novel a month
21. Host a dinner party for family and friends
22. Study operas and classical music
23. Go to an opera
24. See the symphony
25. Go to the CMA Festival
26. Take a hot-air balloon ride
27. Learn to ride a segway
28. Go snorkeling
29. Take up photography
30. Fill a sketch pad by the end of the year
31. Canoeing
32. Start a small internet antique store
33. Go picking
34. Eat at fondue restaurant Melting Pot
35. Attend the super bowl pre-game party in Indianapolis
36. Go to Bonnaroo
37. Stop being so bossy and controlling
38. Attend the farmer’s market
39. Attend the medieval festival
40. Attend a Shakespeare play
41. Attend Ryman Auditorium performance
42. Donate books to the library
43. Have a yard sale
44. Be kinder and more thoughtful
45. Practice the guitar
46. Knit something
47. Walk once the weather gets warmer
48. Take a class in painting
49. Eat a salad everyday
50. Get involved in the slow food movement