50 Things

I love lists!  And even more than that I love to cross items off lists!  Weird, I know, but it's one of my secret joys.  I was blog hopping the other day and came across a 29-year-old who had made a list of 30 things to accomplish before 30.  She gave herself a year to do these 30 things and since I had just turned 41 I wanted to do a list also, but doing a list of 42 things just didn't have the same flair.  So I came up with 50 things to do before I turn 50.  Much more flair ;-)  The list took a few days to compile, but it was fun to think about the future and intentionally plan activities that will help me be healthy, take care of my family and home and stretch me spiritually.  So here goes...

1. create a scrapbook of my dogs
2. take more pictures
3. setup my stamping website
4. finish a quilt for our master bed
5. run a 5k
6. read the New Testament through once per month for a year
7. celebrate our 25^th anniversary (2013)
8. create a scrapbook of Mike and me
9. read/listen to one classic novel per year
10. run a 10K
11. read Pride & Prejudice
12. learn a foreign language
13. knit a lace shawl
14. weigh a healthy weight for my height
15. go camping
16. sew a tote bag
17. run a half-marathon
18. create a family scrapbook
19. complete BSF series
20. organize my files
21. knit socks
22. de-clutter the garage
23. plant a garden and spend time in the garden daily
24. run a marathon
25. cook from Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking
26. start playing pinochle or canasta on a regular basis
27. exercise for 30 minutes 5 to 6 days/ week
28. paint the interior of the house
29. knit Mike a sweater
30. run the Comrades
31. complete a “Dear Jane” Quilt
32. read the Old Testament through once every two months for a year
33. take a trip to South Africa
34. walk around all the lakes in the Lake District
35. save for wood floors
36. organize craft room
37. knit 1 square/week each year for KAS
38. upload all my stash to Ravelry
39. run 5 marathons before I turn 50
40. quilt for Mike
41. secret project to be revealed after 2012
42. make dog beds
43. go to the international quilt festival in Houston
44. decorate the house for each season/holiday
45. de-clutter and organize each room of the house
46. support two more compassion kids
47. setup an etsy shop
48. support 18 micro enterprises through KIVA.org  (2 per year)
49. make a gingerbread house
50. go on a mission trip to Africa

A Thoughtful Paws from Woody & Ellie

So what number is "walk dogs everyday and give unlimited treats"?