Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Italian or French? Hmmmm


6. Complete a sprint triathlon in less than 2 hours
Aqua Zumba tonight! I am still in the improvement phase. I just want to get more fit. I will do my "real" training once my cardiovascular endurance and muscular strength have improved. For now, any movement is good movement. I liked my Zumba class last night. Aqua Zumba is a little too easy and mellow, but moving is moving!

14. Lead an ecstatic dance meeting
Exchanged non-Facebook emails with the coordinator of leader training today! Exciting. :)

17.  Learn conversational Italian or French (be able to communicate at an intermediate level)
Listening to Italian pop songs on YouTube. A lot of my fellow Spanish-speaking colleagues say they learned a lot of their Spanish via songs, so what the heck. It's better than nothing, I suppose, and I can start learning more intensely later. I should really take a class.

Small steps

20. Get my second dream job
Started an online application this morning, but I have to gather more information before submitting it. Just starting the application brightened my mood, though! My job is wonderful in many ways, but I am seeking something I little bit more closely aligned with my skills and passions. This new job would a pit stop of sorts on the way to the dream job. I would like this new job to be a jumping off point for going to get my masters before that dream job. This new job would also make goal 5, home ownership, easier.


Monday, September 29, 2014

Goal 1 may be a no-go and other reflections

1. Become a "certified" tarot reader (after researching the "best" tarot certification organization.
According to the Aeclectic community,  none of the current certifications are all that hot. Might be back to the drawing board on this one.

5. Buy a house
Savings plan is still in place!

6. Complete a sprint triathlon in less than 2 hours
Well, I slowly cycled while reading for 30 minutes and then did a kicking Zumba workout. It's not official training yet, but I am working on getting my overall fitness level up.

10. Become an official Unitarian Universalist
 Meeting with the pastor at 3:30 PM Friday and asked someone to cover for me at work so that I can do it.

14. Lead an ecstatic dance meeting
Messaged the trainer via Facebook yesterday!

28. Write 100 blog posts (over all my sites and including guest blogs I write, not including Tumblr)
Wrote a couple today!

38. Keep a journal with daily entries for a full year
This entry could be day one!
40. Meditate daily for 20 minutes minimum for a full year
I meditated today, but not for a full 20 minutes. Did my hands litany that I wrote for Allec and a modified version of a guided visualization I learned at Pagan Pride Day. I also breathed to the "When I breathe in... When I breathe out" song we sang at church this Sunday.

The List, version 1

I would like to accomplish the following 40 things before my 40th birthday on May 13, 2024.
  1. Become a "certified" tarot reader (after researching the "best" tarot certification organization.
  2. Read tarot cards professionally (i.e. earn $ at least once for a reading)
  3. Skydive
  4. Be initiated into a Wiccan or NeoWiccan coven or group (probably the semi-local ATC group)
  5. Buy a house
  6. Complete a sprint triathlon in less than 2 hours
  7. Become a certified yoga instructor
  8. Start a local rabbit or rodent rescue group
  9. Earn my doctorate
  10. Become an official Unitarian Universalist
  11. Perform a wedding or handfasting
  12. Earn my Masters of Divinity, probably through Cherry Hill Seminary
  13. Direct a play
  14. Lead an ecstatic dance meeting
  15. Publish a chapbook or book of my poetry (self-pub counts)
  16. Go to the Reclaiming Spiral Dance in San Francisco
  17. Learn conversational Italian or French (be able to communicate at an intermediate level)
  18. Visit Walt Whitman's grave. Read him some poetry and leave him some lilacs.
  19. Be in Mexico (ideally at la Casa Azul) for Dia de los muertos
  20. Get my second dream job
  21. Eat food I harvested from my home garden
  22. Take a ballroom (or similar) style course with a partner (for at least one month)
  23. Get a tattoo
  24. Stay in Oaxaca for at least 3 weeks
  25. Go to Pagan Spirit Gathering
  26. Make homemade vegan ravioli
  27. Visit a Hindu temple
  28. Write 100 blog posts (over all my sites and including guest blogs I write, not including Tumblr)
  29. Go on an international vacation with my husband
  30. Make a will and include my church in it
  31. Make a delicious vegan creme brulee
  32. Throw a giant, insanely fun Halloween party at my own house
  33. Create a labyrinth (either for my use or public use)
  34. Publish a Cross Quarterly anthology
  35. Attend a Jewish service (respectfully)
  36. Attend a Muslim service (respectfully)
  37. Complete The Artist's Way
  38. Keep a journal with daily entries for a full year
  39. Be able to do 10 full-body chin-ups continuously with good form
  40. Meditate daily for 20 minutes minimum for a full year