I'm a former rock critic turned corporate cog, turned freelance writer/stay-at-home mom of twin boys (one has autism, both are super-geniuses) -- with a teenage stepson thrown in for maximum insanity. I am also a wife, cynic and compulsive traveler who is still searching for the rainbow connection.
1. Run a 5k 2. Bake a pie from scratch 3. Eat Joel Robuchon’s 16-course tasting menu in Las Vegas 4. Visit Hawaii 5. Have a personal essay or short story published 6. Learn to play guitar 7. Stop second-guessing myself 8. Tour the coasts of Ireland 9. Do Pastry Boot Camp at the CIA 10. Visit Italy 11. Drive the Pacific Coast Highway from Seattle to LA 12. Learn to decorate a cake 13. See the glaciers in Alaska 14. Go to Paris with my husband 15. Sing karaoke 16. Eat Thanksgiving dinner in a fancy restaurant 17. Get another tattoo 18. Find a form of exercise I like 19. Make exercise part of my life 20. Take a cruise 21. Find a job that I love 22. Learn to make and appreciate a good martini 23. Finish scrapbooking my boys’ childhoods (at least through age 5) 24. Give only homemade gifts for Christmas one year 25. Eat key lime pie in Key West 26. Visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum 27. Wear a ball gown 28. Learn to do “smoky eyes” 29. Participate in a treasure/scavenger hunt in another state or country 30. Plan another treasure/scavenger hunt 31. Go on a two-week (or longer) vacation 32. Spend Christmas somewhere warm 33. Give up dairy for a week 34. Read “Ulysses” 35. Write each one of my friends a letter saying what they mean to me 36. Eat at Per Se 37. Do my own taxes 38. Learn to change a tire 39. Go back and read all of my journals 40. Join the bone marrow registry
Yes, it's true, #26 on my 40 by 40 list is complete! It was awesome. More to come on my fabulous Pittsburgh (and Cleveland) adventures...for now, let us just bask in the glory that comes with accomplishment.
1 comments:
Man I love this picture. Of course I also love the one of you three laughing hysterically at your attempt to stage this pic. Great memories!
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