The Fun List!

The Fun List:

• build a fort
• start Spanish vocab flashcards
  

I have an enormous collection of these, but they are simply pen on flimsy paper. I would really like to make a nice, visually-stunning set of Spanish flashcards for fun and also to help find my artistic niche.

• do the 30 day happiness challenge

I'm going to make myself start this on February 1st, 2011. Freestyle Mind is a wonderful blog that I follow and am consistently inspired by.

• fill/complete a journal with a daily update
  

This blog counts as my journal.

• take art classes, make big art
  

This will happen over the summer, and I'm so pumped! I'll be applying to Austin Community College summer courses.

• paint my own self-portrait
  

I actually just bought the canvas for this today. The question is: what style will this be in? I'll have to draw it out first, then explore my options...I'll give myself one week for that part.

• read every book I own, without buying anything new

This will definitely be a challenge, as I have both a book-buying problem and a lot of books to read in my little library under the stairs.

• watch 100 black-and-white movies
  

I will update this list as it takes form!

• become fluent in Spanish
  

I am so close to this goal. I just need a little time in a foreign country to do the trick, and a little more conversational help.

• volunteer at a soup kitchen on Thanksgiving Day

I wanted to do this in 2010, but plans didn't work out that way. Hopefully this year.

• run for an entire mile without stopping
  

If I can work out every day for 45 minutes, I should be able to do run an entire mile without stopping afterrrrr...6 months? Is that plausible? (I don't run.)

• drive a planned route with stops through Texas
  

Where shall I go? We shall see. I just want to travel and appreciate this big, beautiful state before moving on.

• hold one fun day/evening party before graduation

I've held parties before, but nothing adorable and well-planned like the link above.

• find your signature scent and nail color
  

Today, it dawned on me. I want a scent that smells kind of like tea. I love, LOVE tea. I can't make it through a day without at least one glass of tea. So obviously, my signature scent should match my signature drink. My favorite color is orange, but my skin does not really match that color, so orange as a nail color is out of the question. I really, really would like to step out of the pale-pink box, though, so maybe periwinkle? Hm. Cute!

• attend 10 free Austin events
  

Why have I not done this yet? There are too many of these to count in Austin, and I suck at appearing for these events. No longer!

• attend 10 Austin musical events/shows
  

Again, why have I not?

• design 10 event posters
  

They do not necessarily have to be real events, but designing posters is just another step towards finding my artistic style.

• paint/collage 10 canvases of ideal environments
  

For some reason lately, I have been able to recall my dreams very easily and vividly. My mind creates insane, loopy and daring environments and I think that placing them on paper could be beneficial and interesting.

• make a chair
  

I have always wanted to make a chair, preferably out of wood, but anything works, really.

• make dinner and dessert for close friends
  

We are all about to go our separate ways, so I would really like to have a nice, casual and fun evening of delicious food to cherish these waning moments we have together.

• write and send everyone a birthday card on their birthday

I am not sure why, maybe to keep myself on track, to make up for flakiness committed in the past, or just to be nice, but everyone likes a card on their birthday, and everyone likes getting something in the mail.

Sugar Free

Alright, two posts in one week isn't too bad for me, I guess. BUT I'LL STAY ON TOP OF IT.

Over the break, my mother called me frumpy. It has caused me to lose the shreds of self-esteem I had left, so I am now incredibly aware of my appearance at all times. Is this entirely a bad thing? Maybe not...I know my mother has my best interest at heart and since I constantly think about how possibly terrible I look, I don't look too shabby lately.

I bonded with a friend today about our well-known shabby/frumpy/hippie-ish appearances and although I do like the direction in which my style is going, I am annoyed at the fact that my hippie exterior must deteriorate to do so. However, I now work for the government at my first real, serious job that could turn into a career. Why must everything be so formal? I just want to wear my grungy, plaid/floral/striped/patterned lazy dresses and learn a lot of things from the flowers all in a golden afternoon.

Listography-wise, I am working on both of my lists: serious and fun.

I think that building a fort with the boyfriend will be my first fun goal, while top-notch style and looks, 24/7 seems to be my first serious endeavor of the year.

The fort will be in my backyard, and I will use it for many purposes, including: lounging, drawing, painting, exploring, pondering, writing, studying, reading, listening, and socializing. If I think of any more fort-functions, I will add them to that list.

And of course, 24/7 style and looks is at the top of my 'serious' list because it is now more of a paranoia that lingers like last year's leftovers in the back of my brain. Thanks, Mother. I think I'll use this opportunity to find new fashion inspirations, and post them here. It's time, I guess, to have a more sophisticated style.

What can I do? What can I do-oo-oo?

This is now a blog to hold myself accountable for everything I would like to accomplish before my 23rd birthday, which is December 19, 2011. I have two long lists; one of requirements and one of adventures and fun. I expect myself to check everything off of those lists by the time I turn 23.

By starting this blog, I'll be able to check one off already (as long as I maintain it)!

My listography page will help me to look at all of my lists in one place, but this blog will be a place to update and fill in the experiences that come with each adventure/accomplishment. I'm graduating this year in May, so this is the year to start doing some right for myself. I don't want to get off on the wrong foot, so here goes. Wish me luck, void!

Currently working on: scheduling work and school in planner
Accomplished: nada.