Diva’s Life List

The Diva’s Life List

Inspired by and dedicated to the adventurers and dreamers in my Life who taught me to never give up, never say die, and always believe in myself… my second Life List, begun June 2011.

 

Travel & Adventure

  • Go to Disneyland.
  • Spend a summer in Mexico with friends.
  • Tour Napa Valley.
  • Visit Times Square for New Years Eve.
  • Set foot in each of the following countries: Italy, Spain, France, Ireland, England, Scotland, Ukraine, Israel, India, Madagascar, Tanzania, Brazil, Canada.
  • Backpack through France, Italy and Spain for a summer.
  • Tour all fifty of the United States. (To date: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado,Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri,Nevada,New Mexico,North Carolina,Oklahoma, Oregon,Texas, Utah)
  • Travel overnight in a sleeper car on a train.
  • Photograph Iguazu Falls.
  • Ride a gondola in Vienna.
  • Dance all night in Ibiza, Spain.
  • Visit seven of the Wonders of the Modern World: 1) Machu Picchu 2) Great Pyramid 3) Taj Mahal 4) Great Wall of China 5) Colosseum 6) Eiffel Tower 7) Neuschwanstein Castle
  • See a performance at Sydney Opera House.
  • Watch the cold sun rise over Stonehenge.
  • Repel in the Grand Tetons.
  • Kayak the Colorado River.
  • Ride a camel in the desert.
  • Backpack along the entire length of the Arizona Trail.
  • Photograph the Statue of Liberty.
  • Bicycle across Scotland.
  • Pause awhile and ponder at the Acropolis of Athens.
  • Witness the Aurora Borealis.
  • Sleep in a Castle.

Family & Friends

  • Breastfeed my son for a year…minimum. (*In progress…)
  • Unschool my son for at least part of his early education.
  • Practice Elimination Communication (diaper-free) with my son. (*in progress)
  • Plant a tree in honor of my son’s birthday every year.
  • “Own” a Newfoundland.

Finance & Karma

  • Read 25 best-selling books on finance. (*In progress… read to date: Millionaire Next Door; Total Money Makeover; More Than Enough; Rich Dad, Poor Dad.)
  • Raise $10,000 for a Foundation I believe in.
  • Fund a Kiva loan.
  • Become 100% Debt-Free before age 30. (*In progress…)
  • Bust through the six-figures margin for gross income before age 35.
  • Learn how to invest both moderately and aggressively, then do both.
  • Retire early from any form of a 9-to-5 by age 40 with a minimum of $1,000,000 in retirement funds.

Education & Career

  • Learn the art of gourmet vegetarian/vegan cooking!
  • Become a wine connoisseur.
  • Become conversational in four major non-native languages: 1) Spanish 2) Italian 3) French 4) German
  • Earn an Associate’s Degree. (*In progress.)
  • Earn a Bachelor’s Degree. (*In progress. Must. Stop. Changing. Majors.)
  • Earn a Master’s Degree.
  • Earn a Doctoral Degree.
  • Take a class in Dendrochronology and participate in a research trip to collect core samples.
  • Create a private corporation with a Soul.
  • Play Claire de Lune on the piano, original composition, in a concert.
  • Become a Certified Financial Provider (CFP).
  • Earn my Real Estate Licenses.
  • Volunteer in an Election Campaign.
  • Perform the role of the Fairie Godmother in Cendrillon.
  • Perform the lead as “Maria” in a production of The Sound of Music.
  • Perform the lead as “Violetta” in a production of La Traviata.
  • Read the complete works of William Shakespeare. (To date: Hamlet, Midsummer’s Night’s Dream, As You Like It, The Merchant of Venice, Taming of the Shrew, Much Ado About Nothing, The Rape of Lucrece, The Sonnets)
  • Read through the entire list of BBC’s “The Big Read: 1-100″ books. (To date: 13% complete.)
  • Learn to read Latin.

Lifestyle & Uncharted

  • Swim with a pod of dolphins.
  • Send a message in a bottle.
  • Become proficient with a foil (fencing)
  • Join a Book Club.
  • Pose nude for an Art Class.
  • Finish a 365-Day Photography Project.
  • Ride on a real upside-down rollercoaster.
  • Go to a Lakers Game in Los Angeles.
  • Record a solo album.
  • Publish an autobiography.
  • Participate in a Documentary film.
  • Publish a novel.
  • Run for Mayor.
  • Develop a consistent practice in: 1) Yoga 2) Latin Dance 3) Tai Chi 4) Capoeira 5) Running (*In progress…) 6) Cycling/Spinning
  • Grow my own vegetable garden.
  • Join a Sculling Crew and compete in a race.
  • Compete in a Sprint Triathlon.
  • Complete a 10k
  • Complete a Half Marathon.
  • Complete a Marathon in a major U.S. city.
  • Ride in a hot air balloon at night.
  • Refurbish a 1965 Mustang and enter it in a car show.
  • Own a Mini Cooper.
  • Get a private pilot’s license.