2012 To Do List

  1. Get my license
  2. Go to the movies more often
  3. Make a budget
  4. Learn how to speed read 
  5. Learn to cook 10 simple recipes
  6. Take my father-in-law out to dinner about once a month Progress
  7. Read: Walden by Henry David Thoreau, The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason, Quitter by Jon Acuff, The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartz,     The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide: How to Declutter, Organize, and Simplify Your Life by Francine Jay
  8. Get my cholesterol down to under 5
  9. Get rid of everything in the house we don’t use
  10. Buy a corporate wardrobe
  11. Bake cupcakes
  12. Find a new shade of lippy
  13. Spend a weekend in Bangalow
  14. Take Bev and Terry out to dinner
  15. Finish painting all the trim in our house
  16. Visit the Gallery of Moder Art
  17. Find a rug I really love for the living room 
  18. Frame and hang pictures in the living room
  19. Get our retro chair reupholstered
  20. Sort out the guest room at Hotel on Hows
  21. Lose 10 kg
  22. Spend a day at the waterfront at Manly
  23. Have a meal at  Caravanserai at West End, Butter Bistro at Kangaroo Point, Grappino at Paddington, Montrachet at Paddington, Rapide at Camp Hill and Stokehouse at South Bank (among others)
  24. Visit the Paddington Antique Centre
  25. Go to the Valley Markets
  26. Spend a weekend away with Deb
  27. Put the finishing touches in the bedroom (mirror, artwork etc)
  28. Spend a day in South Brisbane shopping and eating
  29. Find a way to fit all our stuff in our tiny garage
  30. Try macaroons