2007 Überlist
The items on the Überlist are not resolutions. It’s a way to get my proverbial rear in gear and organize in one place all the things I want to do before the year is up, before my time in Korea is up and before I get too old to remember that I wanted to do all these things in the first place. The Überlist has no limits — the only limit is your own imagination. Some of these things I know I won’t get the chance to do this year but I still want to keep them on the list. I have my reasons.
You can learn more about the Überlist from it’s mastermind, Nikol, who uses an awesome 90210-based scale to rate her level of accomplishment each year.
Health/Beauty
- Grow out my hair (no coloring or other chemicals)
Eat healthier, drink lessPaint my fingernails more oftenLose 10 poundsGo two weeks without drinking
Personal goals
- Get back into running and run my first 5K race (unaccomplished goal from last year)
Get my black belt(tested :(, but did not pass)- Set up an Etsy shop
- Tone down my potty mouth
Work on some of my issues- Rewrite will, include Christopher
- Love on Gus and Christopher every single day
- Stop being so moody
- Waste less time online
- Research new career/education opportunities for when we move back to Houston
- Stop telling the same stories over and over
- Stop goofing off and publish something already
- Freewrite for an hour everyday
Write in my journal every day, even if it’s just one line, but aim for something more meaningful- Work on a creative project (sewing, knitting, crochet, collage) every day
- Take more pictures (make an effort to spend one day a week shooting)
- Buy less clothing and make/modify more
Unplug the TV and/or the internet for one week. Use the extra time to get some writing done. If you survive, consider leaving it unplugged for the rest of the yearCultivate some food-bearing plants and herbsUse up yarn stash. Resolve not to buy any more yarn without a particular project in mind. Also, I am not allowed to start a new project until the previous one is finished.- Take Christopher to Paris and/or London
Ride my Vespa again (or something comparable)- Buy a moped
- Go to Cuba before Castro dies
- Get more tattoos
Bake a pineapple upside-down cake for Christopher’s birthday (and learn more about baking)- Read 52 books (one a week)
Write more letters (on paper, not online)Buy used books, not new ones- Go to Tokyo for a holiday
- Go to the Busan International Film Festival
- Learn Korean
- Visit Cheju Island
- See the Great Wall
- Learn to ski at Muju