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 less~~
~~Paint my fingernails more often~~
~~Lose 10 pounds~~
~~Go 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

Creativity

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 year~~
~~Cultivate some food-bearing plants and herbs~~
~~Use 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.~~

Raising Hell

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

Cultural Enrichment

~~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~~