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March 24, 2008

101 Things to Do Before I Die:

1. Go to Mustique Island.
2. Stay at the Bora Bora Beachcomber Inter-Continental
3. Go back to Maui
4. Linger
5. Take an actual vacation (one place, one week, no work, no internet)
6. Produce a film.
7. Donate over a million dollars.
8. Get a pedicure.
9. Own/run a (gluten free) gite in France.
10. Have a maid every two weeks just for the bits I don't like to do.
11. Sleep more than 4 hours a night.
12. Ride the Orient Express
13. Fly a plane.
14. Take the Coast Starlight from LA to Seattle.
15. Stay at the Ritz Paris
16. Stay at Hotel Particular Paris
17. Visit Iceland
18. Throw a massive party extravaganza for someone.
19. Own the best claw foot tub
20. Be healthy.
21. Swoon.
22. See Vienna
23. Do the "Sound of Music" tour
24. Cook more and enjoy it.
25. Have a garden
26. Have a stone home
27. Upgrade my camera (last was 2001 - 6MP Digital Rebel)
28. Buy my entire Anthropologie Wishlist at once
29. Never hesitate in buying a book
30. Do a walking tour of Ireland
31. Own a Dior gown.
32. Horseback ride on a beach
33. Have a reason to use all my power tools.
34. Do photography for Anthropologie
35. Not move for an entire year.
36. Move back to Europe (Denmark or France) for part of the year.
37. Be met at an airport
38. Surf again.
39. Unpack everything.
40. Have my mum live near or with me for a few months a year (ideally have her work with me at my gite!)
41. Take a cover shot.
42. See Victoria Falls and do a safari.
43. Buy a fixer upper house and remodel it.
44. Work with Lonely Planet.
45. Get over my fear of the phone.
46. Own Lightroom.
47. Build a house for someone
48. Make someone else's dream come true.
49. Have lots of people to bake for.
50. Have better and prettier shoes.
51. Travel without having to work at the same time.
52. Build a tree fort.
53. Drive an RV for a week.
54. Have a backyard BBQ with friends.
55. Make a difference.
56. Condense all my web sites and like at least 1.
57. Speak French without having to hesitate or throw in an English word.
58. Make something and sell something.
59. Buy entire Amazon Wishlist.
60. Love my home, my city, my country and job - all at the same time.
61. Sail the Queen E2 from NY to Southampton.
62. Buy a Four Seasons King Bed.
63. Feel sophisticated.
64. Boogey like it's 1999.
65. Figure out Wordpress.
66. Be in love with everything.
67. Have a mentor. Be a mentor.
68. Refurbish my farm chairs.
69. Meet more people when I travel.
70. Hire an assistant
71. Hire a financial planner.
72. Subscribe to Marie Claire Maison.
73. Have a trip planned for me. Even just a day.
74. Find a great gluten-free croissant.
75. Ride a hot air balloon.
76. Try the trapeze.
77. Make my home 100% green and sustainable.
78. Visit Pompeii
79. See the pyramids.
80. See my nieces.
81. Own some jewelery. Like jewelery.
82. Own a pony. Named pepper.
83. Have a gluten-free chef.
84. Own couture.
85. Zipline
86. Ride on the roof of a train in Equador
87. Have Babycakes again.
88. Have breakfast in bed and then stay there for the day.
89. Learn how to use my camera and take a photography course.
90. Volunteer with Jack (my dog).
91. Find a signature parfume.
92. Get a manicure.
93. Read every book I own (I have a habit of buying without reading)
94. Take a trip with my BFF, Jessica
95. Study and learn more history
96. Have a stocked and large linen closet.
97. Have a dedicated guest room filled with guests.
98. Take Sunday's off.
99. Cook an omelet that's edible.
100. Have theme music follow me for a day. Like in a movie.
101. Rest.

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