I should add that my list of 40 things might change slightly,
if 2012 turns out to be the year where life as we know it, ends.
For those of you who are not aware of this. December 21, 2012,
is when the Mesoamerican or Mayan Long Count calendar ends.
This has led scientists, soothsayers and anyone with a dusty crystal
ball to believe that there will either be an Apocalypse or a complete
shift in human consciousness.
If I had a choice, I would vote for the latter to happen.
But you have to ask yourself, is this another scare like the Y2K bug?
Or like the Medieval times where the Apocalypse was predicted and
people were lying naked on their rooftops awaiting the end? Only to
see the sun rise yet again the next morning, albeit buck-naked
and shivering?
Still, why is it that when you Google '2012', it comes back with
226 million hits? Could it be that the human race, just loves themselves
a little bit of drama?
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
40 Things to do before I turn 40
Tomorrow, I will be turning 34. So for this birthday, as a little
to-do list gift to myself, I've decided to finally complete and
post the following.
The idea for a 40 things list originated with my dear friend,
Liezel. Only, she drew hers up in good time, as is normally
the case with her.
It took me a bit longer to compile my list, mainly because I
didn't know what the hell to put on it. But finally, here goes:
1) Host a solo exhibition of paintings
2) Host a solo exhibition of photographs
3) Learn to speak Spanish fluently
4) Learn to dive
5) Learn to make the perfect omelette
6) Write and illustrate a children's book
7) Find my place in the world
8) Plant and eat the fruit of my very own fig tree
9) Give up my nail-biting habit and go for my
first manicure ever
10) Visit Cuba
11) Spend time assisting a renowned photographer
12) Have my pictures published in National Geographic
13) Meet Oprah Winfrey
14) Visit Iceland to see the aurora borealis
15) Change careers
16) Visit Mexico during the 'Day of the Dead' celebrations
17) Go to the 10 year Mill Vill Anniversary in 2010
18) Watch more sunsets and sunrises
19) Learn web design
20) Design and print my own t-shirt range
21) Spend at least 4 weeks in a Buddhist monastery
22) Learn to do an unsupported handstand
23) Do a Yoga Teacher Training course
24) Learn to swim properly
25) Visit Helen Martins' Owl House in Nieu Bethesda
26) Read 50 to a 100 books every year
27) Learn to travel lighter (emotionally and literally speaking)
28) Complete a jewellery design course
29) Live a greener life
30) Back-pack through South America for 4 months or longer
31) Get involved in an AIDS or poverty charity or community
initiative in Africa,
32) Learn to cook proper Indian food
33) Learn to love unreservedly
34) Work or study in the design industry in Scandinavia at least once
35) Learn to be a better hiker, and better outdoorsy person in general
36) Visit Alaska, before the glaciers disappear
37) Take a year off from having a 'proper job' to just travel, paint,
take pictures and live a entirely bohemian life
38) Take life less seriously by laughing longer and more often
(especially at myself)
39) Write down 5 things each day that made me feel happy or grateful
40) Remember to live more in the moment, since this moment is
the only one we ever really have
An ambitious 6-year plan? Perhaps. A lot of adventure in store? Definitely!
to-do list gift to myself, I've decided to finally complete and
post the following.
The idea for a 40 things list originated with my dear friend,
Liezel. Only, she drew hers up in good time, as is normally
the case with her.
It took me a bit longer to compile my list, mainly because I
didn't know what the hell to put on it. But finally, here goes:
1) Host a solo exhibition of paintings
2) Host a solo exhibition of photographs
3) Learn to speak Spanish fluently
4) Learn to dive
5) Learn to make the perfect omelette
6) Write and illustrate a children's book
7) Find my place in the world
8) Plant and eat the fruit of my very own fig tree
9) Give up my nail-biting habit and go for my
first manicure ever
10) Visit Cuba
11) Spend time assisting a renowned photographer
12) Have my pictures published in National Geographic
13) Meet Oprah Winfrey
14) Visit Iceland to see the aurora borealis
15) Change careers
16) Visit Mexico during the 'Day of the Dead' celebrations
17) Go to the 10 year Mill Vill Anniversary in 2010
18) Watch more sunsets and sunrises
19) Learn web design
20) Design and print my own t-shirt range
21) Spend at least 4 weeks in a Buddhist monastery
22) Learn to do an unsupported handstand
23) Do a Yoga Teacher Training course
24) Learn to swim properly
25) Visit Helen Martins' Owl House in Nieu Bethesda
26) Read 50 to a 100 books every year
27) Learn to travel lighter (emotionally and literally speaking)
28) Complete a jewellery design course
29) Live a greener life
30) Back-pack through South America for 4 months or longer
31) Get involved in an AIDS or poverty charity or community
initiative in Africa,
32) Learn to cook proper Indian food
33) Learn to love unreservedly
34) Work or study in the design industry in Scandinavia at least once
35) Learn to be a better hiker, and better outdoorsy person in general
36) Visit Alaska, before the glaciers disappear
37) Take a year off from having a 'proper job' to just travel, paint,
take pictures and live a entirely bohemian life
38) Take life less seriously by laughing longer and more often
(especially at myself)
39) Write down 5 things each day that made me feel happy or grateful
40) Remember to live more in the moment, since this moment is
the only one we ever really have
An ambitious 6-year plan? Perhaps. A lot of adventure in store? Definitely!
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