In You Cannot Be Serious, I encourage women to create a list of desired to-dos and facts about themselves that others (even their closest friends) may not know about. (Think 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me from Us Weekly.) I had an unexpected amount of fun creating my own (which can be found starting on page 37 of the book), and my Live List (because Bucket List sounds just plain morbid) has taken on a life of its own.
Here are the latest additions. Hopefully one of them will serve as a bit of inspiration. (And do let me know if anyone wants to take surfing lessons with me!)
- Figure out why my Cavalier King Charles Spaniel doesn’t understand that it’s himself he’s barking at in the mirror. Better yet, figure out how to convince him of this fact so he’ll stop!
- Play piano alongside Keane (the song needs to be “Somewhere Only We Know”) as well as David Gray (song: “This Years Love”). If Bret Michaels is interested, I’d also love to play “Fallen” whilst he sings.
- Conduct a symphony for 10 minutes
- Spend a weekend at Best Friends Sanctuary in Utah
- Be present at an extremely cool flash mob. Better yet, be involved in an extremely cool flash mob. Better yet, start an extremely cool flash mob.
- Help launch a Gentle Barn in the Phoenix area
- Volunteer at The Gentle Barn in Santa Clarita, CA
- Officially launch philanthropic organization called Believe Impossible Things!
- Acquire a signed copy of my favorite book, The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho
- Be fitness trained by Ashley Borden or Valerie Waters
- Own a piano and write a song. Or 12.
- Take surfing lessons while staying at Shutters in Santa Monica
- Have lunch with Nate Berkus (perhaps after we take surfing lessons or browse the Paris flea markets together?)
- Have tea with Simon Cowell
- Rescue a chocolate lab and name him Banks (*Note: Rescued a white shih-tzu/Maltese/something-or-other on Dec 1, 2010. Named him Banks)
- See the Ethiopian countryside
- Create a greeting card line
- Peruse Elizabeth Gilbert’s store
- Swim with dolphins
- Take a family vacation to Atlantis in the Bahamas
- Spend 2 weeks on Maui
- Raise chickens in my backyard
- Learn to snowboard
- Take a guitar lesson from Bret Michaels (after riding on the back of his Fallen Angel motorcycle — do you see a pattern here with Mr. Michaels?)
- Attend a Josh Groban concert
- Guest star on one episode of Modern Family (unless they want me back!)
- See Ray Lamontagne in concert
