"The right time is any time that one is still so lucky as to have..."- Henry JamesSo, this is going to be a grab bag of personal goals and fun things to do this year, in no particular order of importance and subject to future updates and revisions as my wanton, womanly whims waft me. Luckily, Los Angeles is full of restaurants to sample, bizarre workouts to try, museums to visit, and guinea pigs to cuddle. Here's to a great 2016.
1. Volunteer at Los Angeles Guinea Pig Rescue
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| SO FLUFFY!!! Photo via LA Guinea Pig Rescue |
2. Go hammock camping
Ever since my sister bought me a $5 hammock at Five Below, I have been dreaming about sipping wine in my hammock before a blazing fire while watching Netflix (that's what people do when they're camping...right?) As far as I can tell, all you need to go hammock camping is a hammock, tree straps, and two appropriately spaced trees. Living the dream!
3. Host a clothing swap (or three)
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| Leftover shoes from the last swap |
4. Start a local Artist's Way group
I participated in an Artist's Way group last year and it kind of sort of changed my life. This is one of those books that makes an evangelist out of you—the kind you give to your friends and strangers on the metro. Due to my continuing commitment to drive only when necessary, I would like to start a group close to my house. Like, walking/biking distance.5. Ride my bike during CicLAvia
This is one of my favorite LA events. They shut down miles of public streets just for bikes/pedestrians/rollerbladers/skateboarders/scooters. I may have moved out of the valley but that doesn't mean I'm not going to haul/public-transpo my bike up there for this event.
6. Be in my brother's wedding
My brother is getting married!!! Not only is he all grown up (real job and everything), he's also an amazing person to talk to and hang out with. Sibling lottery on lock.
7. Make my own Bloody Mary mix from scratch.
I tried this once with fresh-squeezed tomato juice and the results were just "meh." Moral of the story: keep your tomatoes canned and your pepper gratuitous.
8. Take up weight lifting
9. Ride my bike to the beach
10. Visit the Broad
11. Learn to sew
I may or may not have taken a free sewing class at Mood LA two years ago. I may or may not have only gotten to the part where we pinned the pieces of a tote bag together. I may or may not still have those pinned together pieces sitting in my car. *Hangs head in shame*
12. Get a new job
13. Find a spiritual community or group that doesn't cause spontaneous feminist combustion
CHECK AND CHECK
16. Get health insurance
17. Learn how to [ice] skate backwards
So, this one time, I tried out for the hockey team at Cambridge when I was studying abroad. I put on all the gear, I went through all the drills, and though I wasn't the worst skater of the bunch, I could not for the life of me skate backwards. More than one person, including one really cute guy, tried to show me but I could—not—get—it. Goals.
CHECK AND CHECK
