These are the thirty-eight goals I want to accomplish before I turn thirty-eight. October 10th, 2013, to be exact.

My 38 things!!

1. Put $1,000 into a mini emergency fund
2. Pay off all of my non-mortgage debt
3. Regularly tithe 10% of our household income
4. Downsize our belongings so that everything we own fit into our 2-bedroom, 1 car garage condo
5. Jog a mile
6. Take the train
7. Go camping
8. Blow bubbles out of the car window while on a road trip
9. Clean out the garage
10. Hike the longest trail at Silver Creek Falls
11. Go on a walking tour of downtown Salem
12. Take a cooking class
13. Host a slumber party
14. Create a new line of inspiring art pieces of at least 12 designs
15. Start my own company
16. Redesign my blog to make it a reflection of my personal style
17. Invest in blog/career business cards
18. Launch an interview series on my blog
19. Send fifty handwritten handwritten notes
20. Lose an accumulative 100 pounds
21. Volunteer in a cause that is near and dear to my heart
22. Ride my bike for an hour straight
23. Have a weekend vacation at the coast
24. Sell my entire collection of Pink Paisley Boutique jewelry (LET IT GO!)
25. Host a movie-themed party
26. Inspire someone to write a list of their own
27. Be featured in a creative publication
28. Try at least 12 new recipes
29. Prepare a meal using fresh ingredients from the Farmer’s Market
30. Use re-usable shopping bags for all grocery shopping for an entire month
31. Read every Jane Austen novel
32. Get a facial
33. Revitalize 5 old pieces of furniture
34. Teach an online class
35. Read my Flying Lessons class book
36. Wear bright red lipstick out in public for a day
37. Have at least 48 artist dates
38. Have fresh flowers in the house every week for at least 10 weeks

Here is to a FABULOUS 37th year of LIVING the GOOD LIFE!!!

 If you want to have a different life, you have to live differently!