100+ Things to Do to Help Shape My Creative Life

100+ Things to Do to Help Shape My Creative Life

Posted on 22. Nov, 2009 by Writer in On Living

I have been working on my life list for a while but was motivated to post it after reading A Life Well Lived: Developing a Personal Manifesto and downing half a bottle of red.  There is something about red wine that fuels internal reflection followed by copious amounts of tears.

I have recently made some huge life changes and I admit am having a bit of difficulty with all this new found freedom.  I feel a bit scattered, unfocused, and distracted.  Working on my own manifesto can perhaps help me commit more firmly to creating that creative life I so desire.  I really like the idea of crossing out items as I go.  I think creating a personal manifesto will remind me of all the reasons I chose this path in the first place.  For ideas on how to create your own personal manifesto see Gwen Bell’s inspiring piece on How to Create Your Personal Manifesto.

Here are 100+ things I would like to do before well – leaving this life:

Knit a beanie – Tap dance – Spin fire – Run an ultramarthon – Get braces – Learn Spanish – Perform with a bluegrass band – Adopt a homeless pup – Go on a meditation retreat – Get married – Live in a cabin without electricity – Have a bookshelf with a ladder on it – Make dandelion wine – Have a garden- Learn how to can vegetables – Do a pull up – Write a song – Learn how to Irish dance – Bake a pie – Be my own best friend – Write a book – Don’t revert to cubicle life – Take violin lessons – Volunteer on an organic farm – Be able to take 2 steps on a slack line – Buy a hula hoop – Finish the Artist’s Way – Highlight my hair – Go on a 3-month long road trip – Be a camp host – Volunteer at an orphanage – Walk barefoot in a French vineyard – Visit New York City – Get a Master’s Degree in something fun – Cycle through Scotland – Deep water solo – Do a multi-pitch route – Run a road marathon – Attend Burning Man – Paraglide – Hike through Patagonia – Visit a Tibetan Monastary – Author a Lonely Planet guidebook – Lounge on beaches in the Dominican Republic – Drink a Guinness in an Irish Pub – Work at a National Park – Live somewhere where in the winter you have to ski to your door – Tell a story on This American Life – Volunteer a weekend at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary – Cross a border in a smuggler’s truck – Read all of The People’s History of the United States – Backpack a 200+mile trail – Lead 5.11 – Live in another country for at least 6 months – Eat noodles in Thailand – Ski in New Zealand – Rock Climb in Potrero Chico – Be in Mexico on el Dia de los Muertos – Visit Salvador Dali’s museum – Trek to Machu Picchu – Hike France’s 100-mile GR20 trail – Spend a weekend in Portland – Visit Michael Heizer’s Earthworks in Nevada – Visit Frida’s home in Mexico City – Have my very own cappuccino machine – Have a job that betters people’s lives – Run through a cornfield – Have a hammock in the backyard – Sip cocktails on a porch swing when I am 70 – Watch ever episode of the Muppets – Give birth – Drive to Alaska – See the giant Redwoods – Raft down the Salmon River – Go on an archeological dig – Do an adventure race – Throw my parents an anniversary bash – Get a hot stone massage

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13 Responses to “100+ Things to Do to Help Shape My Creative Life”

  1. JoAnna

    22. Nov, 2009

    Great list! I’m seeing a rock climbing theme woven throughout. Now go start crossing ‘em off!

    (Side note: I LOVE Best Friends Animal Sanctuary! We spent an afternoon there, and I’m afraid if we ever made it a weekend, I’d go home with a full backseat of 4-legged fuzzies!)

  2. Abbie

    22. Nov, 2009

    I love your list! I can see we share some of the same goals ;)

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  4. Nancy

    23. Nov, 2009

    This is fantastic. Love the list. You and Abbie have inspired me to create one too. You and have similar “to dos”: Drink Guiness in an Irish Pub, finish the Artist’s Way, volunteer at an orphanage, volunteer on an organic farm. And I would say that you already have a job that betters people’s lives with this blog and with your writing. :)

  5. Candice

    23. Nov, 2009

    I might steal your life list. Except for the beanie part, don’t think I’d look good in one of those.

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  7. AdventureRob

    27. Nov, 2009

    Good luck with the list Abbie :-) It’s surprising how quick you can get through it if you concentrate on it and have the time

  8. neha

    28. Nov, 2009

    ‘Go on an archeological dig’ – that was a childhood dream!

  9. Julie

    04. Dec, 2009

    I’m all about learning how to can vegetables. My mom knows how and I feel like I should learn- I don’t want that knowledge to just die out, you know?

  10. Sarah

    04. Dec, 2009

    “Have a bookshelf with a ladder on it”

    My ultimate life goal!

  11. Debbie

    17. Dec, 2009

    I love this entry! Enjoyed reading your list. Mine would include “learn how to blog like the dirbag writer.” =)

  12. Heather Carreiro

    14. Feb, 2010

    Ooh I need to do one of these. I’ll just substitute the red wine for the bottle of wine chilling in the fridge…Have you done any of them yet?

  13. Bonie

    17. Feb, 2010

    Another inspiring post. Thanks Amy. I’m so glad I bumped into your blog tonight.

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