50 Things

I posted this list on January 1st 2012 as a guide and sign post for things that I would like to achieve in the year 2012. It's a way for me to keep track of things that I have always wanted to do to try and take control of my year.

50 things to do in 2012 (in no particular order):

1. Move out of home
2. Rescue and love a kitten from the RSPCA
3. Watch all seasons of Mad Men
4. Read 50 new books (6 books read - updated 12 MAR)
5. Read the Lord of the Rings Trilogy
6. Watch all three extended edition Lord of the Rings movies in 1 day
7. Attend San Diego Comic Con 2012
8. Have a Mexican food dinner party
9. Watch a sunrise
10. Watch a sunset
11. Dye my hair blue Completed 12th Mar 12
12. Get a tattoo
13. Fold 1000 Origami Cranes
14. Go on a roadtrip with friends
15. Spend a week without Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / any internet that isn't work related
16. Go Zorbing
17. Lay in a hammock
18. Have a fancy dinner party
19. Shoot a gun
20. Turn myself into a cartoon character
21. Swim with a dolphin
22. See a movie at the drive in
23. See a movie at the Rooftop/Outdoor Cinemas
24. See 5 musicals
25. Attend a sporting event in the USA
26. Watch the Godfather trilogy
27. Get my fortune told
28. Swim with Great White Sharks
29. Learn to say "hello" in 20 languages
30. Take pictures in a photo booth
31. Paint a picture
32. Write to my favourite bloggers
33. Watch all Harry Potter movies
34. Re-read all Harry Potter books
35. Have a Ryan Gosling movie marathon
36. Dance like a maniac
37. Use a hotel bed as a trampoline
38. Wear glitter eyeliner for a week
39. Buy a new pair of Irregular Choice shoes
40. Take a segway tour
41. Get a record player Completed 5th Jan 2012
42. Expand my record collection by 40
43. Update and re-design my blog Completed 2nd Feb 2012
44. Build and sleep in a blanket fort
45. Watch 20 black & white films ("classics")
46. Go to or have a dress up party
47. Travel to 10 new cities
48. Take a photo every day for 366 days (using my iphone) (2/12 months completed - updated 12 MAR)
49. Go to a zoo
50. See 10 new bands live (not including support bands) (3/10 bands seen - Cage the Elephant, Cults, Laura Marling - updated -5 FEB)

There we have it. I have 52 weeks and it has begun January 1st, 2012. You can follow the posts about these adventures HERE


I'll update this list as I complete the different tasks/goals.

Happy Adventures

 - Brooke