A list to do before my 33rd birthday
1) Launch & get funding for A Field Guide For Now. 2) Finish my novel manuscript. 3) Practice writing query letters. 4) Read/re-read every book on this list. 5) Plant berry bushes. 6) Save seeds. 7) Financial stability. 8 ) Hike Mt. Mansfield. 9) Go for a family bike ride. 10) Make a big deal out of friends & loved one’s birthdays. 11) Attend a writer’s conference. 12) Apply here for next winter’s low res MFA. 13) Make croissants from scratch. 14) Go to the Biodome in Montreal this summer. 15) Plant red peonies. 16) Work on my abs. 17) Throw a garden party with pretty lights and fun drinks. 18.) Buy a vintage cake tier. 19) Wear dresses more. 20) Learn to can & freeze garden produce. 21) Organize the basement. 22) Go mountain biking often this summer. 23) Multiple streams of income. 24) Visit a railroad & take a train ride with Bean. 25) Go camping with friends. 26) Go to the local farmer’s market regularly. 27) Submit five short stories. 28.) Buy a new bikini. 29) Build a greenhouse with recycled windows. 30) Complete enough new canvasses for a show & book a show at a local cafe. 31) Learn to compost for real. 32) Go to a museum. 33) Remember: “What if there is no emergency?”
Last year’s list here.




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I really hope you show us how to build a greenhouse out of recycled windows! I want that too, but for my resident gardener. He would LOVE that!
What a spectacular list. I can’t wait to see what canvasses you are going to show. I think that is awesome. As is your kickstart project
Yay! And, of course, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
xoxo
Happy Birthday, Christina!
I love it — so much possibility in a newly ripened year! I hope there are many pictures to commemorate each lovely accomplishment.