The List: 2019 Edition

The List is an annual compilation of 100 things that I've never done before (or haven't done recently), but would love to complete. The List was inspired by my friend MK, who has been list-making and list-tackling for nearly a decade.

2019 marks my SIXTH go-round at list writing and tackling and contains a blend of items rolled over from past lists along with new items. I also reserve the right to add "bonus" items on top of the original 100 things. 13 new items completed for the year is my magic number.

1. Take a "wine and canvas"/"paint and sip" class
2. Make homemade pizza, including the dough
3. Make scallops
4. Attend the Luminary Loppet
5. Take a knife skills cooking class
6. Learn how to saber champagne
7. Go to a Jazz club
8. Decorate my home office
9. Visit the Salt Cave in Minneapolis
10. Take a flower arranging class
11. Update my work website
12. Record a YouTube video
13. Organize all the mementos and Christmas cards I’ve saved over the years
14. Get nail art on my nails
15. Take a Fourth & Spruce Macrame class
16. Stay in the Ice Hotel in Sweden
17. Vacation in Thailand
18. Memorize all of the U.S. Presidents, including their years in office
19. Get in the habit of making dinner (at least 2X a week…for at least 10 weeks)
20. Visit a winery I've never been to before
21.  Listen to Victorian ghost stories at the Hill House
22. Eat pizza at the Pizza Farm in WI
23. Get a CPR certification
24. Take an Aerial Yoga class
25. See a comedian perform live who I haven't seen before
26. Invest in a blockchain currency
27. Read a memoir, biography or autobiography about a First Lady
28. Visit the Michigan UP (upper peninsula, for you non-Michiganders)
29. Eat Rice Krispies Treats Cereal (available by special order only, apparently)
30. Make homemade limoncello
31. Golf 18 holes
32. Organize my yoga binders and notes
33. Make pasta from scratch
34. Take an improv class
35. See the NYC Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in person
36. Gain a new yoga certification/credential
37. Eat at Spoon and Stable
38. Make champagne fountain out of wine glasses
39. Go cross country skiing
40. Go to the Walker
41. Take a Utah Ski Trip
42. Get a spa treatment that I haven't had before (like a facial, body wrap, aromatherapy bath)
43. Eat vegetarian for two weeks
44. Eat vegan for a week
45. Make something from my "Crafting with Cat Hair" book
46. Take a creative writing class
47. Make a candle
48. Try a meal delivery service like Hello Fresh or Blue Apron
49. Ride in a Hot Tug Jacuzzi boat
50. Visit Duluth in the Summer
51. Visit the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
52. Take a goat yoga class
53. Visit a lavender farm
54. Stomp wine grapes
55. Dine at Travail
56. Make homemade holiday cards
57. Buy a magnum size bottle of sparkling wine
58. Start composting
59. Visit Alaska
60. Pin-up photo shoot
61. Buy something at a Farmer's market
62. Stay “up to date” on my list write-ups (e.g. write them up within a month that they happen)
63. Pet a penguin
64. Try Vitamin IV therapy
65. Upcycle my mom's old jewelry box
66. Make something artistic and/or useful out of sparkling wine corks and/or cages
67. Meditate by the ocean
68. Attend the Minnesota Orchestra
69. Get my antique ring appraised
70. Help MK achieve an item from her 52New List (and get a mention on her "thank you" list!)
71. Learn a magic trick
72. Paint/re-decorate the master bedroom
73. Read 12 books
74. Make Whoopie Pies
75. Fly a kite
76. Put up a trellis in the yard
77. See a musical I haven’t seen before
78. Take a ferry across Lake MI (SS Badger or Lake Express)
79. Visit Meijer Gardens
80. Achieve expert status/finish the Spanish tree on Duolingo
81. Take a dance class
82. Try slacklining
83. Float on a giant inflatable unicorn or some other ridiculous and oversized water floatie
84. Visit a new state I've never been to before
85. Refinish/redesign/reinvent a piece of furniture
86. Teach a Cat Yoga class
87. Watch the sunrise every morning for a week
88. Watch the sunset every day for a week
89. Go to Top Golf
90. Work or volunteer in a foreign country
91. Post something inspiring on a public bulletin board
92. Open an Etsy shop
93. Teach a Yoga Workshop
94. Buy a pair of cowboy boots in TX
95. Ride a horse
96. Get a cactus
97. Try Flotation REST Therapy
98. Visit a cheesy tourist trap
99. Go to a pro football game
100. Snowshoe