get your head out of the clouds

I really like making a list, checking some items off the list, and then losing the list. I'm a big fan of being organized in theory, which explains why my room will cycle between friendly clutter and manic neatness. Since I usually have more free time during the summer, I spend it thinking about how I would like my life to look and, in general, some things I would like to accomplish before I die. I won't bore you with my full life lists (one of which includes things to do before I die), but here are some things I'm thinking about taking on in the coming year:

• learn to play cello
  
• cook more at home and less out of a box
• learn to drive a motorcycle
• take more time to paint and draw
• keep a runaway bag ready for spontaneous weekend trips
• take my little sister to New York City
• learn Hindi
• read the news in the morning
• learn to play ukulele