34

I really have no idea why this number is affecting me in any way. After all it's just a number...maybe it's because life is flashing before my eyes and I can't make time take a break. My mother moved to the U.S. in 1984 at the age of 36. At this time she had been married 12 years, had 4 children and was so much a woman. She was so independent, her decisions were her own and no one dare question. I, on the other hand feel like a kid. I always have family questioning my every move and decision and worse, is that I feel that I have to answer to them. 2009 so far has been very much about breaking that cycle. 34 is about bringing many plans and dreams into really...here is my bucket list:

1. TRAVEL TRAVEL TRAVEL....every chance I get, everywhere and anywhere (leaving on 7/17  for an overseas adventure)
2. Find/create a job I love
3. Actively pursue UCHUVA or let it go for ever (did jewelry for a wedding...)
4. Be more generous and present to those around me
5. Have a constant prayer/meditation practice
6. Let go of 25lbs my body/mind is resisting to let go (6 lbs down...)
7. Run a 5k...gotta start somewhere, right? (done 7/4)
8. Go to Colombia and visit a place I've never been to before
9. Go to Chile
10. Complete Chalean Xtreme
11. Become a LEED AP (done 6/24)
12. Make a new I/Prosperity map
13. Visit my friend Leah
14. Run a 10k in the fall
15. Find a new place to live: requirements: LIGHT, lot's of  closet space, nice kitchen, hardwood floors, Bethesda area, 2Bd/2Bth, within budget
16. Visit Debi in September
17. Buy a new car before the fall
18. Run the Cherry Blossom half marathon in the spring
19. Begin studying a new language with Jimmy
20. Take a Chemistry and Biology class, prerequisites for grad school
21. Learn about Permaculture
22. Devote 2 hours a week to make art with Simone
23. Create a constant weekly running routine...and stick to it
24. Save more money than I spend on unnecessary purchases
25. Smile and laugh more from my heart
26. Get closer to a place in my life where I can have another baby
27. Continue building a stronger family unit with my daughter and partner
28. Seize opportunities wholeheartedly, with strength and faith
29. Read at least 1 book per month
30. Cut down on online idling 
31. Take more afternoon walks with Simone
32. Go see a broadway show
33. Go on a romatic weekend get away with Jimmy...
34. Celebrate my 35th birthday on the beach