Start date: May 15, 2015
End date: February 9, 2018 {3 COMPLETE, 98 TO GO} |
6. Do at least 10 random acts of kindness. {1/10}
8. Have a conversation with 20 strangers {5/20} 10.Do at least 10 new watercolor paintings. {3/10} 11.Try 15 new recipes from my Food Faves board. {1/15} [Mexican Corn Dip] 22. Swim 3,000 laps (42 miles). {84/3,000} 41. Put $10 in savings for every goal I cross off this list. {3/101} 45. Go to two new music festivals. {2/2} CounterPoint [5.22.15]. Camp Bisco [7.15.15-7.19.15] 49. Listen to 10 classic rock albums all the way through. {1/10} [Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (1977)], 79. Publish 100 posts on my blog. {21/100} 82. Get 50 people to subscribe to my blog. {15/50} 92. Learn how to do custom lettering & hand typography. |
I'm also very happy with how another one of my watercolor paintings turned out. I made two for Vinnie during our trip, and I couldn't be happier with the results. Getting back into watercoloring has reminded me why I put this on my list in the first place; it's an expressive art that I feel complete peace when doing. Watercolors bring out my inner creative spirit in a completely unique way. It makes sense that water is my preferred medium, because of my deep connection to the ocean and all types of water. I love the beautiful art that water is capable of creating, and many times the droplets will follow a path of their own and direct the paint in a way that could never be recreated. Vinnie even made me my own little art gallery in his room where my paintings are hanging. It means so much to me that he realizes how special art is to me, and that he appreciates it in his own way.
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On a higher note, I began making progress with goal #11! I love cooking, but I have a lot of favorite standby recipes that I gravitate towards before I’ll jump in and make something completely new (hence why this goal is on the list!). One night Vinnie and I decided that we wanted to have a taco night, and I thought it was the perfect opportunity to try out this Mexican Corn Dip recipe that I had been drooling over on Pinterest. It was actually super easy to make, and while mine didn’t come out as pretty as the one from Damn Delicious, it sure did taste good. It was super easy to make, so consider giving it a shot!
Goal #49 has to do with music (one of my favorite things in the world), so I knew it would be a fun one to work on! Ever since I could talk, I've been singing classic rock songs. My parents listened to Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles and countless others on each of the many car trips we took as a family. I thank them for my good taste in music, but I never properly learned which song was which until I got older (or really until my brother Joey learned it all and taught me). I don't know a lot of albums by name, so in an effort to change that, this goal made the list. I started crossing it off on the way up to North Carolina for Joey's wedding, which I thought was fitting because he's a big reason why I'm such a rock and roll fan.
The first album I chose was Rumours by Fleetwood Mac. In case you didn't know this, Stevie Nicks is my spirit animal. Well, not quite but I do have this deep appreciation for her spirit, and I feel it mirrors my own at times. I didn't realize how many songs I knew off this album!
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And then I heard some new ones too, so it was a really fun time listening to Rumours all the way through. Dreams is one of my all-time favorite songs, so it was cool to hear it in album order with the rest of the tracks. And of course Don't Stop and Go Your Own Way are classics! I was surprised to learn that The Chain was a song by Fleetwood Mac. I had heard this plenty of times before but just never knew the name of it! You Make Loving Fun was sort of the same situation, and I had never gave it a good listen before, but it's an awesome song. And then the album closes out with Gold Dust Woman, which is another favorite of mine that I never knew the name of! I picked a great album to explore, and it's made me very excited for the next nine of them! If you have any suggestions for a classic rock album I should check out, let me know! I'm always looking for ideas.
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