Each new year we sit down as a family and set goals for the coming year. Our list usually includes a family campout, a vacation, and a major house project. This year we decided to learn a new talent! Suzanne decided to become a master Pizza chef. Caity has taken up the piano again. I decided to learn to play the harmonica. Because it is small enough to fit in my pocket, I take it places and will hum out new tunes as I drive to work or while I am waiting and have time to spare. Here is my first tune, Come Come Ye Saints, a familiar pioneer song in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. (Sorry, I'm still trying to figure out how to add an audio file to a blog!)
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They say if you want something done, give it to a busy person. I guess I am using reverse psychology here and saying that I will get more done if I keep myself busy. Thus begins my quest to complete 100 goals before I turn 100 year old. This is clearly an exercise in faith that I will indeed live to be 100. I will use a 'Post' for each goal to give updates along the way. Start the clock: July 1, 2011!
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100 Things to do
- 01. Be Debt Free
- 02. Go on a 2nd Mission
- 03. Create a Family Photo Book for Each of us
- 04. Play the Harmonica Well - Done (but still practicing)
- 05. Paint a Great Work - Done
- 06. Camp on the Beach (see #51)
- 07. Buy a New Truck - Done
- 08. Travel Europe with Suzanne
- 09. Donate Five Park Benches
- 10. Raft the Grand Canyon
- 11. Visit All 50 States (21/50)
- 12. Grow and Eat Corn - Done
- 13. Make a Sculpture (50%)
- 14. Drive a Corvette
- 15. Visit the Sacred Grove
- 16. Ride a Bike 50 Miles
- 17. Earn Six Scout Knot Awards - Suspended
- 18. Break a Bad Habit
- 19. Start a Good Habit
- 20. Read 100 Books (9/100)
- 21. Build an Outdoor Pizza Oven - Done
- 22. Play a Song on the Guitar
- 23. Complete an Intense Study of the Standard Works
- 24. Eat at 100 New Restaurants - Done
- 25. Gather a Six Month Food Supply
- 26. Weigh Under 225 lbs for one Year - Modified
- 27. Have a Photo Published in a National Magazine - Done (If you count a National Webpage)
- 28. Find 1000 Geocaches
- 29. Write in my Journal monthly (Done, but still going)
- 30. Remember who I am and where I came from
- 31. Photograph 25 different modes of transportation
- 32. Lift where I stand!
- 33. Understand the mysteries of the universe
- 34. Shake the hand of a Prophet
- 35. Buy or build a Telescope and study the stars
- 36. Avoid mediocrity
- 37. Build a Pergola - Done
- 38. Make a clay pot
- 39. Don't get caught up on things that don't really matter.
- 39. Catch 20 fish (10/20)
- 40. Value my friendships
- 41. Give an honest day of work, every day
- 42. Honor my Priesthood
- 43. Write a letter to my family each month
- 44. Get CPR Certified - Done
- 45. Bowl a 225 game
- 46. Write a Personal Mission Statement
- 47. Give
- 48. Stretch
- 49. Carry a Simple Conversation in Sign Language
- 50. Stay Fluent in Spanish
- 51. Camp at 50 Different Places
- 52. Solve the Rubik's Cube
- 53. Learn a new language well enough
- 54. Master a Handgun
- 55. Live on a Ranch
- 56. Build a Custom House
- 57. Spend a Week in a Camper Trailer
- 58. Attend 100 Theatre Productions/Concerts
- 59. Retire With Satisfaction of a Career Well Done
- 60. Leave a Strong Legacy for my Children
Ahh, you're improving.
ReplyDeleteSo what constitutes 'playing the harmonica well'? Is it a certain number of musical numbers or how well you play the musical numbers? Either way, I will say you can play the harmonica well when you can play Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Bad Moon Rising'. It's a good campout song.