22 January 2009

38 things to do before I turn 39



1. roller skate backwards.
2. shoot with the yashica.
3. visit canada.
4. cultivate a collection of found paper.
5. purchase a pair of rain boots.
6. celebrate the chinese new year in a garden. done
7. learn to embroider.
8. write one sentence everyday for a year.
9. take on the bins.
10. visit the velveteria.
11. renew my passport.
12. take class at dance new amsterdam.
13. wander aimlessly.
14. hit up the waffle cart on north lombard.
15. take ava and ezra on a photo walk.
16. celebrate with nancy and kristy.
17. hike wahkeenah falls.
18. read five books.
19. make key tag jewelry with ava.
20. spend the night in the backyard.
21. fill a book with collages.
22. map out a photobooth crawl.
23. ride my bike along the eastbank esplanade.
24. wreck a journal.
25. finish the strangers project.
26. photograph von's studio. done
27. walk across the st. john's bridge. done
28. load up the polaroid automatic 100.
29. have a bowl of pho on 82nd avenue.
30. orchestrate something awesome.
31. beat ward at pacman.
32. spend an afternoon at skidmore fountain.
33. teach ezra the rerun.
34. take back the basement.
35. fill a jar with magical thinking.
36. make (and film) a dance. done
37. finish the unfinished.
38. bake a pie from scratch.

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79 Comments:

Anonymous daniela said...

just when i'm feeling all funky, you get me inspired by all those possibilities out there in this big wide world of ours......thank you. and oh, how i hope you film ezra doing the rerun dance!!

January 23, 2009 5:30 PM  
Anonymous gwen said...

I have walked over the St. John's Bridge and it is DELIGHTFUL as is the park beneath. and there's a fabulous little cafe down the street. and my sister lives right around the corner, tell her hello and i miss her.

January 23, 2009 5:38 PM  
Blogger kim said...

thank you for being an inspiration. i want to make my own list....have to think about it for a while tho...

January 23, 2009 6:19 PM  
Blogger Hi Kooky said...

Vancouver is great (and close to you!). We went when our oldest was just 10 months old. However, I really want to visit the east coast of Canada. Outside the cities. I think the light could be amazing. I want to learn to bake a pie from scratch too.

January 23, 2009 6:20 PM  
Blogger kristin said...

oh i am with dani, the rerun dance! oh yes the rerun dance! thanks for sharing all your whimsy and great ideas and hopes for your new 38th year. i also love the magical thinking jar, how very fabulous is that for moms.

January 23, 2009 6:21 PM  
Blogger Jenna said...

Thanks for inspiring me to make my own list:
http://spirographs.blogspot.com/search/label/the%20list

January 23, 2009 7:00 PM  
Blogger Elizabeth said...

Visit Canada! Drive from Vancouver 10 hours east and visit Calgary for the Stampede. We promise to show you a good time. And I know how you love a fair.

January 23, 2009 6:34 PM  
Anonymous leslie said...

that list is wonderful. and full of so much goodness. i hope you can do most or all of it. yep. i am still plugging away on mine. thanks for the reminder!

January 23, 2009 6:58 PM  
Anonymous anatomist said...

i'll teach you to embroider, if you help me do ttv! this is a very inspiring list and since i turn 30 in two weeks i think i ought to start working on my own list.

January 23, 2009 8:15 PM  
Blogger Helen said...

Yippee! I love to read your lists and "watch" you check off items.

Especially excited by the photobooth crawl ...

January 23, 2009 8:26 PM  
Blogger MODsquad said...

Fantastic list!! You may be the list maker of ALL list makers!! Can't wait to hear about #33, #6, #9, #18...Ok, I can't wait to hear about all of them! Happy marking off the list!

January 23, 2009 8:53 PM  
Anonymous tina said...

a wonderful list - again. i think number 8 is my favourite. and number 11 made me smile, because it's so surprisingly pragmatic, yet totally necessary.

January 23, 2009 10:59 PM  
Anonymous Shannon said...

I love your lists - they inspire me to think bigger!

January 24, 2009 6:31 AM  
Blogger young said...

Is this a new list because you just turned 38? Are birthday wishes in order?

January 23, 2009 10:35 PM  
Anonymous anatomist said...

also, that waffle cart is awesome and brilliant and tasty. jack had his first waffle there and loved it.

January 23, 2009 10:10 PM  
OpenID swampgirl said...

I LoVed Rerun and his suspender slapping dance.

January 24, 2009 6:21 AM  
Blogger leaca said...

great list. i will be turning 39 this year as well and should make a list of my own.

January 24, 2009 2:32 AM  
Blogger gm glimmerglass said...

You will love Canada. Chinatown in Vancouver is unbelieveably, eye-poppingly swimming in color and form. Right up your alley.

Thanks for sharing your list! Gets me dreamin'....

January 23, 2009 11:12 PM  
Blogger Jen Lee said...

I can help you with #38! Not nearly as daunting as it seems. Love you list, and love you, too.

January 24, 2009 4:15 AM  
Blogger curious girl (lisa) said...

roller skating!

aimless wandering!

magical thinking!

what a fun year it will be! you are a girl after my own heart. and I'm so intrigued by the 'one sentence a week'. you are indeed the list maker extraordinaire.

January 24, 2009 2:16 AM  
Blogger Rhiannon said...

That's such a cool list! Its inspired me to try and make my own (although 21 before 22 is not quite so profound sounding!)

x

January 24, 2009 5:35 AM  
Blogger Nessie Noodle said...

I am all over #22. that sounds like the best idea yet!!

January 24, 2009 9:04 AM  
Blogger Shannon said...

I would love for you to visit Victoria, Canada. I just moved here myself from New Brunswick a few months ago, so I read the posts on your cross country trip several times before we made our trek. You would love it here, it is very bright, colorful and friendly.

January 24, 2009 10:29 AM  
Anonymous Colene said...

yes, please do visit Vancouver! I would be more than happy to give you tips about where to go, fun things to see, and best of all...yummy food to eat! belgian waffles anyone? :)

January 24, 2009 11:11 AM  
Blogger mommy Tan said...

NO!!! Don't go to Vancouver!!! Come to Montreal, Québec!!! :)
You would love it here - I just know you would!

January 24, 2009 3:13 PM  
Blogger lucy said...

love love love the list. just love it. I can't wait to see canada in your photos. xxo

January 24, 2009 6:53 PM  
Blogger Katie said...

Those are some great ideas. Wreck this journal from Powells looks like a lot of fun, and I've walked the esplanade a few times-- when the weather is nice it's so pretty!

January 24, 2009 7:11 PM  
Anonymous jennifer (dreaming tree) said...

dude. rerun. wow. 'nuf said. :)

January 24, 2009 11:34 PM  
Blogger •´.¸¸.•¨¯`♥.Trish.♥´¯¨•.¸¸.´• said...

hi thank you for reminding me about the magical thinking jar 35. I saw it a while back because of Lilly and I almost forgot.
My 2 yr old twins are just learning to talk and said the funniest things ...well the bits I can understand.

I am going to do this list too - I think the idea is brilliant... I have a few more to add than you though ;)
I found you because of Kate.

January 24, 2009 9:29 PM  
Blogger Love Squalor said...

perfect andrea! it's going to be a good year!

January 25, 2009 1:51 AM  
Anonymous Holly said...

Love this list. Made one for myself awhile ago, must go look at it again :)

Also - left an award for you at my blog.

January 25, 2009 8:31 AM  
Anonymous Shael said...

You'll definitely need to do #5 before you do #3!

January 25, 2009 8:55 AM  
Blogger Eden From Sweden said...

Thanks for reminding me that the most wonderful things in life are right in front of us, waiting for us to notice them...and you do notice them, beautifully!

January 25, 2009 10:57 AM  
Blogger TheLittleFrog said...

Love yr list:) By the way u gonna teach at my most favorite place on earth, RDC!!! I might take yr class if I make it there:)) Enjoy Squam:)

January 25, 2009 12:29 PM  
Blogger Kathleen said...

i can make a recommendation for #30!
*big cheesy grin*

January 25, 2009 1:15 PM  
Blogger Jinnie N. said...

i have a list like that, too! 30 before 30... i think i crossed off like 2 so far and i don't have that much time left! ;p good luck with your list!

January 25, 2009 2:35 PM  
Anonymous Heidi Wholeness said...

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hugs
Heidi Wholeness

January 25, 2009 8:48 PM  
Blogger The Clever Pup said...

Canada, yay!

My brother lives in Victoria, I'm in Toronto. Victoria is so beautiful you might not want to leave. Enjoy yourself.

January 25, 2009 7:58 PM  
Anonymous chelsea said...

a very fine list, indeed -- looking forward to watching it all unfold.

January 25, 2009 5:08 PM  
OpenID sylvesterandmama said...

Lots of good goals!!

January 26, 2009 12:23 AM  
Blogger Trish said...

I love your lists! I make them every year-- every birthday, every new year, each summer-- and I love the way they guide my time and my energy and the sense of accomplishment I get when I check one off. Have you heard of the 101 things to do in 1001 days website? That has a whole collection of people's lists posted and it's really neat.

January 26, 2009 8:09 AM  
Anonymous Beatriz Macias said...

I was impatiently waiting for your list, such an inspiration! Great things all around, do the jar of magical thinking, I kept a journal for a while with my son's words, and stories... it is a treasure we all love.
Wreck that journal, it is my favorite gift for young girls... they all love it to pieces ;)

January 26, 2009 10:13 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Great list! Looking forward to hearing about you doing all of them!

January 26, 2009 8:29 AM  
Blogger Jessika said...

Photograph Von's studio... So that means a trip back to NYC yes?!

January 26, 2009 12:24 PM  
Blogger Ana said...

Sounds like you have a fantastic year ahead!

January 26, 2009 12:56 PM  
Blogger Julia said...

well this is just one of the best lists ever. good luck!

January 26, 2009 7:55 PM  
Anonymous linnea said...

Hi Andrea :o) I would so accompany you to the flavour waffle cart. Let me know if you need a partner!
xo,
Linnea

January 26, 2009 9:50 PM  
Blogger jess said...

oh! I admit to be another who's taken this page from your book; it's so perfect, so inspiring. yours! oh, delight. rain boots are really essential (I have two pairs). I lived RIGHT ACROSS from the Velveteria and never went! I've also never been to the bins but I hear it's really something. wahkeenah falls is a wonderful hike; I swear by the eastbank esplanade (for runs, not bike rides -- I'm the only Portlander without a bike); I have traversed the st. johns bridge by foot. I had no idea there was a waffle cart ANYWHERE and now I want to go. as in, right now.

good luck with this year :) we can't wait to see you knock some things off this list.

January 26, 2009 11:33 PM  
Blogger Bethelyn K. Photography said...

INSTANTLY...i am in love with your blog!!! you have a new fan:)

January 27, 2009 8:27 AM  
Anonymous Sarah said...

Just wanted to say hello...wandered over from Red Velvet.

January 27, 2009 1:30 PM  
Anonymous mika said...

i think i might join you in #8 (write one sentence everyday for a year)...

i've been looking for ways to ease myself back into writing and taking pictures daily....and this might be a good step in that direction...

good luck! :)

January 27, 2009 3:11 PM  
Blogger Sarah Von said...

Awesome and awesome! This is approximately a millin times more fun than "will eat Lean Cuisine for lunch every day." :)

January 27, 2009 12:08 PM  
Blogger Brianna Soloski said...

That's a wonderful list!

January 27, 2009 5:29 PM  
Blogger Marie-Eve said...

I always love that kind of lists... but never wrote one for myself. I'm still thinking about it. Maybe i'm afraid of not acheiving it?

January 27, 2009 10:07 AM  
Blogger Kids Napping? I'm Scrapping! said...

i love your list. this is my second year making my own list after the wonderful inspiration you've provided. thanks! :)

January 27, 2009 5:44 PM  
Blogger Gillian said...

I'm now inspired to visit the Velveteeria and also to start my own magical thinking jar.
xo
Great photo of the stars!

January 27, 2009 5:41 PM  
Blogger red-handed said...

You should visit Canada ... but more specifically, you should visit Charlottetown in the summer, Kingston in the fall, Winnipeg in the winter (Le Festival du Voyageur, of course), and anywhere in British Columbia in the spring. It is a big country.

January 28, 2009 7:45 AM  
Anonymous dianeinjapan said...

Among other things, I'll be interested in how you do with the Yashica. Your lists are always so fun and inspiring--thanks for sharing!

January 27, 2009 10:50 PM  
Blogger Elizabeth Soule said...

I love seeing all the cool places you find in Portland that I've never heard of. Velveteria?!?!

January 28, 2009 10:57 AM  
Blogger Dawna said...

Good luck on your list, it is very inspiring! My first camera was a yashica and I loved it! Enjoy!

January 28, 2009 11:36 AM  
Blogger Newburgh Restoration said...

I remember those stars from 3rd grade!

January 29, 2009 9:33 AM  
Blogger Reese-E said...

once again, your list is fabulous!! how exciting! another year ahead of you! good luck with it all and HAVE FUN! :)

January 29, 2009 2:42 PM  
Anonymous jennifer lorton said...

I like your list, good luck with it. I'll be 48 on March 11th, I think I need to make a list too. Thanks for the inspiration, again.
Jennifer
http://blog.jenniferlorton.com

January 31, 2009 12:40 PM  
Blogger Chris said...

Awesome list. I should get cracking on something similar. There are many on yours that I'm still trying to do and some that I will never be able to do. But it shows how fun and interesting life can be, eh?

January 31, 2009 2:57 PM  
Blogger EMac said...

I love your blog so much. Your pictures are amazing and your lists remind me how great lists can be!! Thank you for bringing such beauty to the blogosphere :)

February 08, 2009 8:27 AM  
Blogger Norma said...

7 so worth your time!!!
9 we call it 'as-is'
38 angry chicken has a SUPER EASY crust recipe that is most excellent! yummy and easy pie recipes too.

February 11, 2009 7:33 AM  
Anonymous brooke said...

i love your blog. i have to tell you, me and my boyfriend drove past the st. johns bridge this weekend. my boyfriend turned to me and said...who's that blogger that said she wanted to go across the st. john's bridge? i was so impressed he remembered! :D it made me very happy!

February 10, 2009 11:49 AM  
Blogger Pfeiffer Photos said...

Fun list...just saw that you are my neighbor...hello!

February 09, 2009 8:10 PM  
Blogger Alissa said...

If you really want to embroider and you would like it to be fun, then go to sublimestitching.com and get the one of the starter kits. Jenny Hart lets you pick out the patterns you want; all of them are super fun!; and gives you everything you need to get started. The patterns are iron on, which makes life so much better!This way is much easier then trying to go to the store and do it.
I would go to the craft store for more colors of floss and a floss case which you will 100% need, they are about $2.00 I think.
Your first project should be a tea towel or flour bag depending on where you live, which you can buy at Walmart for $5.00 for a pack of 5.

Hope this helps!

February 12, 2009 6:26 AM  
Blogger Amie Marie said...

Long time reader first time commenter... haha. In regard to #3...GLACIER. Glacier National Park. thats all I have to say, and thanks for being the kulest in bloggy-land.

February 16, 2009 8:23 PM  
Blogger Pixiewinkle said...

Wow...I need a list. This one is simply fabulous.

March 23, 2009 7:10 AM  
Blogger Tracey said...

hope you don't mind. I linked this post on my brand new blog. You are the inspiration for it.

Thanks Hula!

Tracey ;)

March 25, 2009 4:45 PM  
Blogger h. hart said...

Oh GOD I miss Portland, my heart simply aches for it. your lists are lovely, perhaps I should bond with the place I am now and make one for it.

April 08, 2009 9:20 AM  
Blogger woof nanny said...

I started my own list
http://woofnanny.blogspot.com/2009/05/my-list.html

May 12, 2009 12:27 PM  
Blogger michelle allen said...

I LOVE your list and your blog! I was so inspired by your list that I made my own. I hope you don't mind. Please let me know if you do and I'll be happy to take it down.

http://allendesigns.typepad.com/blog/2009/07/36-things-before-im-37-list.html

July 21, 2009 2:17 PM  
Blogger denise said...

I just posted mine too! 41 before 42.

August 21, 2009 1:43 PM  
Blogger pixie said...

I'm way late on this, but since I just turned 38, I will get on my list post haste!
Inspiring you, as always.

October 26, 2009 2:57 PM  
Blogger luci said...

thanks for sharing your list. I was sent here by chrissie grace... so am now beginning to sense the shove of inspiration to create mine x

November 10, 2009 5:03 AM  
Blogger Amaranthian said...

Such a great idea, I love it. Sorry to be redundant, but it (and this blog) are quite the inspiration. :)

November 12, 2009 3:55 PM  

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