My 31st year Bucket List Update.

An update on my 31 by 31 list and my "Quarter Birthday" selections.

CE's 31 by 31 List

Health  (2 to go)

1. Compete in a 5K - Looking at my Calendar and Prices, I won't be able to do one properly, but I did a personal one 

2. Compete in a 10K  - Disney on 8/30/2014

3. Get to ideal “pre baby weight/fitness level” - Ultimate goal is to fit comfortable, again, into my all my dresses and my all Jeans. First Achievement unlocked with 5 pounds down!

Starting weight 144, First Goal 139, Second Goal 135, third goal 132. Ultimate Goal is to be less than 130. 

Creativity  (3 to go)

1. Finish Honeymoon Scrapbook  (it is in progress, but slow going)

2. Make an Autumn Garland

3. Make Halloween Wreath

Just Cuz  (2 to go)

1. Participate in a Group Cosplay – Wondercon 2014

2. Visit 6 places on my personally made “I-haven’t-done-these-touristy-must-dos-yet” list:

MUSEUMS:
Museum of Death

California Science Center (to see the Endeavour) - 8/31/2014

Natural History Museum

Queen Mary

LACMA

Watts Towers

Getty Villa - 9/1/2014

MOCA

Japanese American National Museum

Holocaust Museum - 8/28/2014

Huntington Library - 8/30/2014

Camera Obscura (Santa Monica)

Museum of Tolerance

Autry National Center

FOOD/SHOPPING:

Eat some dim sum

Eat some Ethiopian

Pink’s

The Original Pantry

Philippe’s

Tito’s Tacos

California Doughnuts

The Grove

The Original LA Farmer's Market

Altadena’s Wednesday Farmers Market

Grand Central Market

OUTDOOR:

Venice Beach/Venice Canals

LA County Arboretum & Botanic Garden

Malibu Pier -9/1/2014

Mildred E Mathais Botanical Garden

Self-Realization Fellowship Shrine

Dodger game 8/15/2014 vs Brewers

THEATRE:

see a TV show taping – so you think you can dance – 8/27/2014!

Bob Baker Marionette theatre - 1345 W. 1st St. Los Angeles, California 90026 Sat2:30 p.m. Sun 2:30 p.m $15

Upright Citizen’s Brigade $5 - $10 5919 Franklin Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

The Groundlings- $16 – Giddy Up Lil’s Groundling Sun 7:30 

3. Visit the following Local Craft Breweries:

Angel City Brewing (Los Angeles)

Eagle Rock Brewery (Eagle RocK) with Leah Sept 6-7

Golden Road Brewery (Glendale) with Leah Sept 6-7

Cooking  (3 to go)

1. Learn to Make bread

2. Make Beef Bourguignon (a la Julia Child)

3. Make something in the Wellington tradition

Adventure  (3 to go)

1. See the Rest of the California Missions:

San Fernando Rey de España – LA

San Francisco de Asís (Mission Dolores)– in the San Francisco City

San Francisco Solano –114 E Spain St, Sonoma, CA 95476

Santa Barbara  - Santa Barbara

Santa Ynez - Solvang

La Purísima Concepción  - Lompoc

San Juan Bautista – 406 2nd St, San Juan Bautista, CA 95045

Santa Cruz – 144 School St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Santa Clara de Asís – 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053

San José –43300 Mission Blvd, Fremont, CA 9453

2. Take a Mud Bath (or some sort of spa thing of the like)

3. Go Ziplining (or some sort of adventurey thing of the like)

Travel (1 to go)

1. Walk the Freedom Trail in Boston

2. Weekend trip Sonoma and/or Napa

3. Weekend trip Sunnyvale to visit the Yosts (and see the surrounding Missions)

Learning  (3 to go)

1. Take Disney Tour

2. Stream line Mommy School Binder/Ready myself for that door to open

3. Read 31 books including 2 classics I keep putting off

1 – Gilead – Marilynne Robinson

2 – Divergent- Veronica Roth

3 – Insurgent - Veronica Roth

4 – A Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy- Douglas Adams

5 – The Restaurant at the End of the Universe – Douglas Adams

6 – Life, the Universe and Everything – Douglas Adams

7 – Speaker For The Dead - Orson Scott Card

8 – The Maze Runner - James Dashner

9 – The Scorch Trails - James Dashner

10 – Summer Knight - Dresden Files

11 – The Name of the Wind – Patrick Rothfuss

12 – Living Dead In Dallas – Charlaine Harris (currently reading)

13 – City of Heavenly Fire – Cassandra Clare (after Living Dead in Dallas)

14 – The Wise Man’s Fear– Patrick Rothfuss (after City of Heavenly Fire)

15 – Death Masks - Dresden Files (after Wise Man’s Fear)

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30 – Classic – A Tale of Two Cities – Charles Dickens

31 – Classic – Lady Chatterley's Lover - D.H. Lawerence

AND THE WHOLE NEW SECTION: Quarters!

1. 3 things in any category TBD on my quarter birthday July 10th  (2 to go)

                a) Lead a song during Worship with my Ukulele Completed on 8/17/2014

                b) Participate in an Instagram Challenge (#100daysofhappy is in progress)

                c) Sew a Dress for myself (Dapper day Anita Dress in in progress)

2. 3 things in any category TBD on my half birthday October 10th  (3 to go)

                a) TBD

                b) TBD

                c) TBD

3. 3 things in any category TBD on my three quarter birthday January 10th (3 to go)

                a) TBD

                b) TBD

                c) TBD