Ostara 2011- Summer Solstice 2011

Hey My loves,

this is a breakdown of the big Bucket List. "The Way to eat an Elephant is one small bite at a time." As my list is really long and has many different seasonal activities I thought it best to break them down and place them here.

As of course i accomplish each one i will blog and share about it, as well as link to any information if you are looking to attempt them yourself. Once the Spring aspect is done the page will come down and another will replace it. the goal is to keep doing these until all the bucket list is done (so basically hopefully not for a few years). To see my posts about each adventure click on the blue completed ones.

Some info about the colors:

1. pale blue: tracking to completion, when done I will change it to dark blue and place a link to the post about it, 
2. red is the number of items completed in that one item's list.
3.  if the link has turned purple you have read the linked post already.
4.  the one's which are deep red are items which can't be completed due to expiration of the item or items not done by the end of the list date (ostara) and they will either be rolled over to the new list or have to wait til the appropriate season comes around again.

Ok So here is my sorry excuse of why I haven't done anything big on the list: I'm back in school in an accelerated program to move up the ladder in my dream career, which is taking me one step closer to being a midwife. That means i have class Mon-Fri 645-3pm with no time to do anything else but, eat, sleep and study. Hopefully I will be able to accomplish more this summer, and maybe 1 or 2 things in the fall but I can't guareentee that so I'm focused on the big dream so that the smaller ones can be done later with leisdure!!! Ok excuse done by!!

Spring to Do list:

• Rock climbing
• Start bottom half of the Met
• Swimming Lessons at the Y
• go fishing
• Habitat for humanity
• gun range
• Kayaking
• Dude ranch
• horseback riding
• Pirate re-enactment
• wine tasting
• trace family tree
• learn to ride a bike
• stand in two places at once
• fly over of NY
• top of the Empire State buikding
• top of Lady Liberty
• see the Liberty bell
• Niagara Falls
• NY botanical gardens butterfly show in Spring
• ballooning
• NJ Six Flags

Craft Section

• learn to sew
• learn to quilt
• Wood carving
• glass staining (on actual glass not just decorations)
• Sabbat soaps

Spiritual Stuff

• daily yoga practice
• daily meditation
• 10 min to 20 min meditation
• Finish Buddha books
• Study Buddhism

Cooking:

• make our own butter
• purchase from more local markets during the spring
• try to do as many recipes from the hundred mile diet
• find a local source for beef
• find a local source for mutton
• find a local source for eggs
• find a local source (other than my garden ) for some herbs
• go to the NYC green market gardens at least twice this spring
• NYC foodie event
• Meet-up foodie events in the local area
• cooking class in CT at Jones Farm
• use clean eating cookbooks more often
• use as many of the recipes from binder (toss those I don't like or won't use)
• share cooking wins and disasters on blog :)

Gardening

• purchase seeds from mountain rose herbals and heirloom seeds from Johnny Selected seeds
• start seeds indoors in Feb
• look for a local apiary club and classes
• local gardening or farming club
• look into  worm composting, cost and how long it will take
• water bin to place under two of the pipes around the house
• return peach tree that hasn't bloomed at all June 20
• chickens??? maybe two or three
• rabbits? angora? cost?

Exercise 

• 3-5 times a week working out
• Making clean eating meals 2-4 times per week
• Yoga in NYC Times Square event
• Yoga class in Kripalu

Miscellaneous

• re-pierce ears (second hole)
• Complete 12 days of Yule on Youtube left: 7  completed: 5
• Blog 3-5 times per week
• Get new contacts (makes everything else feasible) 
• Complete 3-6 movies from the list
• Complete 5 books from the "classics list"
• Doula Class

Book Challenges:

• finish 25 books for the 100 reading challenge          left: 0 completed: 25
• finish 10 books for the Ebook challenge                   left: 0   completed: 10
• finish 5 books for the Show me the Free Challenge left:     completed:
• finish 5 books for the iChallenge List                         left: 0  completed: 5