Happy Leap Day!
I’m celebrating this special day by making a list. A “Leap List,” if you will. I’m not talking about the kind of Leap List made popular by the collaboration of a certain car company and a certain man-centric dating show. Rather, I’m making a list of the things I’d like to accomplish before the next Leap Day in 2016.
I’ve mentioned this before, but I have four states left until I’ve hit all fifty: Kansas, South Dakota, Alaska, and Hawaii. Also not new is a desire to see India. Now these desires have a deadline.
On the Indian theme, I’d like Will and I to take an Indian cooking class together. Will makes a mean curry already, but there’s always more to learn.
I took a canning class with my friend and sister recently. Shortly thereafter, I ordered a bunch of cans, lids, and supplies. I made pickled okra for family members for Christmas, but it’s time to put more of the cans to use.
Finally, by this time in 2016 I will have an active herb garden (albeit in the window). At the very least, I’d like to grow cilantro and basil.
Will and I have been talking about updating the bathroom since we moved in. In fact, in our early discussions Will would comment that the bathroom would have to wait until “after the wedding” due to the cost involved. As this was pre-engagement, it would fill my heart with sparkles.
The shower door is on the short side (I’d estimate 5’7″) and requires daily slouching for Will to get in and out. Plus, it’s ugly. It’s gotta go. I’d also like to re-tile, put in a nicer showerhead, and touch up the paint.
In the kitchen, we’d like to install a backsplash. I change my mind about color and texture almost daily, but I figure you can’t go wrong with subway tile. We also want to install shallow shelves along one wall.
Throughout the house, we need to touch up the paint on the trim and the walls. This may be an ongoing thing as I can be a little house-neurotic.
What would you like to accomplish in the next 4 years? In need of inspiration? Check out Whitney and Kirsti – they’ve both made lists of 101 things they want to do in 1,001 days.
Josh says
Good idea for a post. My goals are a little nebulous, but I’d like to 1) be much further in my career than I am now and 2) be living somewhere other than Chicago or NYC 3) visit a continent I haven’t been to yet, which would be anything but North America or Europe.
whitney says
Thanks for the shout out, friend! I love your aspirations for the next four years. Cooking an Indian dish is on my list too!! Good luck! 🙂
Sarah says
Love this suggestion of making a “Leap List” much like writing a letter to yourself and opening on an agreed-upon date. Travel rates highly on my list
Melbourne on my mind says
This is a great idea – much more controlled than a 101 in 1001 list!! I look at my list periodically and get overwhelmed by all the things I’m supposed to do. I know I’ve still got two years to do them in, but it’s daunting just the same!
An Indian cooking class is an awesome idea. I definitely need to try and find one of those! 🙂
renita says
A great idea… hmmm.
House-related: in the next four years I want to have replaced the AC/furnace (that’ll be this spring, actually), redone the kitchen/entryway floors, and replace the stove. Also, repaint the hallway and bathroom upstairs.
Travel-related: visit somewhere we haven’t been or at least haven’t been together.
Personal: keep getting healthier and fitter, with better exercise and eating habits as I move from my early 30s into (gulp) my mid-30sl.
Kimberley - Dream. Delight. Inspire. says
What a fabulous idea! In the next four years I would like to own an apartment with my boyfriend and have the flexibility in my employment to work from anywhere in the world (and then take advantage of this by travelling a lot). 🙂
Helena says
Travel is a big one for me, too!
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