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So many things to be grateful for this year. Like this little sister and sweet friend of mine @busyb_2 who I got to see the @Redskins vs. Cowboys with yesterday. I really wanted to see the game and god dropped #freetickets in my lap 30 minutes before kickoff. #100levelseats #welost BUT God! #2013bucketlist
2013 Bucket List: #35!
I achieved this one--#35: Take a back to back Bikram double!--on Friday, and it came almost as a surprise even to me! Well, truthfully, I went in with the idea that it could potentially happen, but didn't really think I'd have enough energy. But as it turned out, I did! Hurrah!
I took my normal 10am Friday class, worked really hard, and yeah I was tired afterward, but I had the time to stay, and after chugging a little water and some electrolytes, I felt good enough to hop back in for round two.
And that second class? Went by the in the blink of an eye, and felt SO much easier than the first! So BOOM, there ya go peeps. Number 35 accomplished!
Oh, and a word of warning: NEVER go food shopping immediately after taking two Bikram classes in a row. It is a TERRIBLE idea.
THE END.
2013 Bucket List: #2!
I've been wanting to do the second item on my list--#2: Take a tap class!--for a while now... But, you know, there was never any urgency, so I never did! Til today! I got up early and went to 11am Bikram (YES, 11am is early on a Saturday people!) then went to Steps (an NYC dance institution and mega professional dancer training hub in the city) for the 2:30 basic tap class!
OH YES, people. I may have been a professional dancer in the past, but I am a total beginner when it comes to tap! Which is partly why I wanted to get into it! It's AWESOME to be a beginning at things. A little uncomfortable sometimes, but you know what they say: you have to LEAN INTO THE DISCOMFORT of vulnerability!
(Thank you, Brene Brown for that!)
So there I was, dusting off my tap shoes (I had taken a whopping six classes, roughly seven years ago) in a total beginner class with a roomful of moms and dads and grandparents. Well, and one young girl who was clearly a trained ballerina looking to diversify her portfolio, so to speak.
And just as I suspected, IT WAS A BLAST!!! The teacher was awesome (which I knew because he used to teach at the studio where I used to work), the class was PLENTY challenging for my feeble tap challenged brain, we learned a LOT of stuff, and got to do a snazzy combo at the end!
And I certainly have lots to work on, but I TOTALLY kept up with everyone else in class, and dare I say, I did a GOOD JOB considering it was my seventh tap class EVER! Yeah, GO ME!
AND, this is SO random but perfect, I met a woman in class who had just moved here from Bozeman, Montana! Why is that so perfect? Because my good friend Betsy who I met drinking ayahuasca in Peru, is from Bozeman! We had just seen each other the previous Monday when she was visiting NYC with her husband on business, and we decided we need to plan MANY more adventures together, including me paying a visit to her in Montana! So anyway, YEAH, SMALL WORLD!
See guys? You just never know what magic will happen when you follow the FUN and do what you truly want to do! These kinds synchronicities are always happening, and I always take them as the universe saying I'm on the right path!
Even the universe approves of my year end bucket list! Or maybe the universe just approves of FUN in all forms.... Either way, that is TOTALLY a universe I can get behind!
SHUFFLE HOP STEP BALL CHANGE!!!
2013 Bucket List: #46!
I officially made this list on Thursday at the office. Yes, I keep crayons in my desk. WHAT OF IT?!
ANYWAY.
I only put things on the list that I was really legitimately EXCITED about doing. Granted a few of these things are not so much fun at the outset (i.e. 'Clean your room.') but I DO get into them, and also, they're quite necessary for starting off the New Year on good footing!
For the most, I was SOOOO excited to get going, I started googling right away. And for no particular reason, started with #46: See an opera at the Met.
I went to the Met's website to see what was playing and when I might be able to get rush tickets. Lo and behold, that very evening was the last performance of 'Two Boys', the new opera by British contemporary composer Nico Muhly.
Side Note: If you've ever taken my class, chances are you heard 'Fast Twitchy Organs' during savasana. That, my friends, was written by Nico Muhly.
I had totally wanted to see 'Two Boys' but, you know, like so many things, just didn't make it a priority. Until NOW, when the bucket list forced it to be one!
Family Circle (the very top nosebleed seats) were $70. Still a touch steep for my somewhat limited budget. But I called the box office to see if per chance they might have standing room tickets available, and wooohoooo they did!
So I ran to the box office on my lunch and snagged an orchestra standing room ticket for $27.50!
And just like that, my whole day got shifted around and SURPRISE! I was going to the opera.
You SEE what kind of magic can happen when you set a few goals and prioritize the things in your life that really bring you joy?!? AMAZINGNESS!!!
And of course, the evening was awesome. Standing room turned out to be fantastic and VERY comfortable with a long shoulder-height podium to lean on and great views from the orchestra level!
And the show? It was great. Kind of like an opera version of 'Law & Order SVU'. Great singing, good performances, intriguing story, but most of all just an awesome evening of unexpected MAGIC and beauty, all because I decided to set a few goals!
So there you go guys, one item off the list already! I can't wait to see what other adventures await! I'm ready, BRING IT ON!!!
The 2013 Year End Bucket List.
Complete a painting!
Take a tap class!
...And a ballet class!
...And a theater dance class!
Obtain a good set of glitter gel pens!
Purge the drawers and closets!
Take those bags of clothes to good will!
Type up accounts of all ayahuasca ceremonies (for re-reading on dark days)!
Go Christmas caroling in the west village on a Friday night!
Lose those five or six pounds that have MYSTERIOUSLY crept on!
Make a video proving I know how to do the 'Cups' song!
Clean out your office desk!
...and office locker!
...and under-the-desk bins!
Survive the Bikram Advanced series!
Make a gingerbread house!
Learn the words to 'Waters Of March'!
Sing at Marie's Crisis!
Take my roommate to her first Bikram class (or at least take a yoga class together)!
Try that three-day juice cleanse just ONE more time!
See some improv!
Finally have that skype date with Pammy!
Have one other skype date that you've been meaning to have but hasn't happened yet!
Bake and mail Christmas treats to friendies out of state!
Have at least one phone date with Betsy re: our next adventure!
Attend the West Village Chorale Messiah Sing!
Make a Buche de Noel!
Host an arts-and-crafting get together!
Decorate your own t-shirt or tank top!
Clean your room!
Meditate on your ayahuasca experience!
Decorate the Christmas tree!
Have hot cooca with the roommates!
Get pizza from Rizzo's!
Do a back-to-back Bikram double!
Go to 5 Rhythms and dress cute, for once!
Get a business calling card!
Watch the first episode of 'Breaking Bad'!
Organize your art supplies!
Play the piano!
Make a hollandaise sauce that doesn't break!
Finish both of Brene Brown's books!
Explore the relationship between art, prayer, and healing!
Go to happy hour on a weekday!
Work on handstands, forearm stands, and armbalances for a good hour!
See an opera at the Met!
Get a massage!
Get eyelash extensions!
Forty-seven days to go!
The 2013 Year-End Bucket List Project
Ok peeps, get into this: as of right now, there are 47 days left until the end of 2013.
OMMIGOD WHAAAT ARE YOU KIDDING HOW DID THAT EVEN HAPPEN?!??!
I know guys. I totally had a panic attack about it last weekend. At that time, there were 52 days left. Now there are 47. I suspect, based on past experience, that this downward trend will continue.
So after a few moments of fast breathing and a quickened heart rate and a little splash of "Holy shitballs where is my life going?!?!?" I decided I would NOT let the year-end get me this time! I would NOT sit around pondering the mistakes, mis-doings, wasted moments of one more year on earth! I would NOT give in to that little voice that says 'OH just give up and have another glass of egg nog, the year's almost over and you're never going get anywhere anyway!'
NO!
Instead, I would take this wild horse by the reins! I would grab the remainder of 2013 by the balls and run with it straight to the finish!
YES!
So I set a goal. Just something small to accomplish by the end of the year. And I swore to myself I would do it.
And that felt GOOD! I had some direction! YES!
So then I set another goal. And another, and another... And then I thought OH WHAT THE HELL, let's just set 48 goals, one for each of the remaining days of this year! (This was yesterday.)
And so I created the 2013 Year-End Bucket List. Forty-eight things to do in forty-eight days. BOOOOM!
And then I thought. HMMMM... I should really have someone to hold me accountable... Who would do that for me... And then I realized, I HAVE THE INTERWEB!!! So here I am, interwebbers! Hold me accountable!
Here's the list...
(Don't worry, I'll type a REAL list that you can actually READ...)
As I do each thing, I'll post a pic or little blurb about it, to prove I did it! (Follow along here and on instagram @ aoc_in_nyc , I'll be tagging posts with #2013BucketList !) And then I'll cross it out on the list.
You guys, I LOVE TO CROSS OUT THINGS ON LISTS.
So here we go, 48 things, 48--no, now it's 47!--days! It's ON, 2013! You will NOT get the best of me! Let's DO this!
OH--and if you want to play along, you should make your own list, and post about it and I'll follow YOU! Now how fun would THAT be?!?!
YEAH YOU GUYS!!! Like a T-Rex with extendable arms, together WE ARE UNSTOPPABLE!!!
Just something else to check off my 2013 bucket list! :D
