2012 Goals

And so begins the 2012 Bucket List. It’s ambitious, but hey, what’s life without a challenge?

(Note: I’ve replaced some names with first initials for personal privacy purposes for the time being!)

Updated as of: January 19, 2012

Do

• Go to Sweet Green
• Go to Wisey’s
• See National Holocaust Museum
• Go to Eastern Market with S
• Go into the city at least once per week
• Run or bike the C&O Canal Road in D.C
• Rent a bike via capital bike share
• Attend a concert in D.C. or elsewhere
• Host a fancy schmancy dinner party
• Plan a brunch with friends
• Remember to take vitamins more often
  • Grr.
• Keep track of finances via a spreadsheet
• Call or skype family/friends at least once per week
  • Just talked to the best friend today
• Keep in touch with friends from home via Facebook inbox
• Go to Disneyland with the Fab Four
• Go on another insane 20 mile bike ride with Blake
• Run a race or something of the sort
• Find a way to do yoga at least once per week, either in 506 or at a studio!
  • Haven’t been to the gym in days. YIKES.
• Try meditation at the meditation center
• Host the Inaugural Food Party with Family Swag
  • It was bomb.com…SO much good food.
• Plan to spend a New Years Eve with Family Swag sometime in the future
• Dance like nobody’s watching (with H )

Work

• Get a job for the spring semester
  • Possibly in progress….
• Get a job over the summer
• Apply to The Corp
  • Did it! So much sarcasm, so little time. There were a crazy number of applicants for very few spots, so we shall see…
• Write for another blog or publication

Blog

• Bake or cook something once per week…and blog about it!
  • NEED to remember to do this!!!
• Attend or organize a blogger meetup
• Blog once or twice per week
  • So far so good, but this week has been tough.
• Continuously update recipe index
  • Uhh yeah, this needs work..

Travel

• To Philly to visit E
• To Maine to visit H
• To San Diego to visit S
• Invite H/B/E to visit California
• Go on a trip somewhere on the East Coast (perhaps New York?) with S
• Plan a roadtrip with B+E and/or Family Swag
• Go on a trip with Mom
  • Easter????

Be

• Mindful when it comes to food
  • Eat when hungry. Stop when full.
  • Eat real food. Your body is only as good as the nutrients you put into it.
    • Filled with “welcome back” and “birthday” extravaganzas, this weekend was not the best. Glad to say things are getting back on track  
• PUNCTUAL! Nobody likes a later tater.
• Kind to your skin.
  • Been doing better!
• Willing to share
• Present right now
• Okay with taking a break from work

Eat

• Founding Farmers
  • Went with B&E. My new favorite restaurant! The pancakes were HUGE.
• Bus Boys and Poets
• Paul French Bakery and Cafe
• Le Pain Quotidien
• Java Green
• Kafe Leopold
• Soul Vegetarian’s Exodus
• Everlasting Life Cafe
• Senbeb Cafe
• Food for Thought Cafe
• Sunflower Restaurant
• Biagio Fine Chocolate(Art gallery + artisan chocolate + free samples = <3)
• Sweet Green
• Restaurant Week
• Ethiopian Food
• Indian Food
• Something in Alexandria?
• Baked and Wired/Sprinkles
• Great Sage
• Go back to Busboys and Poets with S
  • Success! Recap to come soon. I had the tempeh sandwich
• Try 2 new cuisines
• Go back to Au Lac

Cook/Bake

• Belgian Liege Waffles
• Lemon-Ricotta Pancakes
• Protein Pancakes
• Donuts
• One of Nati’s recipes
• Recipes from Claremont McKenna
• Homemade seitan
• Tempeh that doesn’t suck
• A freakin’ amazing veggie burger
• Homemade pasta
• Bomb diggity whole wheat bread
• A snazzy coffee drink that puts Starbucks to shame
• The perfect choco chip cookie recipe
• A vegetarian sandwich that ROCKS

Before Going Back to Georgetown

• Trip to San Diego
  • Failed. To be accomplished during the summer!
• Grab lunch with the cousins
  • Till summer!
• Take a dip in the Pacific Ocean
  • ‘Twas too cold Summmmmmmmmmer!
• Go on a hike!
  • Didn’t have time, but maybe over Easter Break with Mum?
• Go to Disneyland
• Get indian food with friends from home
• Finish a Georgetown reflection I’ve been working on