The List: 2020 COVID19 Edition

In past years, the List was an annual compilation of 100 things that I've never done before (or haven't done recently), and want to accomplish. 2020 isn’t like past years. For starters, I didn’t post a list in early January, like I have in the past. Then, the COVID pandemic struck, and it’s clearly going to be sticking around for while. So, here we are, OCTOBER 2020, and I’m finally posting my list. 

The 2020 List (or, more accurately Q4 2020 list) is 25 items instead of 100,  and are mostly mostly pandemic-friendly. One item, a trip to Montreal, is very, very not-pandemic approved. And that’s because it’s an item I completed in Feb, prior to the widespread lockdowns and closures, but wanted to include it and write it up anyway because it was a great trip. There’s another “gimme” item on the list – my pandemic birthday that I celebrated in April – but I want to include that memorable day in my list as well. My blog, my rules! On top of the 2 items I’ve already completed, I’m aiming to check another 3 items off the list for a total of 5. It doesn’t sound like much, but geez, sometimes just getting out of bed and brushing my teeth feels like a lot in this bananas year.

The List was inspired by my friend MK, who has been list-making and list-tackling for nearly a decade. Thanks MK!

 1. Make homemade pizza, including the dough
2. Record a YouTube (or similar service) Yoga video
3. Organize all the mementos and Christmas cards I’ve saved over the years
4. Complete a  Fourth & Spruce Art Project
5. Memorize all of the U.S. Presidents, including their years in office
6. Visit Montreal (It’s a gimme b/c B & I did this pre-pandemic)
7. Buy Cross Country Skis for the upcoming 2021 winter season
8. Make pasta from scratch
9. Gain a new yoga certification/credential
10. Make something from my "Crafting with Cat Hair" book
11. Make homemade holiday cards
12. Sort and organize my clothing using inspiration from Marie Kondo’s magic of tidying up methods
13. Catch up on 2018/2019 List write ups (aagh, forever behind!)
14. Upcycle my mom's old jewelry box
15. Throw an unforgettable 40th birthday celebration (another gimme. My pandemic 40th  back in April turned out to be great day, I will write about it sometime).
16. Learn a magic trick
17. Make/bake a dessert I’ve never made before
18. Refinish/redesign/reinvent a piece of furniture
19. Say Adios to Facebook
20. Set up a home fitness room
21. Take a dance class (online)
22. Plant a Bleeding Heart perennial
23. Make a cocktail I’ve never made before
24. Eat Vegan for a week
25. Watch the original Star Wars Trilogy