Life List
drink espresso in Paris | learn to waltz | learn to fox trot | run a half marathon | run a half marathon in under two hours | master false eyelashes | style a photo shoot | have a drink with Jenna Lyons | shop with Clinton and Stacy | write for Real Simple | own the perfect Kate Spade dress | have a professional makeup lesson | do 20 real pushups | have Tim Gunn admire my shoes | learn to throw a punch | take a photography class | run a half marathon in Napa | go whale watching in the San Juan Islands | go to Fashion Week | write a book | have tea in London | knit a sweater | organize a girls’ retreat | learn to style a room | throw an amazing party | run a half marathon in Austin | run the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon half | take a wine class | give a TED talk | take Charlie to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament | take a video editing course | bake 100 delicious things | saber a champagne bottle | DIY an entire room | learn to use PhotoShop | create a serious inspiration board | find the perfect red lipstick | discover my signature scent | master the smoky eye | establish a yoga/meditation practice | travel with only a carry-on bag | makeover 10 women’s closets | wear heels every day for a week | explore an unfamiliar city, alone | discover 100 cool places in Oklahoma City | drink eight glasses of water every day for a month | have a coffee date with myself every week for six months | learn to strip wallpaper | redesign The Working Closet | get paid to explain Twitter and Facebook | teach a How to Style workshop | go 30 days without shopping | go thrifting (for clothes, not costumes) | shop at a flea market | buy a piece of furniture at a garage sale | reconnect with 10 old friends | raise money for autism research | wear a designer gown to a red carpet event | learn to hit a baseball | paint my fingernails black | give up sugar for a month | read all the Harry Potter books | have a proper bra fitting | wear a thong | run a sub-60 minute 10K | run a 25 minute 5K | ride a roller coaster with my sons | taste 100 cocktails | learn to swim | take Henry to Comic-Con | ride Pirates of the Caribbean with Henry and Charlie | go to a midnight movie premier | take one photo every day for a year | make 10 pretty things | create a beautiful closet | have a family portrait taken | have professional head shots taken | go back to Seattle with Wade | taste 100 chocolates | go to AltSummit | find the perfect leather jacket | taste 100 kinds of candy | read all of the current year’s Man Booker Prize nominees | do one thing to pamper myself every month for a year | try on a pair of Christian Louboutins | style 10 women for a specific event | take someone else’s daughter to see the Nutcracker | wear a dress every day for a week | learn to cook three terrific meals | intern at Lucky Magazine | run 15 miles | drink Guinness in Dublin | buy a piece of original art | work in the fashion industry | plant a flower garden (and keep it alive) | take the waters at Bath | spend a (long) weekend at Canyon Ranch | drive a Porsche | take a ten day technology-free vacation | send holiday cards