The 214 for 2014

Well friends, here it is, my list of my almost complete list of what I want to accomplish in 2014.  Thinking of 214 things I want to do was actually pretty difficult and I had to start thinking outside the box and my comfort zone.  I only have 12 more things to add to my list and I’m hoping once the new year begins I will be able to add those last 12 items.

214 Things To-Do in 2014

  1. Take a road trip
  2. Find my niche
  3. Learn a new language
  4. Kiss a stranger
  5. Try karaoke
  6. Explore a new religion
  7. Change my hairstyle
  8. Build something
  9. Accomplish a Pinterest project
  10. Go to a country I’ve never visited
  11. Say yes for an entire day
  12. Get all A’s for a semester (I was really close last semester)
  13. See a movie alone
  14. Eat a pint of ice cream, by myself, in one sitting
  15. Help a stranger
  16. Eat a batch of cookie dough
  17. Run a 5k
  18. Write a blog
  19. Be selfish
  20. Confront a fear
  21. Go to a One Direction concert
  22. Meet someone famous
  23. Watch every episode of Sex and the City
  24. Go camping
  25. Plant a garden
  26. Travel by plane
  27. Go to a professional sports game
  28. Try Bakrim yoga
  29. Do a police ride along
  30. Learn to ski
  31. Get a pen pal
  32. Receive a letter from a stranger
  33. Surprise someone
  34. Go to a reunion
  35. Send flowers to myself
  36. Send a message in a bottle
  37. Volunteer
  38. Give blood
  39. Make a donation
  40. Do a body cleanse
  41. Take a painting class
  42. Visit a museum
  43. Give someone a handmade gift
  44. Take pictures in a photo booth
  45. Go antiquing
  46. Refinish a piece of furniture
  47. Create a photo journal
  48. Develop my own pictures
  49. Make a pizza from scratch
  50. Share my life story with someone
  51. Watch a black & white movie
  52. Read the Bible
  53. Get a facial
  54. Get a massage
  55. Make homemade soap
  56. Get a wax
  57. Visit a psychic
  58. Get a palm reading
  59. Try gambling
  60. Create my own recipe and share it with people
  61. Invent a signature cocktail
  62. Make fresh pasta
  63. Eat alone at a fancy restaurant
  64. Eat alone at an average restaurant
  65. Bake fresh bread
  66. Make soft pretzels
  67. Buy something I don’t need and can’t really afford
  68. Make ice cream
  69. Go to a wine tasting at a vineyard
  70. Go somewhere from Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives
  71. Go to Georgetown Cupcakes
  72. Go ice skating
  73. Try a new sport
  74. Pick fresh fruit then make a pie
  75. Enter food into a contest
  76. Go skinny dipping
  77. Cook a dish from another culture
  78. Host a dinner party
  79. Cook every recipe from one cookbook
  80. Make a gingerbread house
  81. Go to a pig roast
  82. Do a body shot
  83. Participate in  a bar crawl
  84. Order room service
  85. Eat a deep fried Oreo
  86. Be asked for my autograph
  87. Attend a black tie event
  88. Complete a jigsaw puzzle with more than 100 pieces
  89. Read a book series
  90. Read a book then watch the movie
  91. Win something
  92. Buy a lottery ticket
  93. Read a book off the NY Times best seller list
  94. Buy a first edition classic
  95. Read a banned book
  96. Teach a class
  97. Be in a flash mob
  98. Pretend to have an accent while talking to a stranger
  99. Plant a tree
  100. Make a piece of jewelry
  101. Hear someone else’s life story
  102. Watch an entire TV series
  103. Go to a talk show
  104. Send a care package
  105. Build a sandcastle
  106. Walk in a park
  107. See a waterfall
  108. Go to a bonfire
  109. Stay up for 24 hours
  110. Buy people a round of drinks at the bar
  111. See an ice sculpture
  112. Bid at an auction
  113. Go to a wedding
  114. Try golfing
  115. Fly a kite
  116. Test drive a luxury car
  117. Ride a Segway
  118. Watch a popular movie series that I haven’t previously watched
  119. Ride a train
  120. Visit a tourist attraction in my own town
  121. Visit the state capital
  122. Take a trip with someone
  123. Take a trip with my family
  124. Treat my family to dinner
  125. Stay at a Bed & Breakfast
  126. Attend a festival
  127. Learn a magic trick
  128. Climb a tree
  129. Kiss a dolphin
  130. Go on a picnic
  131. Try someone else’s favorite food
  132. Ace a test
  133. Learn to shoot a gun
  134. Visit a new city
  135. Watch a scary movie in its entirety
  136. Watch the top 10 most romantic movies
  137. Send a postcard
  138. Throw a party
  139. Throw a party for someone else
  140. Plan a date for someone
  141. Get my makeup done by someone
  142. Go on a first date
  143. Go on a double date
  144. Visit a new state
  145. Save a life
  146. Go hiking
  147. Ride in a hot air balloon
  148. Go to the beach
  149. Go to a book signing
  150. Go to a theater production
  151. Make pottery
  152. Go sailing
  153. Try acupuncture
  154. Give a public speech
  155. Accept an award
  156. Be in two places at once
  157. Get a tattoo
  158. Buy an item of designer clothing
  159. Visit a national park
  160. Read a biography
  161. Make homemade soup
  162. Bake cookies for someone else
  163. Plant a rose garden
  164. Go para-sailing
  165. Watch the sunrise
  166. Watch a sunset
  167. Cry of happiness
  168. Help someone accomplish a goal
  169. Hire a personal driver for the day
  170. Take a photography class
  171. Go to lunch with an old friend
  172. Read someone a book
  173. Read a book in a foreign language
  174. Watch a foreign film
  175. Wear a designer dress
  176. Make a snowman
  177. Make a new friend
  178. Shoot a firework
  179. See a sea turtle
  180. Give back to someone who helped me
  181. Kiss a crush
  182. Go to the Ellen show
  183. Go to a movie premiere
  184. Try glass blowing
  185. Visit a historic monument
  186. Sew something
  187. Conquer a fear
  188. Dress for a theme party
  189. Help at a shelter
  190. Talk to someone with my name
  191. Eat from a food truck
  192. Learn to play piano
  193. Eat a food a city is famous for (Chicago style pizza, Philly cheese steak, etc)
  194. See a Broadway musical
  195. Watch a meteor shower
  196. Go to a Penn State football game
  197. Prepare to move into my own place
  198. Celebrate another cultures holiday
  199. Watch the Winter Olympics
  200. Learn to eat with chopsticks
  201. Try authentic Indian food
  202. Meet Taylor Swift

There it is, my list.  For those of you who know me, yes I have done some of these things before (para-sailing and reading a book series).  This time I want to write about my experience and remember it, which is why I’m doing it again.  I also realize that some things (meet Taylor Swift and be on Ellen) may not happen; but hey, it’s nice to dream a little.  And like I said, as time goes on I will add to my list.

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