Here it is… This is my first year sharing it. I have done this every January for 2 years now. Some things have been carried over from previous years. However, I am more conscious now about what I am really excited about. In order to experiment with completing this years goals.

I hope you come back to see things get checked off, and to inspire you to GO OUT and PLAY!

December 12,2008

1. Travel with kids to Disney World

2. Learn Spanish

3. Learn to ballroom dance

4. Go back country snowshoeing

5. Have a sauna once a week

6. Commit to going to gym 3 x a week

7. Grow 50% of my own families organic food

8. Raise chickens for meat and eggs - in the city.

9. Travel to Thailand

10. Travel home to see siblings and parents.

11. Make a piece of clothing.

12. Read 50 books

13. Buy Patagonia clothing

14. Earn $400 k this year in M.S.I

15. Mediate everyday

16. Wake up with the sunrise everyday, with no alarm clock

17. Learn more about investing

18. Take 1 weekend get away a month

19. Get a massage

20. Get a facial

21. Build my own garden

22. Sponsor a third world family

23. Give 1% of profits to environmental Canadian conservation

24. Learn to cast better

25. To catch a fish

26. To relax in a hammock

27. To upgrade my laptop to an Apple

30. To celebrate the solstices

31. To have $92,818.80 in savings

32. Learn to hunt

33. Visit Norway

34. Buy more Lululemon outfits

35. Power down 25% more with candles and lanterns

36. Journal everyday

37. Receive  the rising star award

38. Make a movie of our adventures

39. Stay in a tree house

40. Stay in a Yurt

41. Eat a duck

42. Eat a duck egg

43. Take kids to a museum

44. Go to New York

45. Check out the GardenGirlTV in Boston

46. Get a tanline

47. Stay in a 5 star hotel

48. Get turn down service

49. Eat lobster

50. Have a windfall of $25 k in one sum

51. Have my podcast make the top iTunes list

52. Find some new personal development Mp3 to listen to while gardening

53. Own a Chili Thom original painting

54. Own John Burcham photography

55. Have original adventure photography taken of our family

56. Do yoga everyday

57. Go to a retreat

58. Grow tomatoes

59. Grow  cucumbers

60. Grow lettuce

61. Learn to can food

62. Learn more about drying and storing food

63. Shop locally 85% of total food

64. Help someone unexpectedly

65. Say I am sorry

66. Say i love you

67. Sing in the bathroom

68. Dance in the living room

69. Watch more indie films

70. Watch the stars come out

71. Enjoy shopping

72.Swim with dolphins

73. Go to the Caribbean

74. Buy more camping gear

75. Create a climbing wall

76. Learn to belay

77. Get braces off

78. Treat myself to a haircut once a month

79. Get a pedicure

80. Get a manicure

81. Live in my bikini for a month

82. Buy a new hat

83.Learn more about parenting

84. Buy a new bikini

85. Get Patagonia luggage

86.Create a green house

87. Go to Mexico

88. Go to Hawaii

89. Support kid’s activities

90. Get dental and medical plan

91. Go in a limousine

92. Travel by boat somewhere

93. Leather slippers

94. Learn about solar panels

95. Learn about wind power

96. Buy stock in green energy

97. Blog 3x a week

98. Walk everyday

99. Love my dog

100. Love myself

Here I am giving you the DIRT: Step inside “Life is a Playground “, maybe it will inspire you to do more this year.

(List from ” Make me Sustainable“)

Home:

Air Dry Clothes

Install better power management on your PC
Install Efficient Low Flow Showerhead
Lower Thermostat Setting in Winter
Replace Incandescent bulbs with CFLs
Unplug electrical devices not in use ( I pledge to do this more frequently, old habits)
Wash Clothes in Cold Water

What is your primary form of
transportation? Walking

Air Travel

Please enter the number of individual flights you take each year. Count one-way flights individually—round-trip flights count as two.
8 hours / 5000 miles

* this is my Achilles* looking to invest in green air transportation- Richard Branson… hurry up!*

Lifestyle:

My diet is consists of: White meat

Bring your own Bag to the store instead of using plastic or paper bags.
Compost food scraps
Eat Locally Grown Foods
Eat Organic Foods
Go Paperless with bills
Opt-out of solicitous mailings
Recycle all glass, cans, plastics, newspapers and magazines
Reduce use of Aluminum Cans
Reduce use of Glass
Reduce use of Magazines
Reduce use of Mixed Plastic Containers
Reduce use of Newspapers
Reduce use of Plastic Bottles
Say no to double-bagging
Use cloth rag and air drying instead of paper towels
Use reusable Coffee Mug
Use your own Tupperware for lunches and visits to the salad bar
Use your own Water Bottle

Urban Homestead:

Supports 2 adults, 2 children and numerous friends

Growing 25% of produce consumed ( more to come)

Food Preservation/ Storage

canning

freezing

drying

In the kitchen

baking/cooking from scratch

breadmaking

cheesemaking

sprouting

cast iron cookware

no dishwasher

Food Choices:

buying in bulk

organic

local

eating seasonally

reducing “food miles”

fair trade

Composting Methods:

vermicomposting

composting food, garden and green waste

Energy Efficient Appliances:

washing machine

refrigerator

water heater

Energy Efficient Electronics:

computer/printer/copier

TV(no cable) DVD

Energy Efficient Lighting:
compact fluorescent bulbs

oil lamps

homemade beeswax candles

daylighting

solar

Natural beauty
Homemade Non-toxic Beauty Care Products

toothpaste

deodorant

Biodegradable/Non-toxic Cleaning Products:

vinegar

baking soda

lemon juice

Natural Health Practices:

homeopathy

herbal remedies

prevention

Ayurveda

Massage

Water Conservation Efforts:

low flush toilets

plug sink

limit toilet flushings

limit baths/showers

handwatering

solar outdoor shower (camping)

food not lawns

Hand powered garden tools:

broom, rake

trowel, shovel

hand clippers

Self-employed Working at home:
businesses

Crafts & Skills:

survival skills

edible landscaping

sewing

fiber arts

holistic care

carpentry

plumbing

building

haircutting

bicycle repairs

candlemaking

herbs

urban farming

website design

photography

self publishing

video & graphics

podcasting

Living Simply:

making use

bartering

monthly shopping trips

reduce, reuse & recycle

second hand clothes / high durability/ high quality

salvage/thrift store

consume less

Heating:

no central heat

fireplace that uses scrap wood

dress in layers

Walking the old paths:

tithing

day of rest

stewardship

Automation is such a wonderful thing… using technology for the purpose of getting the work done.

The use of the internet to contact millions of people; while I am in the back country snowshoeing and enjoying my lifestyle!

P.S- There is no electricity or internet where I am. This is all automatically sent out.

Click here to find Allison

Green Business:

If you can grow food it is empowering, it is powerful. In fact I would say it is the most dangerous occupations on the face of the earth… because you are in danger of becoming free.- Jules Dervaes

Why it is important to have multiple streams of income.
Outsourcing is a fact and automation is our future reality and I personally believe that it is our own personal responsibility to get our financial barnyard in shape. In this economic shift, I think that the transformation is going to occurs with LOHASians values systems being a greener, environmentally business, friendly attitude.

These adventurer’s get the blood flowing for this girl. Check out there flyfishing movie tour.

This time they are fishing in my backyard: British Columbia, Canada.

 

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