nyc ballet

First to do for 2012 is done! My friend Sandra is in the middle of her 30 list and she wanted to go to a dance performance. She narrowed it down to the NYC Ballet, so I decided to add the ballet to my 2012 list since I’ve never been.

We made our way to Lincoln Center to watch Firebird, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux (from Swan Lake), and Who Cares? It was a selection of performances that ranged from classic to a bit more modern.

I’ve never been to the ballet and didn’t ever have a particular interest in going, but I’m glad I decided to tag along with Sandra and her friend Casey. I’m definitely no expert when it comes to the ballet, but I did enjoy myself and thought it was beautiful. I’m a bigger fan of the theater, but it was nice to see a different type of art. Especially since the requires such a level of athleticism that I know nothing about. I consider myself an athlete and there is no way in hell I could do some of the stuff the dancers were doing—not even close. I would tell you that running a marathon is easier than doing a pirouette or any other move.

I will go to the ballet again—just not anytime soon. It’s a once in a while type of thing—mostly because it can get a bit pricey, but I also have a lot of other interests that occupy my time. Maybe next year I'll finally get ot the opera. I'm getting more and more cultured as every year goes by.

it’s a new year—12 in 2012

It’s officially 2012. It’s almost been a year since I started my 30 Before 30 list. And over a month since I completed the list and turned 30. And what a year 2011 was!

In the last 5 ½ weeks, I’ve tried to relax a bit—I was able to catch up on all TV shows, which was amazing. Last year was beyond hectic. With all the traveling for work (I spent more time over the Atlantic then most have ever done in their entire life), the workload I managed, and checking off my 30 things, it was incredibly busy. I barely had a spare moment to do anything else. So doing nothing has been a lot of fun. But now I'm getting bored.

I reflected a bit on the past year and was starting to think about how I want this next year to go. And honestly I’m not sure. Last year I had a plan and that didn’t really pan out. It ended up being slightly unpredictable and as much as I like to be spontaneous, I also like to plan—I am the queen of planning. So who knows what will happen this year, but I will have fun figuring it out.

Ok, so it's now 2012. What should I do this year? No, I’m not going to do a 31 Before 31. But maybe a few goals here and there aren’t a bad idea. Plus I really enjoyed #1 and need something to blog about. So I’ll just check more things off my life list that’s hopefully worth writing and reading about.

So here it goes! 12 in 2012:

1. Go to 3 new states (29 left to go) and do something ‘local’ there

Alabama

Arkansas
Delaware
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

2. Get a tarot card reading
3. Go to a music festival
4. Go on a blind date
5. Do a trivia night
6. Go to Atlantic City
7. Go to a spring training game
8. Take a cooking class
9. Go to the ballet
10. Go zip lining
11. Take a NYC bus tour
12. Send out 12 handwritten notes

I will not only continue blogging about accomplishing my 2012 goals, but write about what else is interesting in my life. Which will be traveling, running, reading, and living in New York City as those are the things I do best.

Come on 2012. May it top 2011.

P.S. Here’s a photo of how I kicked off 2012!

Angry Birds run the Midnight Run

My list last year was pretty ambitious and I wasn’t 100% sure I was going to finish it. But I was 100% sure that I was going to try my damnedest. Throughout the year and even recently, I talked to a lot of people about finishing the list and how they've been inspired to come up with their own list of things to do, including my very first best friend Patti. It’s great to see my friends and family coming up with their own lists of things to do whether it’s before 30 or stuff to do in 2012. Go have fun!