30 By 30

Today when I woke up I was suddenly 28. twenty-eight. TWENTY-EIGHT!?!?

In two years I'll be #) - I couldn't type that quite right because I closed my eyes and guessed at the keys -- I've got two years to come to rips <--not an intentional typo, but Jen would leave it and I think I should too with it. Yikes. I remember when my mom turned 28 - vomit.

I often have people - mainly young artists, sometimes older artists -- occasionally random non-artists write me to ask how I accomplish everything I get done in a day. The answer is simple: LISTS.
I'm a list making fiend. Sometimes once I accomplish something I go back and add it to a list if it wasn't there before. I live for crossing things out.

A while ago Michelle My Belle posted something sparkly and inspirational, as per her usual. Seriously, is there anything that girl can't do?

I picked up the torch and started this list. Sticking to her parameters, this should be a list of things I'm doing this year -- and it is. I'm just thinking ahead and giving myself 24 months - YIKES ONLY 24 MONTHS?!!? to cross everything off it. We'll see where the next two years lead me. I sincerely hope you're all along for the ride. Thank you for all your support. You make my life more beautiful than it already is -- and I live in Brooklyn, so that's saying something.

1. Have 'Pammie's Jammies' published and on shelves in the Brooklyn's Writers section of 'Books on Court'
   
2. Increase blog readership
3. Have Amber Ink. turning an obvious and clear profit
4. Learn to sew and drape and make awesomemanawsome stuff
   
5. Get mega in shape
6. Take classes at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden
7. Form a group that inspires creativity and beauty
8. Be financially and freelance-ially set to be my own boss without a full time job-job
9. Travel the Mediterranean
   
10. Learn to speak a second language
11. Attend a kindling retreat
    
12. License my art to a major fashion retail brand
13. Fall in love
    
14. Illustrate for a rock star
15. Own an original Mary Blair
16. Be published in a magazine with national circulation
17. Learn to ballroom dance
18. Design a children's facility
19. Send more snail mail
    
20. Throw more theme parties
    
21. Learn to drive
22. Organize wildly amazing dinner club
    
23. Live in Coeur d'Alene
24. Watch every movie that's ever won an Academy Award for 'Best Picture'
25. Make a picture quilt and enter it in a contest
26. Scan and document all design sketches and licensing data so it's at my fingertips whenever I need it. In a word: Max-Organized
    
27. Own a fancy pants SLR camera and know how to use it
28. Give more - volunteer, support charity, randomly and to friends
    
29. Pick one topic a month to study ala 5th grade. So I don't ever worry about not learning.
30. Upcycle more in my decorating as I tackle this little apartment that I want to be magazine ready.