Project 52

Last year there was Project 49... this year I'm ahead of the game & hitting up all 52 weeks of the year! 52 projects that will stretch me, encourage me, nourish me, and help me to be more present in this beautiful life I've been blessed with. You'll notice that some of them are repeats from Project 49. One reason for this is I either didn't accomplish that project in 2012 or I didn't really get as much out of it as I'd like... so round 2 it is! The other reason is that I just loved the project (or the challenge of it) so much that I'm wanting to experience it all over again!
Won't you join me by creating your own list?
1) Read 24 books (that's 2 books a month, Lauren... you can do it!)
2) Memorize 25 scriptures.
3) See at least 10 movies at an actual movie theater.
4) Go on 13 dates... hey now!
5) Do the snail mail thing again - 52 times.
6) Use the sewing machine that's currently gathering dust in my storage unit.
7) Blog on my Doula site once a week.
8) Go through the 12 steps, formally.
9) Establish discipline regarding my daily quiet time.
10) Read (or listen) to the whole Bible.
11) Focus on self-care... One pampering outing a month.
12) Pay off my remaining credit card debt.
13) Research writing opportunities & submit some pieces.
14) Go on a Gondola ride already!
15) Go visit my long distance bestie in South Dakota!
16) Go to Nashville to see my other bestie.
17) Get proficient at babywearing & cloth diapering.
18) Girls Weekend!
19) Great Gatsby Party!!
20) Host an annual reunion for all my Doula clients.
21) Buy more potted plants to liven up my living space.
22) Put together that Beatles picture wall when I move into my new apartment.
23) Randomly gift 5 friends, just because they're awesome.
24) Go to 5 concerts or shows.
25) Go to the LACMA.
26) Lunch or Coffee dates with 15 DIFFERENT friends.
27) Go to the Bowers Museum of Cultural Art.
28) Medieval Times!!
29) Check out some Estate/Garage Sales to furnish the new apartment... maybe even spruce up some of the items with ideas from Pinterest.
30) Write to Rahma at least once a month.
31) Skype/Talk with my Sister's family & my bro (who live in DC & Chicago respectively) at least once a month.
32) Griffith Park Observatory
33) Take my laptop to a cozy coffee shop (NOT Starbucks) at least once a month & WRITE, WRITE, WRITE.
34) Go on a hike.
35) Get back in the habit of swimming on a regular basis. Santa brought me a nifty waterproof iPod, so I have no excuse!
36) Host a themed dinner party.
37) Limit my TV time to 6 hours a week... which includes 1 TV free day each week.
38) Get dressed up & go to a fancy restaurant or lounge for cocktails
39) Movie & Picnic at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery... this year it IS happening!
40) Drive Sunset Blvd. from Echo Park to PCH in a convertible.
41) Go to Phillipe's!
42) Hit up at least 1 Dodger game.
43) Sip mojitos poolside at Hotel Roosevelt's Tropicana Bar.
44) Use my passport!
45) Make a monthly date with my Grandma.
46) Make a pie from scratch.
47) Go to the Farmers Market at least twice a month.
48) Attend a Food Truck Rally.
49) GO TO CATALINA!!
50) Speak or Teach at least once.
51) Go on some kind of an adventure.
52) Focus on releasing anything that doesn't serve God. Learn to let go & let God.
12 months. 52 weeks. 365 days. Each one a new opportunity to find beauty in breakdown, to experience life as God intended, to step out of my comfort zone & to enjoy life. I can't wait!