2011 Summer (Supplemental) Bucket List

Hopefully, we all know how obsessive I am about lists. And Bucket Lists, in particular. The summer is such a great time for Bucket Lists because there's so much free time to get things done! So this summer, I compiled a list, pulling some ideas from my 2011 Bucket List and then adding some fun ones on my own. Some are actually already finished or in the works, so I crossed them out. Here's to an amazing summer!

2011 Summer List

1. Move to Boston!
2. Buy myself a camera.
3. Watch the Stanley Cup finals.
4. Have one (themed) dinner party.
5. Have a shower beer.
6. Do one of the following:

• Visit Canada.
• Go to Connecticut for the beach.
• Go to D.C. and visit the Newseum.
• Go to Georgia.
• Go camping!

7. Do something crazy.
8. Make stuff for apartment.

• L&L wood pieces
• Shabby-chic dresser
• Plant an herb garden

9. Scrapbook

• KKG
• Bahamas
• New York

10. Read these books (and more!):

• The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
• The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
• Things I’ve Been Silent About by Azar Nafisi
• Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

11. Send Minna housewarming present.
12. Send Lauren a care package (with Shi playlist).
13. Solidify Woof Magazine:

• Find business person
• Locate printer/costs.
• Lobby for funding.
• Fill all officer positions.
• Market to Journalism department and incoming freshman.

14. Get a job (that pays).
15. Publish an article.
16. Visit/have lunch with the Bunkers.
17. Try out Back Bay Bikram Yoga.
18. Do yoga with Laura.
19. Make business cards.
20. Get a Boston Athenaeum membership.
21. Buy myself some letters.
22. Perfect my dougie.
23. Buy myself a dress.
24. Paint.
25. Spend a day with no technology.
26. Take a CPR course.
27. Make something for the Glam Fam.

• Determine family colors
• Picture frame?
• Glam collage
• Something for littles.

28. Get coffee with Craig.
29. Volunteer at a Red Sox game!
30. Meet Rayna Starr! for coffee/whatever.
31. Summer birthdays.
32. Kickback with Frank.
33. Move into 135 Hillside and toast apartment with champagne!
34. Try Boston Organics.
35. Explore Boston:

• Get a burger at Bartley’s
• Go to the beach
• Go to the Arnold Arboretum
• Go to the zoo!

36. Wear feathers in my hair.
37. Replace the heels on my boots. 
38. Do some DAR work.

Running through fountains should probably also be on the docket for this summer <3

Here's What You Missed

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away (I'm sure New York would be flattered to be considered its own galaxy)... I actually updated this blog. Unfortunately, I did it while I was working, which is about the most unprofessional thing ever. So I stopped.

Unfortunately, I had no Internet at the time, so I didn't write at home either. So my little Brain Barf went without for a while.

Hello, friends. I'm back and in full force. Here's what you missed:

• I finished my internship at Marie Claire. It was a bittersweet ending; I'm sad to see such an incredible chapter of my life come to a close, but also happy to move onto bigger and better things.
• I crafted a Summer (supplemental) Bucket List (more to come).
• Some sorry loser thought it'd be a good idea to let me rent a UHAUL van and schlep all my shit to Boston. Tiny girl, big van, bigger problems. It also doesn't help that I've had my license for a very short time and never drive, let alone drive a massive full size van with a cargo space larger than my New York apartment... but I digress.
• Made it to Boston with minimal damage, outfitted my room with some beautiful wood furniture (hopefully STD-free) purchased from a friend, and made my way down to my old digs and picked up right where I left off--which would be the blue couch at 48A, for those who know the scene.
• Interviewed for, was offered and accepted a position in retail at Ann Taylor LOFT. I start this Saturday!
• Went to Nahant beach about 30 minutes away to update my Bahamian tan.
• Started reading, and subsequently put down a book. Currently searching for the next one.

Things are amazing! And life is picking up the pace very quickly. Birthday's on Monday!