Happy Leap Day!
What does it mean to have a day that only happens once every four years? I don’t know. I’m too busy to think about it very deeply. However, as I was driving to pick Little Man up from pre-preschool, I did think briefly about the nature of repetitive time.
Some things in life repeat in quick succession (laundry, dinner, diapers), and some are more of a special event kind of thing (Yom Tov, birthdays, anniversaries). There are also things we wish would happen regularly, or at all, but are relegated to our “someday” list. And what better day to think about someday than Leap Day (okay, that’s a stretch, but let’s just go with it, shall we?)?
In honor of this somewhat special once-every-four-years day, I thought I would make a list of 29 things that I would like to do someday (29 things is kind of a lot; it took a little thinking on my part).
1. Assemble a Shomer Shabbos and Yom Tov all-women’s orchestra
2. Really understand how to use a semicolon
3. Make time for a regular yoga practice (or any regular exercise, really)
4. Get my clarinet overhauled
5. Buy a saxophone. Or two.
7. Renew my library books online
8. Put out a CD
9. Paint the walls of my house bright, vibrant colors
10. Buy a house
11. Really develop one mitzvah until it’s “mine”
12. Nurse a baby until s/he is at least one year old
13. Eat breakfast/lunch/dinner without a child on my lap
14. Learn how to knit
15. Get back into sewing
16. Run (or maybe walk) a marathon. Or a half-marathon
17. Take my children to see the ocean
18. Get my Master’s in Music Composition
19. Be ready for Shabbos by chatzos
20. Drink 8 cups of water a day (though that may not really be such a big deal)
21. Have all my children and their (future) families by us for Yom Tov
22. Read the parsha every week
23. Say Tehillim every day
24. Correspond with a pen pal. Like with letters written in pen and mailed in envelopes
25. Send pictures regularly to my parents and in-laws
26. Organize my photos into physical albums
28. Practice music every day
29. Perform in a music recital (that’s my best motivation to practice)
What are some of the things on your to-do-someday list?
Rivki Silver ~ thoughts & music 
I love this post and it really got me thinking! Thank you, Rivki!
ps What if you set a date for one of these things and put it on your calendar?
That’s a fantastic idea! Thanks!
FINALLY buy my Harley and ride around the country on it. Seriously. I’ve been dying to do that since I was, like, 11.
and you will please write a book about the experience, yes?
oh sure.
I like this challenge! First of all was today YOUR birthday? Or were you just speculating in general?
Stuff I’d like to do someday:
Write a book or two or three or more
paint
Hang pictures on my walls
Print photos and create amazing albums
Earn (more) money so my husband could devote at least half a day to learning
Learn Chumash with Rashi
Practice reading music so comes easily and naturally (on piano)
Daven from a siddur total of half hour per day
Visit sick and elderly people and brighten their lives
attend OA meetings regularly
swim
It’s fun, isn’t it? Today was not my birthday, just general speculation. :) If you ever want tips on reading music, I’d love to help out!
This is a great list–29 is a lot of things to come up with. I’m still thinking about what mine would be… but I probably need “declutter” on my list too! :)
I didn’t realize how large of a list it was until I started typing! We can give each other decluttering pointers. Or encouragement. :)
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When I started my blog, my original idea was to make it a record of my journey to de-cluttering my home and organizing my life, but I was quickly bored with the idea (as I am with the tasks in real life). Perhaps that’s why I should… hmmm…
lol, I’ll go check it out!
I have so many things on my to do list… some include:
painting and carpeting my house
hanging picture on my walls
take a cruise around the Greek Islands
organize and file all the papers flying around the house
Ooo – a cruise around the Greek Islands sounds really beautiful!
Great idea for a post! I think you can knock #7 off pretty quickly! Easy! :)
Thanks! You’d think #7 is easy, but there’s a reason it’s on the list. Huge mental block, no clue why.
Sounds like a bucket list in the making!!
For me, I’d like to run a marathon in 2013. And maybe attend a blog conference. Someday. :)
Ooo, attending a blog conference is definitely something I want to do. We’ll get there, right?
Le sigh. I love your list!
All lovely, peaceful, happy things – we all need these, yes?
We really, really do. Thanks, Galit!
Love the concept here (maybe because I’m such a list-maker anyway). When you do no. 6, you’re invited for Shabbos…especially if you can help me do no. 19!
Kindred spirits, we are. I’m all about doing the bulk of the cooking on Thursday. So the food isn’t as fresh, but my sanity is. :)
Just loved reading this.
thanks!
If you need a cellist for your orchestra I would be willing (and pleased) to help. I just recently found your blog and I love it! Thank you for writing.
That would be fantastic! I’m counting you in. Thanks for the kind words!