I'm back....

The saddest part about my blog is that I think about it every day. Just like all of the things I want to do but never seem to have the time for. Today, as I was staring at my computer screen, I sensed this unbelievably forlorn feeling. Will I ever get to do all the things I want to do?

I haven't:

-made it to restaurants that have already come and gone
-seen some of the plays that have long since been forgotten
-read some of the books from the list I've generated since the late 80's
-created the painting that has been floating in my head for the last four years
-practiced the song I've always wanted to master during a spontaneous karoake encounter

Big sigh.

And then today I thought of all the things I've always wanted to volunteer for but have never made time for.

I want to:

-get back into teaching Pilates for Southwest (not quite volunteering - but civically focused)
-mentor a child from Bolder Options (running of course!)
-get involved with the Big Brother Big Sister program
-teach a course for Women Venture
-give speeches regarding asylum seekers for Center for Victims of Torture
-volunteer for the Twin Cities Marathon (or any other road race in the Twin Cities area)
-participate in one of the Corepower Yoga community events
-start a wine club through the UMAA for graduate and professional students

And some other random life goals for the rest of the year:

-paint something for my room
-put together some cool collages
-run a 1/2 marathon before the end of the year
-go hiking before the end of the year (google search Twin Cities Hiking Routes)
-go cross country skiing this year
-go downhill skiing this year
-be able to do the crow pose before the end of the year
-make gold status on NWA (this is a joke)

AND reach all the other goals in my head that I think about constantly but can't say out loud.

BUT at least today, I finally blogged after such a long hiatus.