Have you seen the movie The Bucket List? Hilarious, no? Though I’m neither advanced in years nor dying I’ve started adding things to my own bucket list, though it may more aptly be called the things-to-do-once-the-kids-are-older-and-I’m-less-exhausted list. There is nothing particularly poignant on my list as of yet. So far it looks something like this:
– Spend a week at the stunningly decorated Gilded Hotel in Newport Beach and enjoy breakfast tapas (Seriously, check out the link. The decor, as well as the food, are worth drooling over)
– Go shopping for vintage and antique decor items in Toronto and meet Sarah Richardson while I’m at it
– Hike the Chilkoot Trail
– Go on a child-free girls trip with my mom and sister
– Get one of my designs published in a magazine (on-line or print, I’m not picky!)
Most recently I have added a more here-and-now attainable goal to my bucket list: take a painting class. Yesterday afternoon I had a rare hour to myself so I brought out my paints and a large canvas and painted an abstract painting to fill the void on the wall above my new dining banquette. Is it amazing? No. But the process was exhilarating. I loved mixing the colours, getting dirty, and experimenting with techniques. When an activity makes you feel that good, regardless of how the end product turns out, it is worth investing some time in. And why not spend some of that time learning how to do it better? I’m out of luck for classes this summer but I’m hoping to take a weekend course on working with acrylic paints in the Fall.
My main goal with the painting was to add some more colour to my dining area and regardless of skill level, this painting certainly does that:
Do you have a bucket list? Why wait, is there anything you can check off this summer?