Life List

[pegkerr]

I think I will put this in as a separate entry, so that I can add it to my memories list. I plan to revise it continually to add other ideas. If you have more suggestions, send 'em my way!

Organizing principle: To take growth-promoting risks so that I can live life as fully as possible.

Life List

Graduate from college
Get graduate degree
Marry, have children
Write a book and get it published
Impart enough human culture to my girls so they are fully civilized by the age of eighteen
Study a martial art (which one? How do I decide how proficient should I be before I can check this one off the list?)
Learn how to play Gaelic fiddle
Become proficient in French
Learn how to fire a gun
Run a marathon
Study emergency first aid
Learn to sail a boat
Learn to rock climb

Peg

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Gaelic fiddle

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

Irish music played on the violin. I fell in love with it while I was writing The Wild Swans, because one of my main characters, Sean, was an Irish musician, and so I listened to it all the time while I was writing that book.

I sing first soprano. And I played piano for three years when I was a kid. I grew up in a reasonably musical household--my mom has played cello for sixty years. But I've never played the violin. I have been feeling more and more tempted lately to try to start lessons.

*Sigh* In my copious free time.

Sure, feel free to steal the idea for your own journal. Did you see

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Irish music played on the violin. I fell in love with it while I was writing <i>The Wild Swans</i>, because one of my main characters, Sean, was an Irish musician, and so I listened to it all the time while I was writing that book.

I sing first soprano. And I played piano for three years when I was a kid. I grew up in a reasonably musical household--my mom has played cello for sixty years. But I've never played the violin. I have been feeling more and more tempted lately to try to start lessons.

*Sigh* In my copious free time.

Sure, feel free to steal the idea for your own journal. Did you see <a href="<a href="http://www.livejournal.com/talkread.bml?journal=pegkerr&itemid=89070">my original entry</a>?

Cheers,
Peg

Re: Gaelic fiddle

[morganmalfoy.livejournal.com]

the link is broken, btw

-M

Re: Gaelic fiddle

[mon-starling.livejournal.com]

*swoons* Irish music on the violin? I really need to listen to that. I adore the violin, but I am afraid I am simply not talented when it comes to music: I was always a mediocre singer, and I did try to learn piano when I was 10 or so but I obviously did not have the skill (or the patience). I am fascinated by musicians, I used to know a couple at school who were absolutely amazing (and I have no doubt have quite the career in music right now), and, as silly as this will sound, I regret not drawing them while they played!

As for the list, I really need to do my own, but I am afraid planning too far ahead never works for me - life is certainly not easy to predict, and truth be told, I have no idea what I want to be doing in ten years, and, considering I just turned 19, I am assuming that is perfectly natural. But I suppose some serious thinking about what I want to accomplish in life can´t hurt, so I will give it a try. ;)