Sunday, February 26, 2012

If I only had time... and motivation...

I've been thinking a lot about all the things I would like to accomplish if I had unlimited time, money, and motivation. That last one is probably the biggest problem. So, in no particular order (mostly), here we go:

  • Pay off my credit card. I was getting close, then I bought a house. Frustrating!
  • Get a piano. A baby grand would be awesome and I have the perfect place for it.
  • Play piano well enough that I could sing along to relatively simple songs. The ultimate would be if I could play Claude Debussy's Claire de Lune, but that's probably a bit much too hope for.
  • Sing well enough where I wouldn't be embarrassed to do a solo. I'd love to have some lessons.
  • Play Mozart's Concerto for Clarinet. Even just for myself, no performance necessary.
  • Play guitar well enough that I can sing at the same time.
  • Compose songs.
  • Become fluent in Japanese.
  • Visit Japan (for a significant length of time).
  • Attend my favorite K-Pop artists' concerts. Meeting them would be awesome, but I know that won't happen.
  • Lose weight and be fit (~120 pounds). This is the hardest one on the list, for so many reasons. 
  • Learn how to build furniture. I'd like custom furniture for my house, and building it myself would be rather awesome.
  • Write. I have quite a few stories floating around in my brain, but I find it difficult to actually get them on paper.
  • Write at least one application for Android that would be a useful tool for many people.
  • Nicely landscape my front and back yards. I don't really care to do the physical labor myself, though!
  • Become a better swimmer.
  • Learn how to sew as well as Mom. 
  • Knit an Aran sweater.
  • Help reduce the social stigma of bipolar disorder.
  • Somehow encourage more girls to major in Computer Science (or something like it) in college.
I'm sure there's a lot more, but I that's what I can think of right now.