Sealing the Deal - Top 30 Must Do List for 2011

Yes, it's true... I've gone AWOL for some time, but I'm back and have decided to recommit myself to the blogosphere, detailing the ins and outs of my mischief and mayhem. But before we kick off 2011 (albeit 5 months behind schedule), I'd like to share with you (aka hold my lazy arse self accountable for) my top 30 must do list for 2011, inspired by my fave gal Laura Carollo and her brilliant website. Dearest Laura listed 100, but as we all know, she is far more ambitious than me!

Here goes...

1. Take a vacation that requires daily use of SPF 70 (yes, ladies and gentlemen, I'm pale beyond words, but a pina colada with a baby umbrella sounds delightful!)
2. Plan a girls' cocktail party quarterly, featuring a signature drink
3. Cut back on online shoe shopping (Dearest Cole Haan, how can something so lovely be so evil?!)
4. Surprise someone with flowers
5. Work out 3x weekly, whether zumba, hip hop, or sweatin' to the oldies with Mr. Simmons
6. Schedule a doggie play date for beast at least once a month
7. Finish 5 chapters of my memoir (yes, I've decided to finally write that book Oprah has been dying to read; besides, this is the only logical explanation for why such ridiculousness keeps happening to me)
8. Finally plan the EJ/OJ trip to Greece you've been talking about for the past 3 years (and for those who don't know, OJ is my childhood nickname for my daddy, Allen -- see future blog for further explanation of the origin of O-jalicious)
9. Drop 5 lbs (see #5)
10. Attempt at least one new recipe monthly
11. Vastly cut down on chocolate consumption (ie - avoid the Sallie stash at work and limit self to no more than one snack-sized choco bite daily)
12. Blog twice monthly to ensure my adoring fans have something to look forward to :)
13. Embrace organic (starting small with lettuce, carrots, apples)
14. Organize my closet and keep it spotless (ok, perhaps moderately clean is more feasible)
15. Watch 10 movies I always wanted to see, but never quite got around to watching (Citizen Cain, Social Network, Slumdog Millionaire, Clockwork Orange, Fast Times..., etc)
16. Cook a romantic dinner for DB monthly
17. Run a 5K
18. Send holiday cards (created by the fabulous GraceNotes)
19. Increase book reading from .5 annually to 10 books
20. Bake brownies for a friend just for kicks
21. Cook breakfast at least twice weekly (and no, Jimmy Deans and hot pockets do not count)
22. Print & frame digital photos within two months of taking them
23. Put the tennis shoes and racquet you had to have in 2010 to work by taking lessons and joining a league
24. Make it at least 2 months without cheating on my gluten free diet (perhaps the most tricky of my challenges)
25. Book a trip to NYC to see all my fabulous friends
26. Leave the country at least once annually (Jamaica, here I come!)
27. Move designer shoe boxes into storage (still unclear why I want to keep these, but go with it for now)
28. Fold laundry within one day of washing
29. Finish the Groupon dance classes I've purchased in the past 3 months before buying more (13 zumba, 12 hip hop, 1 belly dance class remaining, and in case you're wondering -- this in no way implies I have any level of dexterity)
30. Take a cooking class and find a daring subject willing to try round 2 (at home) attempt