I started this list on April 13th, 2009, but I am still trying to find 53 extra goals. As much as I try to write about new things that I’d like to do, I realize that my life had already offered me more that I could expect!

Anyway, here goes the first 48 goals! I’d better achieve them by January 9th, 2012!

1 – Go to yoga at least 3 days a week

2 – Eat Healthy!

3  – Learn how to cook

4 – Go to Brazil (waiting to happen soon!)

5 – Honor my mentors

6 – Pass an English Proficiency test (Done! I finally did the LPI and got a great score! One less bureaucratic thing in my mind!)

7 – Go back to University (In progress at SFU!)

8 – Keep my closet organized

9 – Write more, both in Portuguese and English

10 – Go to Europe with Myke (Done!)

11 – Get my Canadian Driver’s License

12 – Ride my scooter

13 – Go in a loooong road trip with Mr. Ames

14 – Buy a boat

15 – Read more

16 – Volunteer (Working on it! )

17 – Learn French (again!)

18 – Study Photography

19 – Keep my blogs up to date

20 – Save money

21 – Learn to survive the Canadian Winter

22 – Buy a house

23 – Advance in my career

24 – Write Birthday and Thank you cards regularly

25 – Keep the orchids alive

26 – Host small parties for my family and friends

27 – Schedule a “Mom and Daughter Trip” with Dona Alzira

28 – Meditate regularly

29 – Discover Vancouver

30 – Write my books

31 – Keep learning and adapting to online tools and trends

32 – Learn how to sail

33 – Sail to another country

34 – Donate money, clothes or whatever I can

35 – Finish organizing my wedding album

36 – Design new albums, cards, etc

37 – Keep learning more about Canadian History and Politics

38 – Plan a baby (only the master plan, the deadline is too tight for this project!)

39 – Network

40 – Walk Ipanema throughout the four seasons

41 – Learn more about webdesign

42 – Go to New York

43 – Go to Greece

44 – Go to Paris

45 – Go to Paraty

46 – Teach Portuguese to Mr. Ames

47 – Join a Toastmasters group

48 – Relax

(Added on September 16th, 2009 after Ffatio and Coach Tia suggestions)

49 – Call my friends more often

50 – Have a special night to spoil Mr. and Mrs. Ames

51 – Save/invest $100,000 (let’s aim the stars, my friends!)

52 – Adopt a child from Africa for $20 a month

53 – Tell someone you love them every day (apart from Mr. Ames)