The Working List (updated 4/7/09)

Purchase:
Holley Idea(s): Car. Dog. New couches.
Suggestion(s):
1. New refrigerator (Abby D)
2.*Purchase energy efficient products like CFL light bulbs and faucet aerators (Dave C.)
3. A new little black dress (Erin S)

Travel:
Holley Idea(s): Grand Canyon. Cruise.
Suggestion(s):
1. Alaska (Hans M)
2. Machu Picchu (Betsy C, Jake S)
3. *South Africa (Betsey C…also supported by Ryanne T and Erin S)
4. Combine South Africa trip with volunteer work in neighboring country (Mozambique, Botswana, Lesotho, etc.) (Kathy M.)
http://mail.mrctbp.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.crossculturalsolutions.org/
http://www.onlinevolunteering.org/en/index.html
Think South America (Peru--macchu Picchu and beyond--Peru is ideal because you can visit desert, mountain, Amazon in a relatively small country), Ecuador, Patagonia in Chile, Argentina. Also, definitely consider India and southeast Asia.

Book:
Holley Idea(s):Bible. Tipping Point.
Suggestion(s):
1. Through Painted Deserts by Donald Miller (Erin S)


Learn Something:
Holley Idea(s): Snowboard. Cooking class.
Suggestion(s):
1. Photography Class (Angie C)
2. Self Defense Class (Barb, trainer at my gym…and my sister...and Emily F.)
3. Cooking Class (Erin S)
4. Knitting Class (Erin S)
5. **Learn to play Soccer (Bill B…a prospect I met for the first time today)
6. Art history, studio art, creative writing, medieval history, economics (?!), middle eastern studies (Kathy M)

Activity/Fitness:
Holley Idea(s): Complete a marathon. Lose a pound for every category. A mini-triathlon.
Suggestion(s):
1. Hike in (4) local state park(s) (Erin S)


Concert/Sporting Event:
Holley Idea(s): Neil Diamond
Suggestion(s):
1. Cardinal/s Cubs game at Wrigley (Sarah/Justin)
2. Rodeo (not sure who this was from…)
3. Masters (Erin S)

STL/MO Experience:
Holley Idea(s): Ice skating at Forest Park.
Suggestion(s):
1. *Chuck Berry at Blueberry Hill (Bob/Maggie)
*Note: thinking about moving this to 'concert' because Wendy W. reminded me of the newly added point "5"...
2. Sledding on Art Hill (unknown)
3. Crown Candy downtown (Erin S)
4. BB's Jazz Blues and Soups (Erin S)
5. Visit Big Cedar Lodge

Spiritual Experience:
Holley Idea(s): A weekend of silence. A missions trip.
Suggestion(s):
1. *Memorize a chapter in the Bible (Darrin P…in a sermon on 2/1/09)
2. *Interactive Good Friday or thanksgiving experience (Erin S)
3. Living Water International trip to build/repair fresh water wells or educate about fresh water (Erin S)
4. If weekend of silence—no clocks/formal way to track time (Bill C)

Restaurants to Try:
Holley Idea(s): Niche (Also mentioned below)
Suggestion(s):
1. Fast Eddies (Bob/Maggie)
2. Melting Pot (Justin/Sarah)
3. Niche (unknown)
4. Sydney Street Café (Dave C)
5. Charlie Gitto's
6. Bevo Mill

Community Service/Volunteer:
Holley Idea(s): Serve food at a soup kitchen on a holiday.
Suggestion(s):
1. Second Saturday (service from 8:00-2:00) with serving widows, immigrants, poor, and refugees (Erin S)
2. Christmas Store (a service project where the widows/refugees. etc are invited to shop before Christmas for their families. They purchase NEW toys etc that have been donated by other churches (Erin S)
3. Include S. Africa trip a volunteer portion of the trip (Kathy M.)

Movie to See:
Holley Idea(s): Juno.
Suggestion(s):

Catch-all/Misc Category:
Holley Idea(s): Get a job as a waitress. Meet w/ a Financial planner.
Suggestion(s):
1. Hot Air Balloon Ride (Michelle P)
2. *Keep a personal (non blog) journal of my life between 30 and 31 (Stacy K & Wendy W)
3. The big texan steak ranch challenge (Angie S)

Road Trip:
Holley Idea(s): Visit Meredith , Memphis in May
Suggestion(s):
1. Visit Meredith (Meredith W)
2. US road trip after reading Through Painted Deserts

A little bit...or a lot bit...Uncomfortable:
Holley Idea(s): Travel on my own.
Suggestion(s):
1. Skydive (Amanda B, Bob C, Krista B)
2. Match.com (Ryan M)
3. Consider something really extreme and devote the entire year to this venture. Take a year off from work. I would suggest that you volunteer in some interesting place in the world for a few months and then travel and do whatever you want. (Kathy M)

Something Famous "ish":
Holley Idea(s): Meet someone famous. Sit in the audience of a TV show.
Suggestion(s):
1. Be an extra in a movie (George Clooney movie coming to STL http://www.missouribusiness.net/film/hotline.asp) (Sarah S)

Professional Development
Holley Idea(s): Attend 3 networking events with the chamber of commerce
Suggestion(s):
1. Write your own Code of Ethics (Erin S)
2. Read a book on customer service (Erin S)

Category Suggestion(s).
1. Pampering (Erica).
-Massage. Expensive perfume.