Archive for the ‘Just for Fun’ Category
356) Get our fortune told
Giovanna has been in the “psychic” business for 17 years. From everything I’ve read online, [&hellip
346) Cross-country ski
[The following is a designated ‘Laura-only’ to-do] Flying down hills at fast speeds, strapped to [&hellip
343) Vow a day of silence
All I can recall were the nuances of the day: the long, silent drive to [&hellip
339) Send a parcel to a stranger
If all goes according to plan, someone named Erin Lindsay from Calgary, Alberta (a stranger [&hellip
335) Make a 10’+ ft. snow man
There were those that doubted us on this to-do. 10 feet? Seriously? Um, like, how [&hellip
332) Toboggan in Toronto
There’s freakin’ snow in Toronto. Like everywhere! I thought we’d have to kill this to-do [&hellip
331) Have a winter picnic
Next weekend we head up north to do some winter camping and knock off the [&hellip
314) Winter hot tubbing
John’s return to Toronto (after a month of being away from home) was promptly followed [&hellip
308) See Gaudi’s Sagrada Família
[The following is a designated ‘John-only‘ to-do] I have wanted to see this building for [&hellip
304) Research the 2012 Mayan Prophecy
Well here we are on the morning of December 21st, the end of the Mayan [&hellip
292) Jello eating contest
This to-do is dedicated to all the college frat parties we never attended nor were [&hellip
281) Get our shoes shined
My father used to go to work every morning in shiny leather shoes. He’d keep [&hellip
274) Dismantle a complex electronic device
It should be said, this to-do requires that we “dismantle a complex electronic device” NOT [&hellip
266) Conduct our own acid rain project
According to the pH strips in our kids chemistry set, our Toronto rain water has [&hellip
245) Decorate for Halloween
Last Halloween John and I ditched a friend’s Halloween party, stayed home instead, turned off [&hellip
244) Buy fudge from a trading post
I’ve spent a good chunk of my life driving up north to the cottage. Always [&hellip
238) Go to a live taping of a TV show
If we lived in New York City, we’d totally attend a live taping of the [&hellip
237) Go to the symphony (blindfolded)
First off, thanks to John’s parents who agreed to partake in this “cultural experience” with [&hellip
233) Own an ant farm
We have yet to figure out why our ants have barely responded to their new, [&hellip
232) Canada’s Wonderland date
The last time either of us visited Canada’s Wonderful, we were like sixteen or something. [&hellip
228) Explore Aromatherapy
Without access to a certified aromatherapist, or an amateur aromatherapist for that matter (the sales [&hellip
211) Cut each other’s hair
{Note: This was the first to-do of ten completed this past weekend at John’s family’s [&hellip
185) Start a rock collection
If there’s anything as titillating as building a burgeoning rock collection, it’s photographing a burgeoning [&hellip
168) Build an Inuksuk
With deep roots in Inuit culture, the Inuksuk was used as a navigational device to [&hellip
160) Pluck a chicken
[Warning: this video may upset some] A recent survey in Britain revealed that 1 in [&hellip
151) Write a jingle together
Most people don’t know this about me, but I’m an exceptional bad jingle writer. This [&hellip
147) Visit a Chicago jazz bar
For a little over a year, John and I ran a small jazz series from [&hellip
146) Leave a lock on a bridge
On bridges across the globe from Paris to New York to Rome, personalized love locks [&hellip
126) Play checkers in the park
Originally I had envisioned us playing checkers with a little old man at one of [&hellip
113) Go commando for a weekend
Apparently in the jungle it is recommended to go without socks and underwear in order [&hellip
109) Feed a Lama
Before this week, I’d never met a lama. We don’t have many lamas in Toronto. [&hellip
108) Catch a butterfly (then let it go)
Along the Inca Trail alone there are close to 4000 varieties of butterflies. We managed [&hellip
107) Learn to knit
When I was younger my mother use to draw. She was an exceptional drawer; portraits [&hellip
99) Ride on a rickshaw
As I feared (and half-expected), my lost luggage won’t be arriving here in time for [&hellip
96) Make out on the bleachers
What a weekend. We’re spent. Exhausted. Can barely type. Resorting to short sentences. Eyelids closing….. [&hellip
95) Ring an old church bell
This was one of the highlights of my weekend Thanks to big brother Dave for [&hellip
93) Have a couples sleepover
Impromptu couples sleepover party with John, his sister Liz, and Emmanuel
92) Calculate our bodyweight in stones
Admittedly, this is a ridiculous to-do…. Have you ever watched that show….that hilariously alarming British [&hellip
89) Throw a surprise birthday party
The thing I really love about this crazy project of ours (which, I’ll admit, is [&hellip
84) Make a playlist of accordion songs
Today we finally put together that accordion playlist we’ve been meaning to do for over [&hellip
68) Go curling!
[The following is a designated ‘Laura-only‘ to-do] A week ago I received an invite from [&hellip
63) Camp in Spring Thaw
“Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one [&hellip
50) Drink wine at a movie theatre
If you’re looking to drink an entire bottle of wine in a movie theatre and [&hellip
47) Kiss upsidedown like Spiderman
Nimbly and awkwardly, against the pale moonlight of a cool, winter night, he hangs silently [&hellip
43) Smoke a cuban cigar
Friday Night: A Friday night in Toronto, and we had options. We could have attended [&hellip
22) Camp out in our backyard
It’s an abnormally balmy February morning in Toronto. The sweet smell of mud, the damp [&hellip
21) String backyard lights
Last night we pitched our new tent in our muddy backyard, strung up lights, and [&hellip
11) Celebrate the Chinese New Year
Happy Chinese New Year Everyone! Today marks the dawn of the Year of the Dragon, [&hellip
1) Finish a list of 365 things we’d like to do
Today we completed our big bad mother of all to-do lists. 365 to-do items for [&hellip
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Duration: Jan 14, 2012 - Jan 13, 2013
Hi there. We’re John & Laura, a curious and mild-mannered Canadian couple, living, working and making things together, mostly in Toronto.
Here you’ll find a public archive of our 365 day challenge. We've got till Jan 13, 2013, to complete 365 things we’ve always wanted to do. ...MORE
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