16. Watch the top ten "America's Greatest Movies" according to AFI:
- Citizen Kane
- Casablanca
- The Godfather
- Gone with the Wind
- Lawrence of Arabia
- The Wizard of Oz
- The Graduate
- On the Waterfront
- Schindler's List
- Singin' in the Rain
23. Make the Chicago cultural rounds
- Museum of Science & Industry
- Museum of Natural History
- Museum of Contemporary Art
- Chicago History Museum
- Chicago Architecture Boat Tour
24. Learn to sew my own cloth dinner napkins
25. Become as eco-friendly as possible
-Make my own laundry detergent
-All-natural dryer sheets
-Eliminate paper towel usage
-Make my own yogurt
26. Shop my book shelf and complete the following books:
- The Martha Rules by Martha Stewart
- Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin
- Grapevine by Dave Balter & John Butman
- Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Thomas L. Friedman
- Escape from Cubicle Nation by Pamela Slim
- Slow Food Nation by Carlo Petrini
- The Coupon Mom's Guide to Cutting Your Grocery Bills in Half by Stephanie Nelson
-I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi
- Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Fortune's Rocks by Anita Shreve
- Buffett by Roger Lowenstein
- Bitter is the New Black by Jen Lancaster
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- Bee Season by Myla Goldberg
- The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
- Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
- The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer
- Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
