Contents
Introduction
DAY 1: Make fajitas
DAY 2: Let people in
DAY 3: Brush the dog
DAY 4: Write my obituary
DAY 5: Clean your house
DAY 6: Visit an all-night diner
DAY 7: Bury me
DAY 8: Go Rollerblading
DAY 12: See a blockbuster movie
DAY 15: Bake brownies
DAY 17: Smile and nod
DAY 18: Throw something
DAY 21: Take a hike
DAY 26: Allow me to explain the stuff you found while cleaning out my house
DAY 45: Say thank you
DAY 76: Breathe in
DAY 110: Create a new holiday tradition
DAY 144: Bake a pecan pie
DAY 170: Jump on the trampoline
DAY 231: Celebrate your birthday
DAY 285: Buy a great pair of shoes
DAY 320: Stop doing stuff you hate to do
DAY 365: Make chicken and dumplings
DAY 400: Replace me
DAY 450: Look in the mirror and see yourself the way I saw you
DAY 500: Take a bath
DAY 550: Make a decision
DAY 600: Get some perspective
DAY 650: Cure your heartbreak with curry
DAY 700: Raise the volume
DAY 750: Eat chocolate
DAY 850: Talk to me
DAY 900: Look up
DAY 950: Make chili
DAY 1,000: Take a risk
DAY 1,500: Have kids
DAY 1,775: Do drugs
DAY 1,800: Sing the lullaby I used to sing to you
DAY 1,900: Make amends
DAY 2,000: Enjoy this dream
DAY 2,500: Suffer
DAY 3,000: Talk to your kids about death
DAY 3,500: Make beauty
DAY 4,000: Think of me unexpectedly
DAY 4,500: Pinch yourself
DAY 5,000: Go to work
DAY 5,500: Ask questions
DAY 6,000: Make a quiche
DAY 7,000: Prioritize
DAY 8,000: Redefine happiness
DAY 9,000: Sharpen your pencil
DAY 10,000: Take a field trip
DAY 11,000: Climb out of a rut
DAY 12,000: Watch a funny movie
DAY 13,000: Step lively
DAY 14,000: Make a duck-it list
DAY 15,000: Drop a crutch
DAY 17,000: Get a cane
DAY 18,000: Show compassion
DAY 20,000: Plan your dream death
A Note on the Author and the Illustrator
Acknowledgments