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