Do you have a life long goal?  Is there something big you want to accomplish in your lifetime?  Would like to be held accountable by making your goal public?  BeforeIDieIWantTo.org is an art project you can view online where people from all over the world write down one big thing they would like to accomplish before they die on Polaroid photos of themselves.  According to Before I Die I Want To:

The Before I die I want to… project was inspired by a combination of factors: (1) the “death” of the Polaroid, (2) a psychologist’s tool called safety contracts, and (3) a passion to get people to think about (and act upon) what is really important in their lives through this simple, straight-forward question…  One part cultural study, another part an encouragement to reflect on priorities and take action on desires, the Before I die I want to… project will create a new dialogue in the realm of sociological art.  The project aims to urge people towards thinking about and fulfilling their life goals by asking them to make a promise to themselves and to the photographer.

If you would like to participate in the project you will need a Polaroid camera and film.  You can contact the project by email for details and a release form.  Participants will be emailed in several years and asked to write a short follow-up about their success or progress made towards reaching their goal.

http://beforeidieiwantto.org/

With the plethora of apps available in the iPhone app market, are you still having a hard time finding exactly what you want because it doesn’t exist yet?  Do you wish someone would tell you when the app you’re looking for becomes available so you don’t have to keep searching for it?  AppAlerts.com is a web service you can sign up for that alerts you when iPhone apps that your interested in (based on keywords) become available.  According to Daily AppAlerts:

AppAlerts is an instant alert service that notifies you when a new iPhone app is released matching your specific keywords. It’s like an “always-on” search engine constantly scanning new iPhone app releases and notifying you when a new app matches your interests.  You can create an AppAlert by simply entering a keyword for a topic that interest you and clicking on “Create an AppAlert”.  We do the searching and notify you instantly when there’s a match.

Categories include: Books, Business, Catalogs, Education, Entertainment, Finance, Games, Health & Fitness, Lifestyle, Medical, Music, Navigation, News, Photo & Video, Productivity, Reference, Social Networking, Sports, Travel, Utilities, and Weather.  App alerts can be sent to your phone or email.  AppAlerts has an app for iPhone.

http://appalerts.com/

Do you find it easier to wrap your mind around a bunch of numbers or facts if there are visual aids to look at?  Do you love infographics?  DailyInfographic.com is a blog that scours the web for infographics and posts one of the best ones every single day.  According to Daily Infographic:

Every day we feature the best information design and data visualization from the internet.  If you share our love for data-filled illustrations, you’ve come to the right place.  We spend countless hours searching the web for the most interesting, visually stimulating, mind blowing infographics.  We curate our findings and choose one infographic to publish every week-day.

Categories include: Animals, Business, Crime, eCommerce, Education, Entertainment, Environmental, Food, Funny, Gaming, Government, Health, Holiday, Internet, Lifestyle, Marketing, Mind-Blowing, Movies, Music, Politics, Recreation, Retail, Social Media, Sports, Tech, and Travel.

http://dailyinfographic.com/

Do you have creative kids that are always drawing pictures or making things?  Would you like to encourage them and show your support for their creativity and ingenuity?  Could you use a better place then the fridge to show off their creative projects?  DIY.org is an online community and an app for creative kids that lets them keep a portfolio to store and share all the cool things they’ve created.  According to DIY:

DIY is a good first app and online community for every kid.  It’s allows kids to collect everything they make as they grow up and have a place to share it.  We’ve all seen how kids can be like little MacGyvers.  They’re able to take anything apart, recycle what you’ve thrown away — or… build their own cardboard arcade.  This is play, but it’s also creativity and it’s a valuable skill.  Our idea is to encourage it by giving kids a place online to show it off, so family, friends and grandparents can see it and easily respond.  Recognition makes a kid feel great, and motivates them to keep going.  We want them to keep making, and by doing so learn new skills, use technology constructively, begin a lifelong adventure of curiosity, and hopefully spend time offline, too.

DIY is designed for kids age 6 and up but can be used by younger kids with a little parental help.  Parents have their own dashboard to follow their kids activities.  DIY has an app for iPhone and iPod Touch.

https://diy.org/

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Is your life cluttered with too much stuff that you don’t use anymore?  Is a lot of it still in great shape but not really worth much?  Would you like to get some great used items for free?  Givmo.com is a website that connects people giving away free stuff with people that can use it, and facilitates shipping between them.  According to Givmo:

We all have useful stuff that we just don’t use anymore.  These things are sitting untouched in our closets, attics, or garages, increasing our physical and mental clutter.  With Givmo, you can give any item away to someone who will use it!  …Givmo is like an online Goodwill thrift store that can conveniently be searched or browsed from home.  People from all over the country can see your stuff, radically increasing the chance that someone will want it.

Categories include: Books, Movies, Music, & Games, Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry, Computers & Office, Electronics, Health & Beauty, Home, Garden & Pets, Sports & Outdoors, Tools & Home Improvement, Toys, Kids & Baby, and Uncategorized.  When someone agrees to take an item off your hands they pay a shipping fee which includes one dollar donated to charity and you get a UPS shipping label sent to your email.  Givmo also has a blog.

https://www.givmo.com/

Would you like to help support your own community by eating more local food?  Do you wish you could cut out the middle man by buying food straight from local farms, but aren’t sure how to find them?  LocalHarvest.org is a website that helps you find sustainably grown food near you with a massive online directory of small family farms, farmer’s markets, CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture), and more.  According to Local Harvest:

LocalHarvest is America’s #1 organic and local food website.  We maintain a definitive and reliable “living” public nationwide directory of small farms, farmers markets, and other local food sources.  Our search engine helps people find products from family farms, local sources of sustainably grown food, and encourages them to establish direct contact with small farms in their local area.

You can search by location for: Farms, CSA, Farmers’ Markets, Restaurants, Grocery/Co-op, Wholesale, Meat Processors, and Others.  Local Harvest also features discussion forums, an events calendar, an email newsletter, a blog, a directory of other great blogs, photo galleries, and more.

http://www.localharvest.org/

Could you use a vacation?  Do you only have one day free but still want to get away and have an adventure?  Perhaps a good day trip is in order?  DayZipping.com is a website with over 1000 great ideas for day trips starting in cities all over the world.  According to DayZipping:

Catering to argonauts, adventure travelers and everyday explorers with a schedule to keep, DayZipping was founded by self-christened conquistadors.  We’re hopelessly stricken by hodomania, and we’re out to provide a startlingly easy answer to an eternal question: “What shall I do today?”  We’re frightened by the thought of exhaustive week-long itineraries, and we’re guessing that you too would prefer to take vacations — and life in general — one day at a time.  Our intentions are twofold: we’re out to make exploring your own backyard a lot more exciting, while also giving you quick and painless access to an ever-expanding library of trips in places that life may take you.  Who knew flying by the seat of your pants could lead to so much fun?

Day trips can be browsed by location and sorted by popularity, price, or distance.  You can also sort by category which may include (depending on the city): Adventure, Art & History, Entertainment, Family Friendly, Food & Drinks, Nightlife, Outdoors & Nature, and Shopping.  DayZipping has an app for Android.

http://www.dayzipping.com/

Would you like to keep up with the latest news happening in your neighborhood?  Perhaps you’d like to post something yourself about your neighborhood from time to time, but don’t want to start your own blog?  Neighborhoodr.com is a series of neighborhood blogs covering cities from all over the world that anyone can make blog posts to.  According to Neighborhoodr:

Neighborhoodr is a local neighborhood blog network where anyone can quickly and easily post about what’s happening in their neighborhood without having to log in or register…  Being a Neighborhoodr editor is easy: you can republish whatever you’d like about your neighborhood from your own blog, or you can reblog or link out to your favorite local news outlets.  We only ask that you please be mindful of the the people following the blog by spreading out posts using the queue and keeping the conversation on topic.  There’s no commitment, and usually there are multiple editors per neighborhood to keep content fresh and colorful.

http://neighborhoodr.com/

Do you have trouble remembering things on occasion?  Do you ever write down important bits of information like website URLs, phone numbers, or email addresses on little slips of paper to help you remember, only to lose them a short time later?  Evernote.com is a website and a series of apps that let you save search-able notes about anything, and access them later on your computer, tablet, or mobile device.  According to Evernote:

Our goal at Evernote is to help the world remember everything, communicate effectively and get things done.  From saving thoughts and ideas to preserving experiences to working efficiently with others, Evernote’s collection of apps make it easy to stay organized and productive…  Evernote is your external brain.  Whenever you see, think, or experience something, throw it into Evernote and you’ll have it accessible and searchable across all the platforms and devices that you use.

For mobile devices Evernote is available for: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone 7, and WebOS.  For your computer Evernote is available for: Mac OS X, Windows, Safari, Chrome, and Firefox.  You can save text, images, audio clips, files, web-pages, maps, travel documents, and more.  You can also share your notes with others if you’d like.  In addition to the basic addition there is also: Skitch which lets you make sketches and draw on photos, Evernote Web Clipper which makes it easy to clip and save anything found on the web, Evernote Hello which helps you remember people, Evernote Food which is made specifically for food memories, Evernote Clearly which saves things found on the web that you want to read later, and Evernote Peek which saves notes and other study material.  Evernote also has a blog.

http://evernote.com/