Baking Bucket List

I really love to bake and it's one of the few things I do to unwind. I haven't done it quite as much in the past couple of years and I miss it. I also recently had my first baby, and he is everything I have ever wanted in life but I'm not going to pretend it isn't extremely stressful. I feel kind of trapped in my home and like I've lost myself amongst becoming a mommy. I really need to find something for myself again because I can feel myself becoming way too stressed out and I don't take time for myself anymore. So I want to start baking again, and not only do I want to start baking, but I'd love to challenge myself. There are so many different breads, pastries, and baking techniques I've never tried but am interested in. I enjoy food, and I feel like I appreciate sweets and everything that goes into them. When I look back, the most relaxing and enjoyable times I've had in my life often include a delicious dessert of some sort, enjoyed in the company of friends.

I don't have a lot of skill, so the items on my bucketlist may seem juvenile and simple to others, and some of them probably are very easy but I still really want to try everything and conquer them all. My goal is to complete one a week. I have to be realistic, I'm a new mother and don't have a ton of time on my hands and my son isn't at an age to compromise or negotiate with mommy, so when he says it's time to stop baking, it's time. But I think 1 a week is very reasonable. So here's my list in no specific order:
Baking Bucket List
Cookies
Whoopie Pies
Black & White Cookies
Spritz Cookies
Biscotti
Cut out cookies
-Decorated with Royal Icing/flooding technique
Tassies
French Macaroons
Bread
Popovers
Bubble Bread
Beer Bread
Sourdough Bread
Challah
English Muffins
Gingerbread
Baguette Completed 12/1/2011
Brioche
Soft Pretzels
Irish Soda Bread
Zucchini Bread
Braided Twist
Foccacia
Hawaiian Sweet Bread
Ciabatta
Desserts
Tiramisu
Baked Alaska
Souflee
Creme Brulee
Chocolate Mousse
Crepes
Misc.
Homemade Lemon Curd
Homemade Vanilla Extract
Truffles
Meringue Shells
Homemade Pizza Crust
Stromboli
Fondant
-Marshmallow Fondant
Homemade Marshmallows
Gingerbread House
Spanakopita
Pies/Tarts
Homemade Pie Crust Completed 12/8/2011
Lattice Topped Pie
Lemon Meringue Pie
Tartlets
Pastries
Cream Puffs
Eclairs
Baklava
Cannoli
Strudel
Danish
Turnover
Ladyfingers
Scones
Cinnamon Rolls
-Sticky Buns
Bear Claws
Doughnuts
Chocolate Babka
Cakes
Pineapple upside down cake
Coffeecake
-Coffeecake Ring
A 3 Layer Cake
Better then Sex Cake
Shortcake
Petit Fours
Angelfood
Filled Cupcakes
-Fauxstess Cupcakes
A Cake Roll
Pound Cake
New York Style Cheesecake
Crumb Cake
Molten Lava Cakes
I may add more to my list the more I learn. I'll post about my successes and failures. If I fail, I'll try again and see what I learn from my mistakes. I am really excited for this experience!