Friday, August 31, 2012

My Bucket List - New & Updated (1st Published 8.12.2011)

1.    Take my kids on a cruise. (check!)
2.    Stay at the Biltmore Estate Hotel for a Long Weekend.
3.    Write another book. (Literally writing it now!)
4.    Own rental property. (Check!)
5.    Volunteer abroad for a month.
6.    Cross a country using public transportation.
7.    Smoke a cigar (only the good kind!).
8.    Find Mrs. Jack, my 5th grade teacher at St. Stephens Elementary and thank her. (Check!)
9.    Truly forgive my ex-husbands. (Check! So freeing!)
10.  See Barry Manilow in concert. (Check!)
11.  Go to an Eagles Concert.
12.  Attend a Chicago Concert.
13.  Try a Piece of Fruit.
14.  Learn how to Tango.
15.  Camping, the Real Kind!
16.  Perform Stand-Up Comedy. (Check!)
17.  Host Saturday Night Live.
18.  A Bike Tour Through Wine Country.
19.  Fish in the Florida Keys.
20.  Go on a Week Long Fishing Trip.
21.  Take a Basic Self-Defense Class.
22.  Perform as a Street Musician.
23.  Complete My Family Tree.
24.  Role in Local Theatre. (Check!)
25.  Eat a Vegetable. (Even though it was broccoli smothered in cheese, it still counts! Check!)
26.  Dive in the Chattanooga Aquarium.
27.  Do a Polar Bear Swim.
28.  Hot Yoga. (Check!)
29.  Ride on the Orient Express.
30.  Drive down Route 66.
31.  Walk through a Corn Maze.
32.  Visit the Galapagos Islands.
33.  Meet someone special atop the Statue of Liberty.
34.  Buy a Vacation Home on the Beach.
35.  Attend a Japanese Tea Ceremony.
36.  Visit Coney Island Boardwalk.
37.  Solve a Mystery. (Check!)
38.  Ride a Steamboat down the Mississippi River.
39.  Stay with an Amish Family.
40.  Make a friend on Martha's Vineyard.
41.  Start a Food Fight.
42.  Own a Moped.
43.  Learn to play Poker.
44.  Learn to say "No" without feeling guilty. (Check!)
45.  Allow myself to make Mistakes.
46.  Learn How to Take Compliments.
47.  Forgive Myself.
48.  Run 5K (Check! Check!)
More to come :) 
"Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing at all."  Helen Keller

2 comments:

Lisa Wharmby said...

I want to see Barry in Vegas! I have already seen him 3 times!

Mary Louise Sapp said...


You go,Girl!! You make an ole friend proud of knowing you! Miss you