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I am not one for New Year's resolutions. I generally figure that most people make them either in a mad panic or because they are going through some sort of emotional upheaval (guilty!) and they rarely stick (guilty!). The last time I made a New Year's resolution (other than "It's all about me," my standard New Year's motto) I drove myself crazy with guilt over not sticking with it, which really does little to start your new year off right, know what I mean?
I've never made a Bucket List. Sure, I've had little mental checklists of things I'd like to do but I've never put it to paper. With my aunt's passing, it's made me realize that life is too short not to do things that are important to you, or to put them off for some indefinable time in the future.
It got me to thinking about things that were somewhat light and fluffy (dancing in the rain) to a bit more serious (I know, I know, I should floss on the regular) to absolute game changers (meeting someone that loves me enough to not want to suffocate me in my sleep . . . and vice versa.)
Making the list was challenging (do I really want to say that? Will I look like a shallow ass?) and fun (hey, I forgot about that!) It was rewarding to think of things I have accomplished and inspiring to think of things that I still need to do.
So without further ado, here is my current (and sure to be revised repeatedly as my mind has been known to change more than a few times) list!
1. Laugh every day (check! Okay, this is somewhat of a cheat because once I thought of this I realized that I do laugh every day. Often at myself but laughter is laughter.)
2. Practice yoga and meditation daily (this involves more than just putting my yoga pants and t-shirt on while I'm unloading the dishwasher)
3. Floss daily - - or at least more often
4. Finish my book and get it published (must do THIS YEAR)5. Take a hot air balloon ride (this goes with a "facing my fear" theme since I have issues with heights that comes and goes . . maybe dependent on who I am with at the time.)
6. Drive a NASCAR stock car. Fast. (Yes, I know. This is impossible unless you really know someone. But hey, a girl can dream.)
7. See Jane Austen's England -- and all of England (from one red to another, look out Prince Harry!)
8. See a game in every MLB stadium in the country (road trip!)
9. Listen more, talk less (so very hard sometimes)
10. Move back to the beach (check! Yes, I cheated - - I'm moving within the month - - but it makes me feel good to check something off)
11. Find that special someone who makes my heart flutter, doesn't make me apologize for who I am and who loves me unconditionally, even when I say something silly (and who doesn't drive me crazy)12. Make others laugh
13. Create a home I love
14. Be completely debt free
15. Learn how to ride a motorcycle (scary prospect for those who know about my San Diego moped story)
16. Visit Paris
17. Make the New York Times bestseller list (YES!)
18. Start playing the piano again
19. Learn a form of dancing (Ballroom? Salsa?)
20. Take martial arts again21. Swim with the dolphins
22. Make my home more feng shui
23. Plant a garden/grow vegetables
24. Be the change I want to see in the world (thank you, Gandhi)
25. Achieve closure on any past unhappiness that may still linger
26. Dance barefoot in the rain (I've run through the rain barefoot but I'm going to say that doesn't count)
27. Get a sporty car (Mercedes S63 AMG 4matic in black is my fantasy car - - dream big!) 28. Hold a koala (this is really a two-fer since I'd probably have to go to Australia to do this! And yes, I know koalas will bite, scratch and pee but my ex did too and it didn't stop me)
29. Fly first class at least once
30. Visit Scotland (Highlanders, here I come!)
31. Procrastinate less, live more!
So there it is.
How about you? What's on your Bucket List? Let me know -- so I can relate, laugh or edit mine.
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