Bucket List for my Lifetime
In addition to the lists for 36 by 36 and 40 by 40, these are dreams and goals I would like to achieve in my lifetime.
See each of my children accept Jesus, be baptized, and lead strong Christian lives, and pass that on to their children, grandchildren, etc
See my mom accept Jesus, be baptized and active in church
Visit every continent
Visit Alaska
Learn to Snow Ski
Learn to Water Ski
Own a Pontoon
Own a Home on the Lake or River
Be fit and in shape
Cosmetic Surgery Lift
Tummy Tuck
Learn to play piano
Learn to sing well
Learn fluent sign language
Pet a live Tiger
Pet a live Giraffe
Camp with my family the old school way
Be fluent in German
Reach the top rank in my company
A week in Paris
A week in Italy
Ride a Gondola
A week in Greece
African Safari
Go Snorkeling
Sponsor 100 kids in local Angel Tree program
Sponsor 100 kids in local Country Christmas program
Be totally debt free
Have my assets column totally support my family (see Rich Dad Poor Dad)
Ride a MotorCycle
Go Parasailing
Go SkyDiving
Run a Marathon
Host a foreign exchange student
Take Ballroom Dancing Lessons
A week in Bora Bora
A week in Austria
See the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade front row
See the ball drop on NYE in NYC
Found a local soup kitchen
Teach my children the principals in Rich Dad Poor Dad
A week in Ireland
Be fluent in Spanish
Be fluent in French
See a broadway play on broadway
Attend Mardi Gras
A week in Jamaica
A week in St Lucia
Be on a talk radio show
Attend a taping of The Price is Right
Attend a Taping of The View
See the Eiffel Tower
See the Pyramid
See Stonehenge
Visit YellowStone
See Old Faithful do her thing
Visit Niagra Falls
See the Statue of Liberty
Visit Washington DC
Spend a night in every state in the US
Go on a random road trip with no set destination or schedule
Spend a Christmas on a tropical island
Spend a Christmas in Germany
Build an impressive snow man
Build an impressive sand castle/creature
Ride in a hot air balloon
Pet a live polar bear
Hold a live koala bear
Pet a live panda bear
Learn to make many kinds of sushi
Go white water rafting
Re-Learn how to fly fish, and cat fish, and bass fish
All of these include my family of course :)
Sunday, January 13, 2013
40 by 40
40 things I want to accomplish by my 40th birthday
Which happens to be Jan 17, 2018
1. Spend at least a month in Germany with my hubby, my kids, and meeting/bonding with my family over there.
2. Be able to have conversations in German.
3. Loose and keep off 100 lbs.
4. A week in Hawaii.
5. A week in Mexico.
6. Learn to swim without holding my nose.
7. Be caught up on scrap booking.
8. Run a mile without thinking I am facing certain death.
9. No longer be living paycheck to paycheck.
10. Swim with dolphins.
11. A week in NYC.
12. Disney World.
13. Six Flags over anywhere.
14. Have perfect teeth.
15. Have long thick amazing hair extensions.
16. Learn to dive off a diving board or side of pool.
17. Visit the Chesley's in Utah.
18. Have a circle drive in the front yard.
19. Have at least half the trees in our yard removed.
20. Have our pool heated.
21. Lasik eye surgery.
22. Be an RMD or higher in my company.
23. Be a regular charitable giver.
24. Sponsor 10 children on the local Angel Tree program.
25. Sponsor 10 children on the local Country Christmas program.
26. Be addicted to drinking water.
27. Not be addicted to caffeine.
28. Have a gorgeous flower garden.
29. Full body massage.
30. Go with my family on a mission trip.
31. Serve in a soup kitchen with my family.
32. Tattoo with my children's initials.
33. Take a week long trip with each of my children, separately.
34. See my hubby take a week long trip with each of our children, separately.
35. Have my lips plumped, but not crazy.
36. Host a Halloween Party for Adults.
37. Host a Luau for family friends.
38. Have savings accounts with at least $1,000 for each child.
39. Have savings account with at least $5,000 for Mark and myself.
40. Not look or feel like I am actually 40 years old.
Which happens to be Jan 17, 2018
1. Spend at least a month in Germany with my hubby, my kids, and meeting/bonding with my family over there.
2. Be able to have conversations in German.
3. Loose and keep off 100 lbs.
4. A week in Hawaii.
5. A week in Mexico.
6. Learn to swim without holding my nose.
7. Be caught up on scrap booking.
8. Run a mile without thinking I am facing certain death.
9. No longer be living paycheck to paycheck.
10. Swim with dolphins.
11. A week in NYC.
12. Disney World.
13. Six Flags over anywhere.
14. Have perfect teeth.
15. Have long thick amazing hair extensions.
16. Learn to dive off a diving board or side of pool.
17. Visit the Chesley's in Utah.
18. Have a circle drive in the front yard.
19. Have at least half the trees in our yard removed.
20. Have our pool heated.
21. Lasik eye surgery.
22. Be an RMD or higher in my company.
23. Be a regular charitable giver.
24. Sponsor 10 children on the local Angel Tree program.
25. Sponsor 10 children on the local Country Christmas program.
26. Be addicted to drinking water.
27. Not be addicted to caffeine.
28. Have a gorgeous flower garden.
29. Full body massage.
30. Go with my family on a mission trip.
31. Serve in a soup kitchen with my family.
32. Tattoo with my children's initials.
33. Take a week long trip with each of my children, separately.
34. See my hubby take a week long trip with each of our children, separately.
35. Have my lips plumped, but not crazy.
36. Host a Halloween Party for Adults.
37. Host a Luau for family friends.
38. Have savings accounts with at least $1,000 for each child.
39. Have savings account with at least $5,000 for Mark and myself.
40. Not look or feel like I am actually 40 years old.
Friday, January 4, 2013
36 before 36
I've never done a bucket list before.
Never actually set down and wrote out a list of things I wanted to accomplish in a certain amount of time. Its not that I haven't had dreams, I've always been a big dreamer. I've just never believed in myself of my circumstances enough to want to write them down. I have a new outlook now. A new sense of hope and of ability. A new determination to change the things I am not pleased with, and to reach for the stars. I will be 35 this month, so I have decided I am going to compile 3 bucket lists. A 36 before 36 list, a 40 before 40 list, and a before i die list. Lets see how this goes.
36 before 36
1. Take our first cruise
2. Loose 30 lbs (and keep it off)
3. Fully Organize my house (and keep it that way)
4. Keep laundry caught up
5. Learn how to iron clothes
6. Actually keep our clothes ironed
7. Keep the house cleaner (not looking for perfection here, just better than now)
8. Volunteer more
9. Climb 2 ranks in my company
10. Landscape our home (nothing fancy, just better than now)
11. Attend church on a regular basis again
12. Pray before every meal
13. Finish enclosing our carport into a new living room
14. Build a pantry in the current dining room
15. Move Lacee into the current playroom
16. Move Tommy and Knox into Lacee's current room
17. Redo Tommy and Mark Anthony's room into a room for Mark Anthony
18. Turn current living room into a dining room
19. Entertain more guests at our home
20. Get a heater for our pool and keep it open year round
21. Write more
22. Reduce screen time for the whole family
23. Spend more time with friends
24. Floss daily
25. Spend a week in East TN vacationing and seeing family that lives in GA
26. Take my family to a UT football game (GO VOLS)
27. Send more cards
28. Scrapbook again
29. Find a good makeup and use it
30. Read and Study the Bible at least 3 times a week
31. Read personal development books at least 3 times a week
32. Attend community events
33. Begin each day with prayer
34. End each day with prayer
35. Pray with my children more
36. Pray with my husband more
Never actually set down and wrote out a list of things I wanted to accomplish in a certain amount of time. Its not that I haven't had dreams, I've always been a big dreamer. I've just never believed in myself of my circumstances enough to want to write them down. I have a new outlook now. A new sense of hope and of ability. A new determination to change the things I am not pleased with, and to reach for the stars. I will be 35 this month, so I have decided I am going to compile 3 bucket lists. A 36 before 36 list, a 40 before 40 list, and a before i die list. Lets see how this goes.
36 before 36
1. Take our first cruise
2. Loose 30 lbs (and keep it off)
3. Fully Organize my house (and keep it that way)
4. Keep laundry caught up
5. Learn how to iron clothes
6. Actually keep our clothes ironed
7. Keep the house cleaner (not looking for perfection here, just better than now)
8. Volunteer more
9. Climb 2 ranks in my company
10. Landscape our home (nothing fancy, just better than now)
11. Attend church on a regular basis again
12. Pray before every meal
13. Finish enclosing our carport into a new living room
14. Build a pantry in the current dining room
15. Move Lacee into the current playroom
16. Move Tommy and Knox into Lacee's current room
17. Redo Tommy and Mark Anthony's room into a room for Mark Anthony
18. Turn current living room into a dining room
19. Entertain more guests at our home
20. Get a heater for our pool and keep it open year round
21. Write more
22. Reduce screen time for the whole family
23. Spend more time with friends
24. Floss daily
25. Spend a week in East TN vacationing and seeing family that lives in GA
26. Take my family to a UT football game (GO VOLS)
27. Send more cards
28. Scrapbook again
29. Find a good makeup and use it
30. Read and Study the Bible at least 3 times a week
31. Read personal development books at least 3 times a week
32. Attend community events
33. Begin each day with prayer
34. End each day with prayer
35. Pray with my children more
36. Pray with my husband more
Disney Magic
The kids are thrilled! As I am typing this we only have 32 days before we board the ship.
We are sailing on the Disney Magic, which I have learned is Disney's largest cruise ship. This will be our first cruise, and our family's first Disney experience as well.
This is something we thought we would never be able to do for our children, but thankfully we have joined an amazing travel club and now have the opportunity to expand our horizons and give our children experiences we could have only dreamt of before.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Not getting better
I can list a million "reasons" things don't get better. Not in the right clique. Not at the right church. Not in the right job. Not in the right town. Not being raised with Christ at the center of the home, life, and heart. Too many heartaches. Too many let downs. Not enough help here. Too stubborn. No self esteem. Misunderstood. The list could go on and on.
And maybe all those things are true for you, maybe they are true for me. But this much I know is true, but until we decide to let go and let God, it's not gonna get better. Not permanently.
Sure, I've handed things over to God in prayer many times before. But then the next morning, or later on that same day, I pick back up whatever burden or worry I handed over to Him, and kept on trying to deal with it myself.
Is that really turning it over to Him? Is that what is asked of me? To ask for His help, but still act like He needs my help?
I don't know why I do this. But that's exactly what I do. Every time.
I pray for His help, guidance, wisdom. Yet as soon as that issue comes up, or a new one pops in, here I go all vigilante trying to handle my own business like I am able.
It's not out of a conscious lack of faith or trust on my part that I do this. It's not even a conscious decision to wrestle with what I have prayerfully asked for His hand to govern over. It's not something I mean to do. It just happens.
We must, I must, practice what I actually am saying to God when I tell Him I give it all to Him. I must learn to not just let him hold the problem for me til I am ready to wrestle with it again. I need to ask Him to take it far far away so that I won't try to fix it myself, or worry over it any longer.
To let go and let God.
Really let go, give away, never to see it again.
That is my goal.
And maybe all those things are true for you, maybe they are true for me. But this much I know is true, but until we decide to let go and let God, it's not gonna get better. Not permanently.
Sure, I've handed things over to God in prayer many times before. But then the next morning, or later on that same day, I pick back up whatever burden or worry I handed over to Him, and kept on trying to deal with it myself.
Is that really turning it over to Him? Is that what is asked of me? To ask for His help, but still act like He needs my help?
I don't know why I do this. But that's exactly what I do. Every time.
I pray for His help, guidance, wisdom. Yet as soon as that issue comes up, or a new one pops in, here I go all vigilante trying to handle my own business like I am able.
It's not out of a conscious lack of faith or trust on my part that I do this. It's not even a conscious decision to wrestle with what I have prayerfully asked for His hand to govern over. It's not something I mean to do. It just happens.
We must, I must, practice what I actually am saying to God when I tell Him I give it all to Him. I must learn to not just let him hold the problem for me til I am ready to wrestle with it again. I need to ask Him to take it far far away so that I won't try to fix it myself, or worry over it any longer.
To let go and let God.
Really let go, give away, never to see it again.
That is my goal.
Monday, November 26, 2012
help wanted
today i am writing asking for feedback, for help, for insights.
our daughter is 14. beginning last december, she has had unexpected trouble with her back. the back pain has caused her to miss nearly the entire spring semester of her 8th grade year, and now she has missed a month of school thus far in her freshman year.
she loves school. she was a cheerleader. she has always been a social butterfly, loving to be in the crowd.
she has been to 2 children's hospitals, 2 rounds of PT, 2 rounds of chiropractic care, she has had bone scans, xrays, MRI's, cat scans, a spinal tap, blood work, and every other type of test you can imagine. no one has been able to give this child any relief or any answers.
we were thrilled when this summer and into the fall her pain was gone, thinking maybe the medications were helping. yet now that the cold weather has set in, the pain is back and she has had to stop attending school. it just now hit us a few weeks ago that possibly the all the swimming she did this summer helped with the back, and now that she is no longer swimming, the pain is back.
our pool is not heated, we do not have a YMCA here, and we cant think of anyone with a heated pool that we could just go take use of a few times a week to help her.
however, even if we could, we still do not know why she is having such issues.
she was diagnosed with celiac disease 4 years ago. she has been totally gluten free ever since. this spring when this back fiasco first started, a bone doc told her she had scoliosis, but that it was not bad enough to number or to cause pain.
we are still stuck with no answers, no relief, and plan of action.
we are in an appeal with her insurance company for more testing, as they have denied her another cat scan, yet will approve all the narcotics in the world. she will not take those narcotics tho. they do not help her. they do not phase her pain or her speech or her motor function or anything at all actually. so we do not get the filled. pointless.
anyway, does anyone out there have any experiences they could share, any hospitals, clinics, doctors on this planet that can and will help my child?
this mom has had enough of not being able to help her child and not even knowing why.
Friday, November 23, 2012
thankfulness
what are you thankful for today?
after all, today is the day, well now half a day if we are lucky, we set aside to point out what we are thankful for.
if you ask my 5 year old son, today its teenage mutant ninja turtles.
for me its actually the same thing just a few months ago i was whining about. money. no, our finances haven't hit the jackpot. they are actually on a slight downturn from a couple months ago. thats my fault, and another blog post.
i am actually thankful that we didn't have the cash to begin Christmas shopping just yet. i wasn't tempted to leave my family early to go get the best deal at the local walmart, or get up at 3am to drive an hour to the nearest mall. (now if a friend had asked me to go, i probably would have just because i am a blue and all about the fun). anyway, i am thankful i am not in the insanity that so many of us are.
if you are out shopping the black friday madness, then please, take a breath and enjoy the experience. enjoy the ability to be out. enjoy being.
as for me and mine, we had a nice slow paced little thanksgiving. just me, my hubby, our 4 kids, and my mom. my mom came to our house and we had a great meal, at like 4pm. haha. the positive in eating so late...it was breakfast, lunch, and dinner. so i could go back for cake AND pie, and that was ok, because it was the only meal i had today.
oh, and i now have installed blogger on my phone...so maybe now i can recommit to blogging, and stick with it this time. i just know the cyber world will be rejoicing soon!
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