On my last birthday I had this grand idea to list 52 things I wanted to do before my next birthday. We were on the road traveling and a lot of this list were places I wanted to visit and things I wanted to do. Once we settled back in a sticks and bricks, I knew I could still accomplish some of them. Well, life takes over (living life to the fullest #52) and most of what was remaining didn't get done. But I'm proud of the things I did do! If I hadn't thoughtfully made out this list I probably wouldn't have done half of what I did do!
Am I doing another list of 53 things I want to do before I turn 53? No, not quite. We are revising our bucket list but I doubt there will be 53 things. But maybe there will be!
- See a live starfish in its natural habitat. Hold one if I can?
- Try stand up paddle-boarding
Kayak a river or lake- Run a 5k race once a month at least for the rest of our travels, if we can find a race that works for us. (I did run a 5k distance in September but nothing that far since then… I’ve lost my enthusiasm for running!)
Visit Washington, DC- Visit Asheville, NC
- Visit Charleston SC
- Visit Savannah GA
- Visit as many "homies" as I can (Kristen, Crystal)
- Get a tattoo
- Make a supper and invite any "late-arriving" camper that is close to us to share it with us.
Make soapin our RV (in our home)Spend the day in Central Park in NY- Highlight my hair with a wild color
- Buy coffee for the person behind me at a drive thru Starbucks
- Finish my granny square quilt ( my goal for September 2013)
The last "square" Finish my scrap knitted scarfBake treats for grumpy campground hosts (or friendly ones if we don't encounter any grumpy ones)How about pumpkin bread for the guys at the Collision Shop we lived at for almost a week?- One month of primal/paleo eating
Swim/wade in the Atlantic OceanLie on a beach and readRun on the beachRecover the valances in our RVMake covers for the dinette benchesFigure out some kinda cover for the loveseatBuy fresh eggs from a roadside standor have our own chickens!Eat New York pizzaEat shrimp and grits- Eat vegetarian for a month
- Sit by a fire on the beach
- Cook a meal over a fire
- Go to a drive-in movie theater
- Walk barefoot in the rain
- Knit a pair of socks
- Drive the truck pulling the RV!
- Switch "jobs" with D for an arrival/departure day
- Go on a dinner cruise
Try a new-to-me kinda food/restaurant (Indian, Thai, etc.)- Take a cooking class
Hike a portion of the Appalachian Trail- Attend a yoga class or two
- Read 52 books (40* read)
- Be a work camper somewhere
- Volunteer at a food bank
- Make a patchwork skirt
- Hoop every day for a month (happening this month)
Make a dream catcher- Refashion 12 clothing items (I've done 2)
- Allow D to pick a challenge for me and do it! YIKES!
Spend Christmas in Florida Texas with my kidsGo to an art exhibit or art museumLive every day like the adventure it is!Wherever we are!
*books read:
- The Gutter – Where Life is Meant to be Lived, Craig Goss
- A Watershed Year, Susan Schoenberger
- Practical Theology for Women, Wendy Horger Alsup
- Crazy Love, Francis Chan
- The Reunion, Dan Walsh
- The Power of Half, Kevin Salwen
- Hollywood Nobody, Lisa Samson
- The Best of Me, Nicholas Sparks
- Touching Wonder, Jon Blasé
- Finding Joy, Charlotte Davis Kasl
- Hold Love Strong, Matthew Aaron Goodman
- The Trouble with Angels, Debbie Macomber
- Finding Hollywood Nobody, Lisa Samson
- The Power of a Praying Wife, Stormie Omartian
- Far From Home, Anne Degrace
- Quiet, The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, Susan Cain
- Something More: Excavating Your Authentic Self, Sarah Ban Breathnach
- The Rest of God: Restoring Your Soul by Restoring Sabbath, Mark Buchanan
- 1000 Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are, Ann Voskamp
- The Happiness Project, Gretchen Rubin
- 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess, Jen Hatmaker
- Imperfect Birds, Anne Lamott
- Bread & Wine: Readings for Lent and Easter, N.T. Wrights
- The Next Always, Nora Roberts
- Cherry Cheesecake Murder, Joanne Fluke
- Vintage Veronica, Erica S. Perl
- My One Word: Change Your Life with Just One Word, Mike Ashcraft
- Trailersteading: Voluntary Simplicity in a Mobile Home, Anna Hess
- Mourning Gloria, Susan Wittig Albert
- Cat's Claw, Susan Wittig Albert
- The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree, Susan Wittig Albert
- The Last Boyfriend, Nora Roberts
- Summer on Blossom Street, Debbie Macomber
- On the Island, Tracey Garvis-Graves
- Firefly Lane, Kristin Hannah
- What the Bible Says About Healthy Living, Rex Russell
- Simply From Scratch, Alicia Bessette
- The Accidental Mother, Rowan Coleman
- The Middlesteins, Jami Attenberg
- Going Gray, Anne Kreamer
Thank you so very much!
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