Revising My Bucket List

The winds of change have blown through my life since October 2020,  the last time I looked at my bucket list.  I feel I am at a point in my life to revisited that bucket list. As I reflect on the past few years, I've realize it's perfectly normal for my dreams and aspirations to evolve alongside my growth.

When I first started my list, I started with small accomplishments and then worked onto bigger ones. There were several items I didn't think I would ever accomplish but I did. Wheeling the Rubicon Trail was one of those items. It was such a surreal experience and I realized if I put my mind to something I can do anything. 

As I build back my life from losing everything, I reflect on what is truly important to me. Items that were once on my list are no longer important to me. Some still are. Now I embark on another journey of self-discovery and transformation. Where will my new journey take me? 

Get Healthy

Forgive Myself

Love Myself
Make time for family visits
Visit Iceland
Visit Scotland with my boys (there roots)

Overland across the US up thru Canada to Alaska
Visit My Family Farm in Norway 
New Orleans with my niece

Become Lutheran again

COMPLETED ITEMS
Mesa Falls, Idaho - August 2023

Revisit Yellowstone - June 2023
Camp in the Grand Canyon - October 2022

Jeep the Rubicon Trail - July 2020
Sturgis -December 2021

Wheel in Arizona -- 2019 & 2020
Visit Lake Tahoe - July 2020

Take a dip in the hot springs -  2020 & 2023
Visit Bourbon Street in New Orleans
Attend Bartender's School
Wheel in Uwharrie
Earn the Dickey Bell Badge of Honor
Earn the Peters Mill Jeep Badge of Honor 
Jeep in Moab
Visit Utah State Parks
Visit a Ghost Town
Ride a Mechanical Bull 
Complete my 50 Before 50 List 
Lift My Jeep with 35's May 2016

Visit the San Francisco Area 

• Ride a Cable Car in San Francisco
• See the Redwood Trees
• Walk the Golden Gate Bridge
• Visit Alcatraz
• Ride a Cable Car in San Francisco

Visit Wells, Maine (my family settled that town)
Visit Bar Harbor, Maine
Visit Acadia National Park 
Get Sliders for My Jeep  
Tattoo #2   July 18, 2014
Tattoo #1  June 9, 2014
Off Roadin' in a Jeep  May 27, 2014
Warrior Dash Race May 13, 2014
10K Race - December 3, 2013
My Mini Bucket List Update - August 22,2013 
Camping & Hiking with my Boys - August 13, 2013
Mini Bucket List - August 8, 2013 

50 Before 50 

• Try a 7-11 Slurpee  
• Try  Sushi
• Bake a cake from scratch
• Get another tattoo
• Donate blood
• Go to Karaoke Night
• Visit Wells, Maine -- the town my ancestors settled
• Earn Trail #11 at Rausch Creek ORP Badge 
• Go on a haunted Ghost Tour
• Eat a new vegetable
• Drink a Bloody Mary 
• Watch Gone with the WindAnthracite Outdoor Adventure Area 
• Get a Facial 
• Go Dancing
• Do a good deed... Pay it forward
• Meet an online friend in person
• Add purple highlights to my hair
• Make a loaf of bread from scratch
• Pay for a stranger's lunch
• Buy my first power tool for myself 
• Earn Crawler Ridge Trail at Rausch Creek badge
• Girl's Overnight trip
• Live Simple, Enjoy Life and Clean Eating 
• Buy a lottery ticket 
• Drink a Martini
• Tape some change to a parking meter
• Try a white wine spritzer
• Eat at Good Stuff Eatery 
• Swim (for me wade) in a Great Lake (Lake Erie)
• Grow an indoor Herb Garden
• Drink a Margarita  
• Get a Full-time Job
• Create My Words to Live By
• Drink a glass of Brandy
• See ACDC in Concert I was so close but they cancelled the DC concert 
• Eat at a new place
• Play a game of pool at a bar (just like I did in my 20's)
• Write a book and send it to publishers 
• Try a Moon Pie
• See the Cherry Blossom's in bloom in DC
• Enter a photo contest
• Learn how to tie a man's tie
• Smoke a Cigar 
• Start Running again 
• Lose 10 pounds
• Buy a dress to wear as an everyday dress 
• Watch a TED talk
• Send a random gift to a random online friend
• Make a no bean chili