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My List for the Year

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19  Things To Do Before 2019

1.) Read 12 books.

2.) Run 5 races.

3.) Save $1,000, put it in my savings account and leave it there.

4.) Get my own place.

5.) Cross off 10 things off my bucket list.

6.) Create one new painting per month.

7.) Finish writing my novel.

8.) Try something new every month.

9.) Enroll 10 people with Young Living Essential Oils.

10.) Submit artwork to twenty shows.

11.) Pay off half of my debt.

12.) Lose 5-10 lbs. – lose fat, gain muscle.

13.) Post 10 blog posts monthly.

14.) Get LLC. for my businesses.

15.) Apply to be a ProSource ambassador.

16.) Quit smoking the e-cigg.

17.) Complete therapy.

18.) Take my son to Norfolk, VA (the city I was born in).

19.) Finish tree and fairy paintings.

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2017 Bucket List Recap & 2018 Bucket List Goals

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Whew, what a year 2017 was. Lots of twists and turns came about this year but I’m still proud to say that I was able to get some items crossed off my bucket list!

  1. Visit New Orleans.
  2. Try absinthe (of course this happened in New Orleans in some super cool underground bar).
  3. Put Mentos in Diet Coke. Yes this was on my list, I never did this as a kid so I set out to knock this one off the list with my kiddo.
  4. Make a sun-melted candle.
  5. Go in a sensory deprivation tank.
  6. Bet on a horse race.
  7. Go on a Troeg’s Brewery Tour.
  8. Go to a St.Patrick’s Day Parade.
  9. Try Guinness.
  10. See a tornado. Okay the real bucket list item was to chase a tornado but having a front row (meaning standing at the door outside) seat to one in your office’s parking lot is pretty darn close!
  11. Grow a lemon tree. This one is still in the works, but hey I started it!
  12. Tour the Haines Shoe House in York.
  13. Run a 10 mile race.
  14. Go to a Wine and Paint Nite.
  15. See a broadway show in NYC.

Not too shabby for making some things happen this year! 

Bucket lists help us set a plan to add fulfillment and excitement into our lives. They give us a little structure and help us schedule in adventures that we dream of. I can’t wait to see what all 2018 will bring for me! Here’s some of the things on my list:

  • Ride a train to Philadelphia and NYC.
  • Try a spaghetti donut.
  • Finish my novel and publish it.
  • Go to a roller derby.
  • Go to a Murder-Mystery dinner.
  • Visit New Hope, PA.
  • Take my son to Dylan’s Candy Store in NYC. His name is Dylan so this one is a bit fun and sentimental.
  • Visit the Baltimore Zoo. Can you believe I live so close and have never been?!
  • Master my grandmother’s Sand Tart recipe.
  • Tell a story at Story Slam/Storytellers.
  • Allow myself to be flawed, embrace my flaws.
  • Sleep in a tree house.
  • Go fruit picking.
  • Learn to belly dance.
  • Go to the movies alone.
  • Make a time capsule.
  • Attend a Wanderlust.
  • Go to the Seawitch Festival in Rehoboth Beach, DE.
  • Try Ratatouille.
  • Stay at a bed and breakfast.

What’s on your bucket list for 2018?

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My Travel Bucket List – 70 and Counting!

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I sat down this morning to take some time to explore my personal life values and the desires I have for my life. I really took the time to dig deep, creating a super long list of all the values that are important to me. Narrowing them down to a handful and I discovered that there are some things I really want in my life, that I talk about all the time, but I haven’t been making as many actionable steps towards them that I should be making:

1. Adventure

2. Exploration

3. Discovery

In my younger years I didn’t really take the opportunity to explore the world as much as I would have liked to. When I look back at some of my happiest moments it was when I was traveling and exploring new places…like Maine, like North Carolina, Canada…my list is kind of short…but if you look at my Bucket List it is filled with places to visit and adventures to be had. This past year, after watching an interesting Netflix show called No Tomorrow, I bought a little black book and got to work really nailing down some bucket list essential stuff…even though I’ve been crossing some goodies off of it, I’ve only knocked one travel goal off of it – visit New Orleans. I got distracted from building my dream of travel and this morning during my self-discovery and reflection sess I was reminded of it…which let me honest, some of the adventures are pretty specific…oh and it’s a bit long too…but hopefully it’ll give you some ideas too! 

My Travel Bucket List

  1. Ride The Great Wheel in Seattle
  2. Visit Boliva’s Witches’ Market
  3. Cape May, New Jersey
  4. Visit Ulrich’s (that’s my maiden name so that’s why it’s super appealing to me) Biergarten in Germany
  5. See the Cherry Blossoms in Washington D.C.
  6. Get a picture on the steps from ‘The Exorcism’ in Georgetown
  7. Visit Kauai – go on a helicopter waterfall tour & hike, go mountain tubing in Waihai Stream, go on a Napali Coast raft tour, see the Open Ceiling Cave
  8. Go to the Florida Keys Underwater Music Festival at Looe Key Reef
  9. Float in the Dead Sea in Israel, Jordan, Palestine
  10. Visit Lego Land (they happened to build one in Philadelphia which is a bit closer to my home!)
  11. Visit a rainforest
  12. See the Northern Lights – and sleep in a glass igloo
  13. Go ice skating in Central Park, NYC
  14. See Light City in Baltimore, MD
  15. Visit Thailand (this is an ultimate item for me!) – visit an elephants sanctuary, volunteer and help the elephants, visit a temple
  16. Go to a Pittsburgh Penguins game
  17. Salem, Massachussetts – tour and learn more about the witch trials
  18. The Fiji Islands
  19. Venice, Italy – ride a water taxi, visit Aqualandia waterpark, walk inside St. Mark’s Basilica, see The Bridge of Sighs, eat a gelato, climb the Campanile
  20. Attend Solistice in Times Square, NYC
  21. Go to the Envision Festival in Uvita, Costa Rica
  22. Camp on the beach
  23. Drink tea in England
  24. Egypt
  25. Sleep in an overwater bungalow
  26. Swim with manta rays
  27. Visit a monastery
  28. Swim with pigs at Pig Island in Exuma, Bahamas
  29. Visit a castle
  30. Go on a Disney Cruise
  31. Go to Disney World (can you believe that I’m in my thirties and I’ve never been!)
  32. Go back and see my hometown – Norfolk, VA
  33. Hike the Inca Trail
  34. Visit California (I have lots of stuff I want to do here!) – wine tasting in Napa, ride a trolley in San Francisco, hug a redwood, visit Mont`ana de Oro State Park, visit Chinatown, Jake (L.A.), visit Catalina Island, visit The Glass Beach at Fort Bragg, visit The Point Reyes Lighthouse, walk under The Cypress Tree Tunnel, visit Yosemite National Park, visit Victoria’s Beach historic pirate tower in Laguna Beach, visit Sunset Cliffs Natural Park, hike to the Hollywood sign, see The Golden Gate Bridge, visit Griffith Observatory, visit the Santa Monica Pier
  35. The Baltimore Zoo (I live so close yet I’ve never been!)
  36. Africa
  37. See a bullfight in Spain (kinda hate how these can be a bit inhumane but I did a big study on them when I was a kid so I’ve always been curious to see an official one)
  38. Visit a volcano
  39. Punalu`u Beach in Hawaii – a black sand beach
  40. Visit a pink sand beach
  41. Attend Firefly Music Festival in Delaware
  42. Visit The Niagara Falls
  43. Japan – visit the bamboo forest in Arashiyama
  44. Ireland
  45. Visit Colorado (this is another ultimate item!) – visit the Four Corners (where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet), visit Crystal Mills, The Garden of Gods, see a show at Red Rocks Amphitheater, go hiking in Colorado, visit Pagosa Hot Springs, Rocky Mountain National Park
  46. Take my son to Dylan’s Candy Store in NYC (his name is Dylan, wink wink)
  47. Visit Antelope Canyon in Arizona
  48. Go to Seawitch Festival in Rehoboth Beach, DE
  49. Run in the Surf City (Half) Marathon in Huntington Beach, California
  50. Attend Sloth Sleepover at The Zoological Wildlife Conservation in Rainer, Oregon
  51. Go to The Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro, Alabama
  52. Visit The Artic Circle
  53. Take cooking classes at Ill Fontanano in Umbria, Italy
  54. Take a luxury train ride on the Belmond Royal Scotsman
  55. See the tulips at Keukenhof Park, Holland
  56. See the dragon’s blood trees in Socotra, Yemen
  57. Visit The Great Barrier Reef and Whitehaven Beach in Queensland, Australia
  58. Visit the Glowworm Caves (The Waitomo Caves) in New Zealand
  59. New Hope, PA
  60. Visit The Betty and Marcus Sculpture Park at Laguna Gloria in Austin, Texas
  61. Visit Puma Punku
  62. Stay at The Great Wolf Lodge in the Poconos
  63. Bethlehem, PA
  64. Visit the Catacombs in Paris
  65. See The Great Smoky Mountains
  66. Go to a seahorse farm in Hawaii
  67. Shenandoah National Park
  68. Visit Cathedrals Beach in Galacia, Spain
  69. Go to a Titanic Museum
  70. Stay at the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles lair in Tribeca, NYC

I’m at seventy for my travel bucket and wish list and the list keeps growing! What’s on your travel bucket list? Share your ideas. I want to go out of this world with a book full of adventures! 

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15 Things to Add to Your Fall Bucket List

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I had a little help from my son with this post, as we sat at the kitchen table Saturday morning thinking about the things we want to do together in the next few months. I’m a huge fan of bucket lists. Bucket lists set into motion little adventures (and big adventures). Here’s our little round-up of adventures to have this Fall full of creativity, some tasty treats, science experiments, and a little travel.

2017 Fall Bucket List

1) Carve Pumpkins

2) Take a trip to NYC

3) Go on a fall hike

4) Make pumpkin ice cream pie

5) Paint self-portraits

6) Visit the Baltimore Zoo

7) Build a volcano

8) Get nerdy family portraits

9) Visit a corn maze

10) Go thrift shopping

11) Go horseback riding

12) Make homemade hot cocoa

13) Design our own mugs to drink our hot cocoa out of

14) Go on a train ride

15) Have a Lord of the Rings movie-a-thon

 

My Artist’s Bucket List – Exploring New Territory

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As an artist I am always looking for ways to grow. I have several forms of art and artistic expression that I am eager to try.

Oil Painting – my go-to paint choice has always been acrylic, in the last year I’ve expanded into water colors but I still have yet to give oils a try so that’s most definitely on my list!

Macrame – The beautiful wall hangings and jewelry that I’ve seen come from this wonderful craft are beautiful. I think this is a skill that will take more patience but I think it will be relaxing and rewarding.

Pottery – Think “Ghost”. How could you not want to try this? I’m a Virgo, meaning I’m an Earth sign and it absolutely intrigues me to be able to create something from such an earthy substance. I cannot imagine not liking the feel of building and creating something within my hands.

Figure Drawing – I’ve started dabbling in this as I explore with oil pastels but this is something I would like to really take the time and dig into. The art of the shape of the human body is beautiful and I truly want to be able to depict it on paper.

Weaving – The intricate designs and colors that can be captured within a woven piece is amazing. How each piece can tell a story of its handcrafted journey.

Calligraphy – I am a quote and inspirational words fanatic. I think this would be a wonderful skill to master to share that love.

 Screen Printing – Old school style. I tried this out when I was in school and it is so cool putting your artwork onto the fabric. I would like to revisit this skill.

 Dance – I have had dance on my bucket list for a while. The expression that can be shared through the art of dance can be quite powerful. There are many forms of dance that can be explored.

 There are so many forms of art out there. What kinds of art do you do and what’s on your bucket list to try?

My Bucket List

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During my 2017 Goals & Intentions Planning, I sat and revisited my Bucket List…this has been growing and transforming over the years realigning me with what I feel is a purpose in my life. 

Let’s start by taking a look at what I checked off at my 2016 Bucket List:

Make a bucket list. Have some paintings in an art show (woot, was in three this year!), paint a self-portrait…okay so I didn’t do too much checking off in 2016 but I did still have some amazing other adventures – rode in a bi-plane, went to Chincoteague, VA, smashed a car (like in a car smash event, not in a crash kind of way – which was surprisingly invigorating!) to name a few.

2016 became about finding myself again, a year of discovery and a lot about building strength and healing and that’s what I needed. I set two very key words for myself for 2017 – Completion and Adventure; action words. 

 I broke off  my Bucket List into two groups: Things to Happen This Year and Long Term Things.

Things to Happen In 2017: 

Run three 5ks.

See a broadway show in NYC. (This one is already booked – seeing Wicked in March, so excited!)

Own a boutique/art gallery. (Plan on launching my e-boutique this year.)

Make a dream-catcher.

Go to a Pittsburgh Penguins game.

Finish writing my fantasy novel and publish it.

See snow on the beach.

Become a Certified Life Coach.

Try rock climbing.

Go on a cruise.

Take dance lessons.

Publish an article on Elephant Journal.

Visit New Orleans.

Have artwork in five shows.

Make a Christmas Song album. (Because I love singing Christmas songs lol)

Go on a hot air balloon ride.

Learn to belly-dance.

Long Term:

Go horseback riding on the beach.

Go in a sensory deprivation tank.

Catch a marlin.

Become a Certified Crystal Healer.

Go on a mission trip.

Visit Thailand.

Visit an Elephant Reservation.

Go to a World Cup Game.

Visit California.

Visit Colorado.

See The Northern Lights.

Visit a monastery.

Go on a mural tour trip.

There’s a lot on there! I chose to set high goals and make long lists because I expect to gain a lot of life. We were put here to explore and experience and I intend to get as much as I can out of life. I may not make all of these in a year or even in the next five years but I’m okay with that. If I don’t at least set the intent then I’ll never try and I’ll never know. I believe in reaching for the moon, and even if I fail I will still fall among the stars! 

“An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail.” ~ Dr. Edwin Land

2017 Magical Manifesting Diary Review

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One of the things I love so much about blogging is the opportunity to meet so many like and loving souls. I met Shan – I felt an instant connection to just in the little bit of time we’ve chatted. I feel like we are kin spirits, aligned in our journeys, with paralleled thoughts. She gave me the wonderful freedom of reviewing her 2017 Magical Manifesting Diary. It really is a magic-making book! 

I absolutely love the theme of this diary, adventure. That is my own theme of life as well, spread love and adventure all throughout your life.

The illustrations are wonderful, simple yet crafty. I truly enjoyed the positive direction of the planner. It is very motivating and uplifting. She keeps the instruction thorough yet simple and easy to follow. I really found myself connecting and relating to what shew was saying. This diary gently guides the reader into a wondrous world of thought and discovery. The poetry of the words make me follow my imagination, feeling like a little kid again filled with enthusiasm and ambition.

I love how she includes great spiritual tips, habits, and practices throughout the diary. They were spread out wisely so not to be overwhelming. This diary is set up perfectly to unleash creativity in anyone, positioning so many great images and space to color and doodle but in a way that creates balance between release and organization. Wonderful list of resources at the end as well for soul-reading throughout the year.

This is a great diary and I am very much looking forward to diving into it!

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My Bucket List…and why I made One

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Having a bucket list is the trendy thing to do right? I used to think so a little bit (and don’t get me wrong, I do love to be a little trendy sometimes) but this is one I wish I had jumped on the band wagon a long time ago… I’ve always been kind of a free spirit but I was a boxed in one for awhile. Last year I had some trials that broke me and boy am I glad they did. The great thing about breaking is you get to decide how to put everything back together again…so among many other things I made a bucket list. It’s more than just a list (and I love lists and post it notes too! – this is something people learn about me pretty quickly – you can witness this in a previous post, my Instagram challenge post – pic of my quotes wall covered with post it notes! Sorry – I’m rambling and getting off track here…) So a bucket list, so much more than just a list, it’s a place you can organize your goals, your wanted and awaiting adventures, it’s a place to put your dreams… and you can put a little box next to each line that is fun to check off when you get it accomplished too! My bucket list has small things and it has big things and it is continuously growing which makes it evergreen. It’s a place I can organize all those crazy thoughts and ideas that run through my mind, it’s a place that I look for ideas and inspiration when I feel stuck, it’s a place I can mix freedom with organization, a perfect collection of tasks waiting to be touched…so without further ado – here is my bucket list (it’s a bit long because I’m a shoot for the moon kind of gal):

  • Make a Bucket List – check! did it!
  • Catch a Marlin, have it mounted for display.
  • Write & Publish a Book.
  • Learn to Belly Dance.
  • See A Broadway Show in NYC.
  • Visit Thailand.
  • Own a Boutique/Art Gallery.
  • Become a Certified Crystal Healer.
  • Complete a Smash Book.
  • Make a Dream Catcher.
  • Have some of my paintings in an Art Show – check! Yay!
  • Visit California.
  • Visit Colorado.
  • Create an Art Journal.
  • See the Northern Lights.
  • Here’s an interesting one – Go in a Sensory Deprivation Tank.
  • Go to the World Cup.
  • Go see an Oprah Show.
  • Ride an elephant.
  • Go on a hot air balloon ride – P.S. I’m terrified of heights so this is a big one, but hey My Mom and my Grandpa did it so let’s conquer this one!
  • Learn to play violin, guitar, or piano.
  • Go horseback riding on the beach – fairytalish right!
  • Paint a self-portrait.
  • Get my passport – seems simple right, just never got around to it, so task added!
  • Go to a Pittsburgh Penguins Game.
  • Go on a Mission Trip.

Let’s stop there…it goes on…I’m a dreamer, it happens, but we’ll save it for another post another day ; )  We’ll end today with a thought inspired from a painting of mine… “when you’re in water, swim. when you’re in the air, fly!”