For my first “official” post, I figured I could put together something that I could add to at anytime. I’ve never put together a “bucket list” (a.k.a. a list of things you must do before you die), but I figured today was a good time to start. Here is the beginning of a list that will include all of the things I want to do before I leave this Earth.

1. Travel to India.

2. Be published in a nationally distributed periodical.

3. Write a novel or novella, even if it’s never published.

4. Receive a master’s degree.

5. Get married. (Almost there)

6. Have a child, either by adoption or the tradional way.

7. Sit front row at a concert of an artist that I love. 

8. Travel to Thailand.

9. Travel to all 50 States in the USA. (37 states left!)

10. Take a cooking class.

11. Make at least one work of art that I wouldn’t mind displaying.

12. See all 7 Wonders of the World (especially the Pyramids).

13. Become regularly involved in a charity that I really believe in.

14. Own a MINI.

15. Become my own boss at some point in my career, even if it’s as a freelance writer.

16. Travel to Israel.

17. Cook a meal entirely from scratch.

18. Take a cruise (preferably Alaska, but will “settle” for the Caribbean).

19. Learn how to operate a sail boat.

20. Travel to Germany (technically my family’s homeland)

21. Consolidate and really study all of the family history that my grandfather compiled.

22. Live in a different state, somewhere other than Georgia (preferably a place with ample public transportation. I would love to live without a car).

23. Bungee jump in an exotic location (I want the complete story in bungee jumping).

24. Travel to Iceland (supposed to be beautiful).

25. Travel to Peru.

More to come…