I was thinking this morning that I am officially middle aged. I pluck grey hair with tweezers when I see them. I am a parent to a teenager, which means that I am also known as Uber. I'm mid career (13+ years in insurance..). And, well, numbers don't lie. I'm 35.
Aside from contemplating my demise, which is the only possible thing that anything or mostly everything after 35 can be, I realize that there are so many places I want to see...things I want to do. I thought it was a good time to actually put my bucket list down to the interwebs, so I can look back on this and actually maybe do some of the things.
Lets see.
- Go to Chicago and have an official deep dish pizza at a place recommended by locals
- Go to New Orleans. I don't need or want to go during Mardi Gras, I just want to eat po boys and gumbo and jambalaya. And beignets.
- Go to Iceland
- See puffins (I've been told they are in Maine, so I don't necessarily need to go to Iceland, so that's fine)
- Spend a week in the Outer Banks in the fall, when the water is still warm but the tourists aren't ALL there
- Scuba Dive somewhere (I might need to settle for snorkeling) but some kind of underwater activity involving pretty fish
- Ski. I'm from New Hampshire and I'm embarrassed to say that I have never skied. Ever.
- Go on a whale watching trip out of Monterey Bay. Maybe more than one. Have you seen the images from there? Amazing
- Ride horses again. I miss riding. Desperately. I also miss brushing them and cleaning stalls. I know, I'm nuts.
- Own a boat or jet ski. This one is petty and material, and I don't care. I want to experience the water with speed, not just my kayak.
- Same lines as above, I want a quad. I want to rip roar through the woods. Maybe I just want to rent one...
-Buy a house. Not just any house. A house I'll spend the rest of my days in and love that has a beautiful kitchen and a pool and comfy carpets.
- Eat at at least one Gordon Ramsay Flagship restaurant
- Watch my daughter realize her full potential. This one is wrought with problems right? Will life happen while she's making plans? Will she end up doing what she wants by being a veterinarian? Probably... I want to see her do it, and see her kick ass at her own life.
- Be at peace with myself and give myself a break. This is a big one, and for anyone who knows me, one that I probably will never achieve despite my best intentions.
I'm sure that there are other things that I will put on my "list" as I become more geriatric, but its a start. What's on your list?
Till next time.....
Jenn
