My younger daughter was talking about her bucket list the
other night…she’s in her twenties and has a bucket list? I realized that I have
never made one…I guess I’m more of a live-in-the-moment kinda girl but it got
me to thinking that maybe I should. So I thought and thought. Then thought some
more and finally came up with what you’ll see below…in no particular order of
importance, of course.
1.
Get something published. I’d settle for getting
anything published but I’d really like to have a novel done and sent off before
I’m in my dotage. Right now I lack time, energy and motivation. But I will get
there. Somehow. Some way. My lifelong dream.
2.
Sing on stage. I’ve done plenty of church
performances but I’d really like to do it up big someday. The Voice? I really
don’t think so. Too many pretty babies on that show where women my age don’t
have much of a chance. Then I’d have so much trouble picking which coach I’d want
when all four chairs turn around. America’s Got Talent? Too many weird acts for
me to compete with. Not really strange enough…although there are those who
would disagree. American Idol? Nah, the judges are mean and nasty. Mayhap I
should stick with my church ditties. Although that really defeats the purpose of
the bucket, doesn’t it?
3.
Take shooting lessons. I’d like to learn to
shoot a gun with my eyes open. Right now I’m afraid of seeing the bullet come
screaming out of the end of the weapon or sparks flying out of it into my face
(yeah, I know this doesn’t really happen). Or maybe I just don’t want to see
how far from the target I really am. But I could learn…
4.
Take ballroom dancing lessons. I can’t do that right
now because I don’t have a willing partner. Elijah has offered but he’s a
little on the short side and it’s awkward when we do lifts, dips and the like.
I’ll put this aside for way in the future until he gets taller. They give these
in the nursing homes, don’t they?
5.
Vacation in the Dominican Republic. My former
boss goes there and he loves it. I think I could spend a week or two soaking up
the sun, relaxing on the deck of my cottage on the beach. Who am I kidding? I’d
be there two days before I’d be checking my work email, rearranging the
furniture or reorganizing the cabinets. I can’t even take a sick day without
being antsy. Weeks on vacation would drive me nuts. Another one for way in the
future…perhaps when I’m too old to walk much and would have no choice but to
sit on the deck.
6.
Travel to Ireland. The land of my ancestors (on
my mother’s side). Now this is one I could sink my teeth into. I’ve always
wanted to go and after seeing pictures one of my Twitter tweeps posted a while
back, I’m determined to get there. All I need is money. I could travel the
whole country, exploring, wandering, getting recipes for fish and chips. Ah,
the beauty of it. Yeah, this is definitely one I’ll work towards. And put
Scotland right behind it on the list.
7.
Be an extra in a movie. I’m definitely not
leading role material so I’m being realistic here. But I’d love to be an extra.
In a comedy. A really funny one. Starring Brad Pitt. No, George Clooney. No,
not him either. Too cliché. Pierce Brosnan. Yeah, he’d do. Wait, does he do
comedy? So I’d be in the background, mostly doing something hilarious. Or not
hilarious. I just want to be there.
8.
Go on a mission trip. I’ve always wanted to.
First, my parents thought I was too young. Then I was in college. Then I had
babies. Always working after that, with vacation and sick days delegated to
taking care of sick kids. But I could definitely take time off work for this.
To give back. To help. Or teach. Or build. It really doesn’t matter what I do
as long as I make a contribution.
That’s pretty much what I’ve come up with so far. They have always had these in the back of my mind, although some are closer to the front
than others. I just never labeled them as belonging in a bucket. Here’s hoping
I’ll get to do some of them. Maybe even all of them.
