my life list

my 25th birthday is this saturday.  eeks.  i thought that it would be a good time to update my life list.  i have the next 50+ years to get these things accomplished, but time is slowly ticking away.

so lets get on with it....

write a book

visit all 50 US states

renew my wedding vows

run a marathon

learn to surf

learn to drive with manual transmission

read all of the books in 1001 books you must read before you die

attend an oprah show (not looking good)

start my own company

watch my son graduate college. get married. have children

go on a caribbean cruise

go to disney world

travel in ireland. fiji. thailand. dominican republic. belize. sweden. brazil

ski in canada

kayak in alaska & see the northern lights

successfully maintain a garden

see the egyptian pyramids

walk on the great wall of china

see stonehenge

lose this damn baby weight! (OK so probably not all baby weight)

move to another state (possibly hawaii)

scuba dive

be 100% debt free!

make a difference in someone's life

ride in a hot air balloon

get a complete makeover (working on this)

go on a cross-country road trip - travel on route 66

create my dream home

volunteer at a hospital

walk for a charity

visit all MLB stadiums in the US

brush up on my spanish speaking skills

teach my son how to treat a lady

remain happy

read a stephen king novel

see niagara falls

shark cage dive

go on an african safari

go back to australia!

see the grand canyon

take a cooking class

be an amazing wife. mom.

so thats my updated life list.  i have already done so many things on my original list that i started in high school.  these are the ones i am yet to accomplish and i am sure there will be more added throughout the years.  if you dont have one already, i suggest you start making your own life list.  my life list is a great online resource to get ideas, set goals, track your achievements and help keep you motivated.  you can read about others' stories and goals and share your stories with others.

yoga virgin

i recently tried yoga for the first time.  didnt hate it.  didnt love it.  i really never thought i would do yoga, ever.  i found myself adopting the "i dont need yoga, my ass needs boot camp!" mentality.  i just didnt think it was "my thing."  bending, stretching, posing, weird positions and movements.  no thanks.  i am NOT a limber person and certainly not the most graceful.  i much prefer a fast-paced strength training type of exercise and anything competitive.  loud music, grunting, heavy breathing, shouting, high energy.  i need to sweat, to move quickly and get my heart pumping.  this particular yoga class was none of the above.  that was to be expected, however... it was not as easy as i had anticipated it being.  i was feeling the burn in places and muscles i never knew i even had.  some of the positions were nearly impossible for me to hold for any length of time and i learned that i need to work on my balance (while not horrible, could be improved).  i consider myself an athletic person (however i am out of shape right now.. ughhh) and i am up to any challenge.  its hard for me to admit defeat.   i like to think there is nothing i cant do, so that is why i am going to the same yoga class tomorrow morning and i am going to master it.  one class at a time.  if i had one complaint about the class it would be the yoga lingo.  but after a few times of going to the class, i should be able to add a few yoga words to my vocabulary and start remembering the names of the different positions/poses.  i found myself spending a good deal of time looking over my shoulder or between my legs just to get a glimpse of the instructor and re-position my body.  she spoke very quickly and my un-trained yoga ear was not ready.  but, on the upside it was a very welcoming atmosphere and i didnt feel out of place, which is nice.  also, the meditation thing.  i guess that was another bump in the road for me.  i dont meditate, but i did enjoy the cool-down meditation time at the end of the session.

namasté