Writer's Workshop: Bucket List

One of the "me" things that I plan on doing is Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop. I probably won't participate every week, just when there is something that I find interesting. This writing prompt is actually from a few weeks ago, but I love the idea of an entire list of "me" things.

Write a list of 100 things you want to do before you turn 100. Otherwise known as a “bucket list”.

1. Find out what towns our families came from, and visit them
2. Discover the mysteries of Stonehenge
3. Visit the Neolithic sites of Orkney
4. Island hop on the west coast of Scotland
5. Stay in a cottage on the coast in Wales
6. Have a Guinness in Ireland
7. Take a picture from the top of the Eiffel Tower
8. Shop in Provence
9. Sip sangria in Spain
10. Attend the family reunion in Portugal
11. Tour the Colosseum
12. Pray at Saint Peter's
13. Appreciate the art in Florence
14. Ride a gondola in Venice
15. Swim in Capri
16. Visit the Parthenon
17. Tour the Greek Islands
18. Take a Mediterranean cruise
19. Take a Caribbean cruise
20. Sunbathe in the Bahamas
21. Explore Mayan ruins
22. Climb to Machu Picchu
23. Have sushi in Japan
24. Explore Central Park
25. Pray at the Cathedral of St John the Divine
26. Cruise around Manhattan
27. Search for family at Ellis Island
28. See the Liberty Bell
29. Pahk a cah in Hahvard Yahd
30. Eat lobster in Maine
31. Explore the Smithsonian
32. Take a picture from the Willis Tower Skydeck
33. Celebrate in New Orleans
34. Go dancing in Las Vegas
35. Ride a roller coaster on Santa Monica Pier
36. Take a picture of the Hollywood sign
37. Ride a trolley in San Fransisco
38. Tour the wineries in Napa
39. Visit the Space Needle in Seattle
40. Cruise Alaska
41. Dance under the midnight sun
42. Return to Hawaii
43. Take a road trip cross country
44. Ride the Maid of the Mist
45. Introduce my son to Mickey Mouse
46. Explore Disney World with my son
47. Cross the Kissing Bridge with my husband
48. Explore a castle
49. Walk along the boardwalk at dusk
50. Jog around the reservoir
51. Be a tourist in New York
52. Take vacations with extended family
53. Attend a Six Nations rugby game
54. Go see a FIFA World Cup game which my team is playing
55. Go see a Rugby World Cup game which my team is playing
56. Take a vacation with my girlfriends
57. Take a vacation with my husband
58. Pay off all debt
59. Own a home
60. Go snorkeling
61. Swim with dolphins
62. Sip hot chocolate in a lodge by the fire while waiting for my family to finish skiing
63. Take my son camping
64. Play Robin Hood in the forest with my son
65. Rent a house on the beach
66. Jump waves in the ocean with my son
67. Build sand castles, and sand cars
68. Watch fireworks from a boat
69. Sleep on the beach
70. Go star gazing in a field
71. Record my son with his smash cake on his first birthday
72. Have cotton candy at a baseball game with my son
73. Teach my son how to dance
74. Encourage my son to explore new ideas
75. Be my son's biggest cheerleader
76. Kiss my husband at midnight on New Year's Eve
77. Dance at my son's wedding
78. Celebrate our parents' fiftieth anniversaries
79. Dance with my husband at our fiftieth anniversary
80. See all my grandchildren when they are born
81. See my great-grandchildren
82. Pass along my Great-Grandmother's ring to either my daughter or granddaughter
83. Bring my son to visit my grandmother for her one hundredth birthday
84. Plan regular family nights
85. Appreciate the little moments in life
86. Record and remember the little moments as well as the milestones
87. Steal as many kisses from my baby as he'll let me
88. Play outside with my son
89. Make cookies for Santa with my son
90. Create new holiday traditions with my son and husband
91. Write down the family stories/history so that future generations will know them too
92. Go through old pictures with the people who know what they are while I still can
93. Leave lots of pictures for future generations
94. Laugh every day
95. Learn to forgive and forget
96. Learn to not worry about playing in the dirt
97. Take an anniversary trip every five years
98. Watch the sunrise out of the ocean
99. Watch the sunset into the ocean
100. Every day tell my husband and my son that I love them 

Nothing will be the same...

Three months ago I gave birth to the most perfect baby, and everything changed.

I knew that things would be different, and I knew that adjusting would be hard. I didn't know how different or how hard.

So now I need to make some major changes for me. While I love being home with my son, I need a break every once in a while. Be it finding new hobbies, going out with friends, or just finding some me time, I need to figure out how to fit it in with my new life.

I also need to make some major lifestyle changes for my new family. I want to show my son how to be happy and healthy. In the past few years, I've let myself go, and I don't feel that I am a good example of how to be healthy. I want to get back into shape using a healthy diet and exercise. I also want to streamline our life and finances so that I am able to stay home with my son, and show him that you don't need to spend lots of money to be happy.

Three months ago, everything changed. Now I'm trying to figure out my new life.