nThis week’s MFRW Blog Challenge writing prompt is “the top 5 things on my bucket list.” Finally, I get something that doesn’t make me scratch my head and wonder how in the world I’m going to answer it.
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nWe all have goals–some tangible, some ambitious, some professional, some personal–that we want to accomplish in our lives. These goals became popularized as a “bucket list” years ago. The top five on mine mix four personal goals with one professional goal.
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n#1 – Visit Italy (and Europe in general)
nI dislike traveling and have never been out of the country; but, after far too many years of watching Rick Steves, Rudy Maxa, Joseph Rosendo, and Globe Trekker, I really, really, really want to experience those wonderful cultures across the pond in person. The ambition is to start with Italy.
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nWhen my husband retires, we plan to embark upon a food tour of Italy, eating our way up one coast and down the other. We’ll consider the tour complete after we’ve each gained about 50 lbs.
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nI’d also like to take a horseback tour of Ireland. The rest of Europe is on the list, too.
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n#2 – Ride an Elephant
nCall me kooky, I want to ride an elephant. This would be an amazing experience.
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n#3 – Hit the NY Times Bestseller List–and stay there for a few weeks
nWell, duh! Author here.
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n#4 – Take a Windjammer Cruise
nI don’t just want to sail the seas, but I want to go on a ship with real sails and get my swash buckled.
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n#5 – See Swan Lake–without complaints from my family
nYes, folks, I actually do enjoy the ballet. I remember my mother arranging trips to see the ballet when I was little girl–some of my fondest memories of childhood. Like many things, though, excursions like this are best enjoyed with a companion who also enjoys such things.
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nI could add more to the list, but then you’d just get a depressing understanding of how limited my life experience really is. That explains why I live in my head. There’s so much more excitement inside my mind.
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