For my 45th birthday, I thought it would be good to revisit this bucket list for a couple of reasons. 1 – I’m turning 50 in 5 years. 2 – I haven’t looked at it in a couple of years and it’s WAY outdated…several items are done that aren’t marked off, and others are no longer in my desires.

For this update I am keeping everything marked off that I’ve done…marking off the things I HAVE done that I hadn’t marked off yet, and adding new items to replace those I’m letting go of for now.

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Newly Done (past 4 years)
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50 X 50

1. Take a real vacation. (Not to Buffalo, not w/ the kids) (Done 4/23/12)
2. Take my kids to Disney World. (Done, thanks to Make-A-Wish 10/28/14)
3. See my name in print (get published, e-zine, paper-zine). (Done 6/24/12 – Sirens Call June 2012 Issue)
4. Have a novel published. (Done 2/8/13 – Changing Tracks & 17 more times [so far] by 7/18/15)
5. Get my Dominion Falls books series in front of a producer.
6. Go Parasailing
7. Take a photography class (or 2 or 3)
8. Perform on stage again (done 12/4/15 – Violet Grey in A Charlie Brown Christmas)
9. See Colorado
10. Speak on a panel at a conference.
11. See Yellowstone
12. Go skydiving.
13. Go to a blogger’s conference. (done 4/23/12)
14. Sit at a book signing. (done 3/17/2018)
15. Get on a regular exercise regime & stay on it for more than 3 months.
16. Hand craft (knit, sew) 1 item for ME for a change.  (DONE 4/1/12)
17. Swim with dolphins.
18. Get some crazy color in my hair (purple, blue, pink highlites/streaks) Done 2/11/12
19. Finish writing THE novel, my white whale, Into A Mirror Darkly
20. Sing Karaoke (Done 4/2018)
21. Go to Key West for vacation.
22. Move to Florida. (done 5/4/19)
23. Pay off debt.
24. Get a car that is less than 2 years old. (done 4/2/18)
25. Run a 5k. Done 9/22/12 
26. Do something daring (paragliding, zipline, etc.) Done 7/14/12
27. See the butterflies at the Indy Zoo (Done 3/19/13)
28. Learn sign language.
29. Go on a road trip with a girlfriend. (done 2018)
30. Go on a hot air balloon ride
31. See Cirque du Soleil (Done 6/27/2012)
32. Ride a horse – not a trail horse. A real ride on a horse.
33. Volunteer. (Done – w/ Make-A-Wish 2018)
34. Stop drinking pop
35. Visit Disneyland (Done 5/2/17)
36. Get a tattoo (Done 7/16/11)
37. Go on a Cruise [preferably Alaskan, but I’m not picky]
38. Go on a wine tasting (Done 10/16/10)
39. Get a Henna tattoo
40. Take my husband to swim with sharks
41. Fly first class
42. Learn to paddle board.
43. Have a real spa day (Done, thanks to Hubs, 7/2014)
44. Visit a real haunted location (Done 7/16/16)
45. Sell a photo
46. Visit Salem, MA
47. Visit both US based Disney Parks in one year. (done 2017)
48. See a solar eclipse. (done 8/2/2017)
49. Own and use a twin-lens reflex camera.
50. Become a nurse. 

I think that’ll do for now.  I can’t wait to get back to tackling items on the list with intention now that the world is opening again….and in six months I’ll be free of school and making decent money. I’m thinking skydiving will be one of my graduation rewards because…WOOHOO!!!