Way back yonder when I was still on Blogger, I kept my life list in the sidebar of my blog. I liked having it out in the open for me and everyone else to see. I figured if I looked at it long enough, I'd eventually start doing some of the short-term, easy things. I revisited that list, then took a good, hard look at my life to make the new list below. I'm very excited to share it as a part of The Life List Project (#LifeList) with some other phenomenal bloggers. Join in with Kelli from Momma Needs A Beer, Heather from CafeSmom, Andrea from Good Girl Gone Redneck, Starr from Chicago Foodie Girl, Judi from What Would Judi Do?, Sue from Motherhood and Me, Alexia from Babies and Bacon, Vanessa from La Vida Loftus , Alissa from Clever Compass and me.
JEN'S LIFE LIST
Play mini-golf every chance I get.
Conquer my fear of fondant.
Visit Italy and eat myself silly.
Spend my 40th Birthday in NYC.
Be a production stage manager again.
Teach.
Learn to apply eye makeup really well.
Feed people--their stomachs, their minds, their souls.
Dance at my son's wedding.
Teach my husband how to type correctly.
To meet as many of my blog friends as possible. I have had the pleasure of meeting some of my favorites, like Alissa and Kelli, but several of you remain on my list of people to hug in person. (Bree, Christy, Molly and Eva--I'm lookin' at you!)
Be happy with a calmer life.
Be there when I'm needed.
Take Dean to Disney World. Watch his head explode from happiness.
Take a family road trip with a blog friend and their family. (Or multiple friends!)
Plant flowers that live more than one season.
Link up below and be sure to read read all the other fantastic #LifeList posts!
Thanks for sharing your life list. I know you will accomplish them all.
Posted by: Heather | January 07, 2013 at 08:15 AM
Can you please take me with you to celebrate your 40th birthday in NYC? That sounds like a VERY fun birthday!!! I'll start saving now. ;) And I love LOVE your description regarding Disney... save save save, pay for it over the course of a year, and when you go, it's PAID for so you can relax & soak it all in!!! If you need any Disney tips, please let me know! it is one of the best things we spent our money on last year.
Posted by: Kelli @ Momma Needs a Beer | January 07, 2013 at 10:11 AM
The day we meet in person will be a happy day for sure {just make sure you learn the eye-make-up thing first so you can teach me}. This is a great list!
Posted by: Christy | January 07, 2013 at 11:30 AM
"Feed people--their stomachs, their minds, their souls." That is just absolutely brilliant. Well put.
Your list is incredible and seemingly quite do-able. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Alexia Babies & Bacon | January 07, 2013 at 06:02 PM
Love your list, Jen.
Why are you afraid of fondant? I'm not a big fan, so if you can do frosting I say stay away from the fondant!! ;)
If I could plant anything that would live at all that would be so awesome. Sigh. Black thumbs here.
Posted by: Andrea | January 08, 2013 at 01:20 PM
Fantastic list! I'm with you on SO many of these, especially the idea of eating my way through Italy (I plan to do the same in Paris)!
I took Mario on a surprise week-long trip to NYC for his 40th birthday. We both had an amazing time & he said it was the best birthday he's ever had. :-)
Posted by: chicago foodie girl | January 09, 2013 at 03:57 PM
A life list is such a wonderful thing to have. I so hear you on being good with a calmer life, and also that part about the meet-up? Yesssss. I have been blogging quietly, just in pictures and quotes, mostly, for a little while, and I am trying to make a decision on whether I would like to blog for real again, or not. But meeting you? At BlogHer? For sure!!
Posted by: Molly | January 11, 2013 at 12:05 AM
Hey Y'all right back to you! I enjoyed your list and FWIW...fondant is not that difficult to master but...get ready to work those biceps! And if I had one tip to share it's to do a "mini-cake" first. I jumped into a large, square cake and OH what a mess I made! :-)
Here's hoping that you are able to make the trip to Italy (and everywhere else on your list) soon and that you will stop by to see me, Jan, at Unique Baby Gear Ideas www.unique-baby-gear-ideas.com/baby-gear-blog.html.
Posted by: Jan Bay Unique Baby Gear Ideas | January 13, 2013 at 12:48 PM
I LOVE the idea of being content with a calmer life. Rockin' list!
Posted by: KathyAMorelli | January 13, 2013 at 02:59 PM
I love "dance at my son's wedding". Also, can you please play mini-golf with Liam forever. I loathe it more than cleaning toilets. I love all of your blog entries lately...such good stuff.
And, like everyone else I am on board for the birthday in NYC. When will this magical birthday be?
Posted by: Alissa | January 15, 2013 at 11:16 PM
Dance at your son's wedding? That one made me tear up. And turning 40 in NYC? I could be into that for sure! 2016, baby!
Posted by: eva | January 21, 2013 at 09:45 AM
I'm looking at you, too!
I've changed my mind on paying to go to the BlogHer conference in Chicago, but I still want to come to Chicago and meet you guys! Dinner, a night on the town - woo hoo!
Posted by: Frema | January 27, 2013 at 03:19 PM
As Scorsese puts it, it was also his first film that actually had a plot. What does one normally do with the drawings and artwork the kids bring home from school. Singing, clapping, IQ test-like tasks, mathematics, talking in regards to a story after looking at pictures and drawing patterns and shapes.
Posted by: picture quotes | November 22, 2013 at 12:46 AM