I’m in my mid-fifties and I’ve done most of the stuff I ever dreamed of, and a couple of things I never thought to even imagine! But here are a few things I’d like to do before I Go Home:

See Ireland in the spring.
Own my own home (or its mortage, hehe)
Get a full-color tatt
Go up in a hot-air balloon (and back down again)
Drive Route 66
Win $100K at the casino

But the top-most thing I want to accomplish may seem rather morbid to some people (while to some it will make perfect sense)

If my sweetheart goes first, I want to be holding him when he does;
If I go first, I want to be in his arms, looking into his eyes, hearing his heart beat as I leave.

There’s so little we have control over in this life. There is so much that simply happens TO us and we must survive it, use it, profit from it, discard it, re-cycle it. Everything that has happened to me has contributed to create the person I am today–and I like her pretty well. All I hope to do is end the race with honor. I hope you do the same!

I want to

Travel the world
Get my own place
be in a secure job
spend more time with my grandparents
learn Italian
not be so hard on myself
try to take a day each step at a time (life isnt a race)
not worry about what i havent done, worry about what i am going to do (the future)
stop kidding myself
take a break from ‘everyday life’ and just enjoy a moment of calm
meet lots of new people from all walks of life
visit the resting places of people i respect who have passed ( i know they have gone, but it wont feel real for me, until i am standing where they are buried
listen to my heart, not my head
try not to be negative, be glad i am alive
inspire others with my creativity
be more relaxed around younger children, i think because my childhood wasnt that great, i find it hard to relate to them, my cousin is 10, its difficult
dont take criticism personally
live life my own way