Breast Cancer at 41 – My Revised Bucket List
In the Amazon visiting a local tribe, Peru 1985?
There’s something about getting cancer that puts your whole world into perspective. Instead of dreaming about doing something, you now realize that you SHOULD never take a day for granted and figure HOW to MAKE things happen instead of only DREAMING about them.
A few years ago I wrote a bucket list. Surprisingly, there weren’t a lot of items on my bucket list because I have had quite a few amazing opportunities like walking on a glacier, starting my own business, earning my MBA, seeing the Great Wall of China, and flying in a hot air balloon just to name a few.
So I decided that it was time to put pen to paper and write my updated list and here it is:
- Learn how to scuba dive with my daughter
At the Great Wall of China 1988 (I’m taking the photo)
- Attend NYC Fashion Week
- Attend the Oscars and walk the red carpet
- Write and publish a book that people want to read
- Climb El Captain and Half Dome in Yosemite
- Finish visiting all the US National Parks
- Complete 1 full marathon in every State by age 50 (9 completed)
- Complete all 5 of the World Marathon Majors (2 completed working on Boston next)
- Complete an Ironman 70.3 and 140.6 by age 45
Eat at Club 33 in Disneylandcompleted 11/2014- Sleep in Cinderella Castle
Dog Sledding in the Summer, Alaska 2002
- Complete the Dole Pineapple Maze on Oahu
- Tour the Vatican
- Explore the catacombs in Paris
- Take an African safari
- Win The Amazing Race
- Then win Dancing with the Stars (Z-list of course)
- Run the Inca trail
- Attend the Olympic Games
- Show my dog at Westminster Kennel Club
- Go cross country skiing
- Sky dive
- Bungee jump
- Ride a mechanical bull
- Go paintballing
- Learn how to ride a horse
- Go to Carnival in Rio
- Attend Mardi Gras
Volcano’s National Park, June 2000
- Learn how to surf
- Visit Easter Island
- Visit Auschwitz
- Finish a century bike ride
- Compete in a Tough Mudder or Spartan Race
- Visit all the Disney Parks
- Go to the Superbowl
Any of these on your bucket list? What’s on your bucket list that you are completing in 2014?
Hall of Mirrors, Palace of Versailles 2002
Maker Mother Marathon Runner 
Run my first half, Finish my dissertation and get that doctorate degree framed!
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Wow! Fantastic goals!!!
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Some of your bucket list are similar to mine! (Ironman, anyone?). Maybe we should do them together!! 🙂
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Now THAT would be amazing!!!!
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I have to admit I totally chuckled that you specified not just “write & publish a book” but added “that people want to read”!
This is such an amazing list of things and you certainly seem determined enough to accomplish them! I for some reason have in my head that I’d love to do an Ironman one day, but seeing as I haven’t even done any triathlon yet I’m clearly not on my way to making it a reality! Hopefully soon!
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I’m getting my degree in 2014 at age 59. You can teach this old dog new tricks!
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That is impressive!!!!
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Amazing story and what a bucket list! Would love to hear on your progress through the list and your experiences of each!
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Awesome bucket list! I especially love your goal of winning the Amazing Race. I love watching that show and often think about how awesome it would be to be able to participate in such an incredible race and journey.
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Thank you. Lol – yes, but I would have to be selected to compete on the race first!!! Here’s to wishing and hoping!!
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