Today is the day!

Well,  today ends my first List Bliss adventure!  Can you believe?  This has been rewarding, challenging, frustrating and exciting...all in one!  Sixteen out of twenty items completed.  Not too bad!  Wow, when I look back over my list I am proud of what I have accomplished:

• I stopped biting my nails.
• I went to Tuscany, Italy.
• I am writing in my journal.
• I am wearing more dresses to work.
• I took two cooking classes at REAL cooking schools.
• I have remembered to send cards to all my friends and family.
• I have written down all my wishes regarding my funeral.
• My front room is redecorated.
• I passed out business cards and sold my baked goods.
• I started painting again.
• I learned to make risotto.
• I made a quilt out of fabric from clothes when I was a child.
• I started a mother-daughter tradition with my daughter.
• I looked into what it takes to get a patent.
• I shot a gun.
• I now have a passport.

Let me tell you all, I KNOW I would not have completed very many if ANY of these things if I had not made my list and put a deadline on it.  My life is so much richer because I took a chance and put a dedicated effort toward completing my goals.  You and I both know that if I hadn't, I would still be waiting for "someday".  Guess what??? Someday is today. 

God bless you all and I look forward to making a new list very soon.

I am marking #19 off my list!

OK, I finally did it!  With four days to spare...nothing quite like procrastinating!  Karl (my husband) and Cheryl (my sister who took a gun class to complete something off of my list ...as I explained in my very first post, April 21, 2012)  went with me to shoot a gun.  I know, I know, what was I thinking??  Trust me, I have wanted to back out many times...but now I can mark it off my list!

Karl is so patient.  He explained everything and Cheryl showed me how to load the clip. Then we all took turns shooting at some targets.  I actually hit a target three times in a row!!

Did  I have fun?  NO!  But it was not a terrible experience.  The gun wasn't too loud (I wore ear plugs, just in case) and there wasn't much of a kick.  I am proud of myself for doing something outside my comfort zone and who knows...maybe I'll try it again sometime.  Here are my sweet supporters:

Cheryl

Karl   

I love you guys!