My Retirement Bucket List

I taught an after-school Homework Club to give students a chance to work on homework, but also to teach kids about brain research and how to change their lives for the better. Many of those lessons included goal setting. We worked on setting realistic goals, breaking the larger goals into smaller bites (That is how you eat an elephant, after all.), writing those goals down, and sharing them with others. The more people who know your goals, the greater the chance of achieving those goals. Disappointing ourselves is one thing, but human nature dictates that we don't want to embarrass ourselves by eating our words. I've always believed in setting goals. So, believing in my researched lessons, I am sharing my list with the world.

#1 - Get my Pilates Certification

#2 - Complete our Sand Volleyball Court

#3 - Get a Tattoo

#4 - Retire

#5 - New Well/Septic at Cabin

#6 - Paint the Main Floor at the Cabin

#7 - Complete a Reading Challenge

#8 - Unearth the Pool Table

#9 - Move into a Condo

#10 - Read the 100 Books I Brought Home

#11 - Reconnect with Best Friend from High School

#12 - Attend at Least One Institute Weekend

#13 - Take Mom to Visit Carl

#14 - Get 3-Generations Photos with Mom

#15 - Hold a 3-Minute Plank

#16 - Write My Dad's Book

#17 - Gather and Write Mom's Stories

#18 - Get Fully Certified in Pilates

#19 - Get in Shape (proper nutrition/workout schedule)

#20 - Ride the Rapids

#21 - Learn to Build a Fire

#22 - Try Axe Throwing

#23 - Go on a Safari

#24 - Learn to Make Grandpa's Lumpia

#25 - Learn to Make Aunt Colleen's Apple Pie

#26 - Eat Gelato in Italy

#27 - Learn to Make a French Martini

#28 - Complete Middle Floor of the Cabin

#29 - Create a Photo Book

#30 - Own a Big Dog

#31 - Purge My Clothes to Only My Favorites

#32 - $30K in Our Emergency Funds

#33 - Make a Will/Trust

#34 - Near 800 Credit Score

#35 - Drive CALLIE in a Car Store

#36 - Compile a Book of Poems

#37 - Visit the Coliseum

#38 - Take a Mediterranean Cruise

#39 - Take a Solo Trip

#40 - Start a Blog

#41 - Take Scout Back to Dog Training

#42 - Bury Grandpa and Grandma's Ashes

#43 - Decide What to Do About Inheritance Items

#44 - Fix-up CALLIE (air and audio)

#45 - Help My Kids' with Their Weddings

#46 - Babysit My Grandkids

#47 - Drive Pacific Highway 1

#48 - Visit Disneyland

#49 - Buy a Corvette

#50 - Make a Stained Glass Window

#51 - Fly a Plane

#52 - Get a New Headstone for Dad

#53 - Buy a Cabin

#54 - Own a Rental

#55 - Attend a Rally

#56 - Spend the Day at a Resort Spa (without worrying about the money)

#57 - Have a Drink at a Speakeasy

#58 - Take a Harvard Class

#59 - Help Someone Complete Something on Their Bucket List

#60 - Drive Route 66

#61 - Walk on Black Sand at Wainapanapa Beach (Big Island)

#62 - Walk on Pink Sand

#63 - Walk on White Sand

#64 - Experience Autumn in Vermont

#65 - Go to Monticello

#66 - Visit Zion in Utah

#67 - Visit All 50 States and Wash DC (18 more to go!)

#68 - See Eagle's Nest (where Papa was during WWII)

#69 - Visit Grandpa Bagalay's Birthplace in Baguio, Philippines

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• To be continued

• Complete items are in bold