26 Lovely Things and a Bonus

I wrote this list a long time ago. I think it was when the Pinterest boards about bucket lists started popping up everywhere around the new year. The funny thing is that I can start doing a lot of things or doing them more today. 

For year's I have wanted to be "put together" but I am giving up "put together" and shooting for things with more substance.... to be thoughtful, adventurous and kind. So here's a list of things -- both big and small, that I want to look back and know I have done or do well. 

1. Go whale watching
2. Be published
3. Be able to write a $100 donation check to a student blitzing and not feel like throwing up afterward
4. Write letters and mail them just because
5. Perfect a homemade oatmeal, chocolate chip and banana muffin
6. Serve mass quantities of food whenever asked
7. Travel to Europe, South America, Asia and Africa... 
8. Go to Prince Edward Island and Maine
9. Paint regularly
10. Make paper mache masks with my kids
11. Be a cool aunt
12. Get season tickets at a local theatre
13. Get Anthony Bourdain's job or at least some gig where you get to eat that much good stuff
14. Have a claw foot bath tub
15. Paint my ceiling a funky color
16. Always make pallets and forts
17. Cook from scratch
18. Do things with out being asked... ie. bake for occasions, do errands for someone you love
19. Be able to touch my toes
20. Make our kids feel like they are the most unique and special people
21. Babysit for free
22. Call and write old friends
23. Live near the water and walk on the beach daily
24. Have the sort of house where people just come by and linger... and 2nd children
25. Make Huck well trained enough to where he doesn't need a leash and will just sit beside me at a sidewalk table...
26. Watch one sunset every week

One more thing to be thankful for... 

My sweet nephew, Owen Lewis Cowherd arrived last week. Such a handsome little guy.

Happy Monday!