1. Be thankful and grateful and be positive every day
2. Hug my kids everyday
3. 50 random acts of kindness-
4. Volunteer-
5. Stand up paddleboarding-Well I tried, I did sit down paddleboarding...
6. Jet skiing
7. Lose 10 lbs at this point anything will do
8. Try all 30 shots on my Pinterest post, NOT AT ONCE
9. Learn Sign Language
10. Take a water aerobics class
11. Have tshirt quilts made for my kids
12. Leave a note in a library book, or cash or gift card
13. Learn to make my grandmother's lasagna 1/24/16
14. Get a small, tasteful, possibly matching tattoo with my daughter on her 18th birthday
15. Attend a Blue Jackets Game
16. Try Ohio Cryo
17. Go on a ghost hunt
18. Shoot a bow and Arrow
19. Go to a cool flea market
20. Write a will
21. tba
22. Make a photobook with all my Grandmother's cookie, cakes and lasagna recipes
23. Restore a rocker that belonged to a great, great, great (might be an extra GREAT, not sure)grandparent
24. De-clutter and organize my home
25. Get new laptop and sweepers
26. Go to Clay Café with friends my girls-Jan 2, 2016 MOM DAY DONE 2 x
27. Go to one of those PaintNites with friends
28. Sand and paint the desk in the garage
29. Go to a real spa and have a mud bath.
30. Try Glamping in the fall
31. Donate items to Nationwide Children's Hospital from their Wish list.
32. Visit 1 of my childhood homes
33. Go out with friends at least 1 time a month.
34.  Try a meatball sub.
35. Try Chicken Lo mein
36. Have a campfire and cook smores.
37. Start a blog....duh should have been #1.
38. Try Broccoli - Still gross!
39. Make a donation to Hero Box
40. Try new hair color
41. Laptops for both girls
42. Make homemade mac and cheese
43. Try bacon brittle
44. Try hot tea or a coffee and find one that I like. (didn't find one I like)
45. Try Red Berry Sangria
46. Go 48 hrs without tv or wifi or texting. (Thank Jeep Momma for the idea)
47. Watch The Notebook, from beginning to end. Jan 3, 2016
48. Finish a book required in high school I didn't read.
49. Throw my grandmother a 90th bday surprise party.
50. tba

7 & 22 DONE These were tough

My 50 before 50 seems to be a 50 before 55. I need to change several.  I am thankful for finally finishing #7. That was the hardest.  Quit participating in work functions, not just for the weight issue but for the cost.  Eating half of what I would normally eat, especially when ordering out.  I don't always do my water aerobics class 3x per week, but I keep trying.  I finally got copies of all my grandmother's recipes and arranged them in a photobook, in an order that I am happy with. I tried to use the most vintage looking backgrounds. #50 is now to find a new place to live.  I chose to change the one that said to hang photos, as I will just have to take them down and box them in the next couple months.  I am still weeding out and trying to sell some furniture. (If you live in the Columbus, I have it listed on Craigslist and several online sites on Facebook) I will be selling more including knickknacks. Message me below if you need anything..

I am boring myself with this entry, so I will end it. Would love to hear from anyone else that is doing their own bucket list. Share you link in the comments and I will check it out.

1. Be thankful and grateful and be positive every day
2. Hug my kids everyday
3. 50 random acts of kindness-
4. Volunteer-
5. Stand up paddleboarding-Well I tried, I did sit down paddleboarding...
6. Jet skiing
7. Lose 10 lbs at this point anything will do
8. Try all 30 shots on my Pinterest post, NOT AT ONCE // 
9. Learn Sign Language
10. Take a water aerobics class
11. Join postcrossing and collect postcards
12. Leave a note in a library book, or cash or gift card
13. Learn to make my grandmother's lasagna 1/24/16
14. Get a small, tasteful, possibly matching tattoo with my daughter on her 18th birthday
15. Attend a Blue Jackets Game
16. Try Ohio Cryo
17. Go on a ghost hunt
18. Shoot a bow and Arrow
19. Go to a cool flea market
20. tba 
21. Zip the Mega Cavern in Louisville, KY
22. Make a photobook with all my Grandmother's cookie, cakes and lasagna recipes
23. Restore a rocker that belonged to a great, great, great (might be an extra GREAT, not sure)grandparent
24. De-clutter and organize my home
25. Get new laptop and sweepers
26. Go to Clay Café with friends my girls-Jan 2, 2016 MOM DAY DONE 2 x
27. Go to one of those PaintNites with friends
28. Sand and paint the desk in the garage
29. Go to a real spa and have a mud bath.
30. tba
31. Donate items to Nationwide Children's Hospital from their Wish list.
32. Visit 1 of my childhood homes
33. Go out with friends at least 1 time a month.
34.  Try a meatball sub.
35. tba
36. Have a campfire and cook smores.
37. Start a blog....duh should have been #1.
38. Try Broccoli - Still gross!
39. Make a donation to Hero Box
40. Try new hair color
41. Laptops for both girls
42. Make homemade mac and cheese
43. Try bacon brittle
44. Try hot tea or a coffee and find one that I like. (didn't find one I like)
45. Try Red Berry Sangria
46. Go 48 hrs without tv or wifi or texting. (Thank Jeep Momma for the idea)
47. Watch The Notebook, from beginning to end. Jan 3, 2016
48. Finish a book required in high school I didn't read.
49. Throw my grandmother a 90th bday surprise party.
50. Find a new place to live

Ohio Cryo DONE

Another one bites the dust! I did Ohio Cryo and let me say, it was an experience. I definitely was energized and felt it for few hours. I am a large women and the BIG BLACK OCTAGON, not so big. Average size people will be fine.

1. Be thankful and grateful and be positive every day
2. Hug my kids everyday
3. 50 random acts of kindness-
4. Volunteer-
5. Stand up paddleboarding-Well I tried, I did sit down paddleboarding...
6. Jet skiing
7. Lose 10 lbs at this point anything will do
8. Try all 30 shots on my Pinterest post, NOT AT ONCE // 
9. Learn Sign Language
10. Take a water aerobics class
11. Join postcrossing and collect postcards
12. Leave a note in a library book, or cash or gift card
13. Learn to make my grandmother's lasagna 1/24/16
14. Get a small, tasteful, possibly matching tattoo with my daughter on her 18th birthday
15. Attend a Blue Jackets Game
16. Try Ohio Cryo
17. Go on a ghost hunt
18. Shoot a bow and Arrow
19. Go to a cool flea market
20. tba 
21. Zip the Mega Cavern in Louisville, KY
22. Make a photobook with all my Grandmother's cookie, cakes and lasagna recipes
23. Restore a rocker that belonged to a great, great, great (might be an extra GREAT, not sure)grandparent
24. De-clutter and organize my home
25. Get new laptop and sweepers
26. Go to Clay Café with friends my girls-Jan 2, 2016 MOM DAY DONE 2 x
27. Go to one of those PaintNites with friends
28. Sand and paint the desk in the garage
29. Go to a real spa and have a mud bath.
30. Try Glamping in the fall
31. Donate items to Nationwide Children's Hospital from their Wish list.
32. Visit 1 of my childhood homes
33. Go out with friends at least 1 time a month.
34.  Try a meatball sub.
35. Hang up my pictures.
36. Have a campfire and cook smores.
37. Start a blog....duh should have been #1.
38. Try Broccoli - Still gross!
39. Make a donation to Hero Box
40. Try new hair color
41. Laptops for both girls
42. Make homemade mac and cheese
43. Try bacon brittle
44. Try hot tea or a coffee and find one that I like. (didn't find one I like)
45. Try Red Berry Sangria
46. Go 48 hrs without tv or wifi or texting. (Thank Jeep Momma for the idea)
47. Watch The Notebook, from beginning to end. Jan 3, 2016
48. Finish a book required in high school I didn't read.
49. Throw my grandmother a 90th bday surprise party.
50. tba

Only 2 more substitutions still needed....

1. Be thankful and grateful and be positive every day
2. Hug my kids everyday
3. 50 random acts of kindness-
4. Volunteer-
5. Stand up paddleboarding-Well I tried, I did sit down paddleboarding...
6. Jet skiing
7. Lose 10 lbs at this point anything will do
8. Try all 30 shots on my Pinterest post, NOT AT ONCE // 
9. Learn Sign Language
10. Take a water aerobics class
11. Join postcrossing and collect postcards
12. Leave a note in a library book, or cash or gift card
13. Learn to make my grandmother's lasagna 1/24/16
14. Get a small, tasteful, possibly matching tattoo with my daughter on her 18th birthday
15. Attend a Blue Jackets Game
16. Try Ohio Cryo
17. Go on a ghost hunt
18. Shoot a bow and Arrow
19. Go to a cool flea market
20. tba 
21. tba
22. Make a photobook with all my Grandmother's cookie, cakes and lasagna recipes
23. Restore a rocker that belonged to a great, great, great (might be an extra GREAT, not sure)grandparent
24. De-clutter and organize my home
25. Get new laptop and sweepers
26. Go to Clay Café with friends my girls-Jan 2, 2016 MOM DAY DONE 2 x
27. Go to one of those PaintNites with friends
28. Sand and paint the desk in the garage
29. Go to a real spa and have a mud bath.
30. Try Glamping in the fall
31. Donate items to Nationwide Children's Hospital from their Wish list.
32. Visit 1 of my childhood homes
33. Go out with friends at least 1 time a month.
34.  Try a meatball sub.
35. tba
36. Have a campfire and cook smores.
37. Start a blog....duh should have been #1.
38. Try Broccoli - Still gross!
39. Make a donation to Hero Box
40. Try new hair color
41. Laptops for both girls
42. Make homemade mac and cheese
43. Try bacon brittle
44. Try hot tea or a coffee and find one that I like. (didn't find one I like)
45. Try Red Berry Sangria
46. Go 48 hrs without tv or wifi or texting. (Thank Jeep Momma for the idea)
47. Watch The Notebook, from beginning to end. Jan 3, 2016
48. Finish a book required in high school I didn't read.
49. Throw my grandmother a 90th bday surprise party.
50. tba

#32- Visit childhood home- Complete

What a difference 44 'ish' years make.

THEN

NOW

I am using this list to help me find replacements

1. Create your own bucket list of at least 100 things you want to do before you die
2. Be a tourist in your own city
3. Spend the day at a spa
4. Adopt a shelter animal
5. Participate in Free Hugs
6. Volunteer your time at a shelter, or other worthy cause
7. Go on a ghost hunt
8. Do 50 random acts of kindness
9. Watch every movie on the imdb top 250 list
10. Watch a sunrise and sunset in the same day
11. Visit 5 different museums
12. Try 15 types of ethnic cuisine
13. Ride a skateboard
14. Knit something
15. Get a massage
16. Take public transportation
17. Feed animals at the zoo
18. Order room service
19. Throw someone a surprise party
20. Ice skate
21. Ride a segway
22. Get a makeover at a salon
23. Name a star
24. Bake cookies for your neighbors, co-workers, etc
25. Take a cooking lesson
26. Learn to make one really nice meal from scratch
27. Create your own personal recipe book
28. Shoot a gun
29. Shoot a bow and arrow
30. Give up meat (for at least a week)
31. Write letters to 5 people who positively influenced you
32. Tour a factory
33. Participate in NaNoWriMo
34. Host a dinner party
35. Pay the toll for the car behind you
36. Take a bubblebath by candlelight with champagne, wine or sparkling cider
37. Go on a hayride
38. Wish upon a star
39. Play the lotto
40. Take a lesson to play a musical instrument
41. Learn to swim
42. Identify 10 constellations
43. Drive or ride on a motorcyle
44. Climb a rock wall
45. Climb a tree
46. Toss a coin into a fountain
47. Send postcards from your home city
48. Join postcrossing and collect postcards
49. Vote
50. Sell something online
51. Visit a nursing home
52. Play chess
53. Play golf
54. Become an ordained minister
55. Speak in a foreign accent for a whole day
56. Build a snow, sand or dirt man
57. Read a holy book from cover to cover
58. Meditate
59. Make and bury a time capsule
60. Take a jumping pic
61. Write your will
62. Plan your own funeral
63. Host a scavenger hunt
64. Take the scenic route
65. Buy stock
66. Ride in a limo
67. Paint a picture
68. Get a caricature done of yourself
69. Go to a religious service of another faith
70. Learn to say hello in 26 languages
71. Shop on Black Friday
72. Get a complete physical done with blood work
73. Get an adjustment from a chiropractor
74. Get hypnotized
75. Have a past life regression session
76. Dress up fancy and go somewhere mundane
77. Play darts
78. Play pool/billiards
79. Bet on a horse or dog race
80. Play poker
81. See a play/musical
82. Change a flat tire
83. Donate blood
84. Register for bethematch.org
85. Become an organ donor
86. Learn a dance
87. Make spaghetti sauce from scratch
88. Take a class on Craftsy
89. Ban negativity from your life
90. Zipline
91. Jump off a diving board
92. Slide down a waterslide
93. Ride a rollercoaster
94. Send a care package
95. Thank a veteran
96. Carve a pumpkin
97. Be passionate about a worthy cause
98. Be passionate about a sports team
99. Be someone's biggest fan
100. Plant a tree
101. Geocache
102. Plant a garden
103. Paint a room purple, hot pink or neon green
104. Host a theme party
105. Have a signature look
106. Have a cool nickname
107. Attach notes to balloons and release them
108. Get a tan
109. Grow your hair long
110. Cut your hair really short
111. Start a blog
112. Speak pig latin
113. Make s'mores over a campfire
114. Go camping
115. Get something pierced
116. Get a tattoo
117. Get something besides your eyebrows waxed
118. Decorate your yard for a holiday or occasion
119. Make something out of clay
120. Go to a concert for a band or singer you've never heard of
121. Watch a Shirley Temple movie
122. Mosh
123. Release sky lanterns
124. Play the harmonica
125. Read a classic novel
126. Take a day trip someplace new
127. Learn to make a good mixed drink
128. Have a signature drink
129. Hire a maid for a least one day
130. Write a letter to an editor
131. Write a letter to a senator/congressperson
132. Sign a petition
133. Start a petition
134. Listen to the other political party with an open mind
135. Write a poem
136. Research your family tree
137. Ask your elders to write down their stories for you, or write them down for them. If you don't have elders, write your stories down for future generations
138. Attend a professional sports game
139. Attend a minor or little league game
140. Sew a memory quilt
141. Tour a vineyard
142. Do a wine tasting
143. Eat at a fancy restaurant
144. Eat with chopsticks
145. Write down your dreams for at least one week
146. Sleep on a satin pillowcase
147. Read Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
148. Try to juggle
149. Start a campfire
150. BBQ with charcoal
151. Buy something for a stranger off their wish list/registry
152. Leave an inspirational message on a sticky note in a bathroom or public place
153. Write to a celebrity
154. Be a pen pal
155. Complete a crossword puzzle without cheating
156. Make reservations
157. Use the valet service
158. Bleach or dye your hair, or wear clip on hair extensions
159. Sleep under the stars
160. Listen to classical, new age, jazz and world music for one hour each or longer
161. Try to break a world record
162. Study a foreign language
163. Send someone flowers, just because
164. Continue your education
165. Busk
166. Complete a couch to 5k challenge
167. Eat a pickle pop
168. Try 10 new restaurants
169. Go to a festival
170. Make something out of duct tape
171. Take an art class
172. Watch a movie outdoors
173. Take a hike
174. Picnic in the park
175. Eat food from a street vendor
176. Do something that completely terrifies you
177. Learn to love yourself
178. Listen to a radio station you don't normally listen to for a day
179. Choose different pizza toppings
180. Create passive income
181. Watch a game at a pub
182. Quit a bad habit in 21 days
183. Bake homemade bread
184. Crochet
185. Ride a horse
186. Go to the symphony
187. Win something
188. Memorize "Who's on First"
189. Tie a tie
190. Learn to play something on the piano and/or guitar
191. Learn and use the envelope system of paying bills
192. Star gaze
193. Smoke a fancy cigar
194. Master the art of self confidence
195. Hand write letters to your friends and mail them
196. Have nice undergarments
197. Take a great picture, print it, frame it and hang it on the wall
198. Cheer wildly
199. See a foreign film at the theater
200. Wear a crazy hat out in public
201. Feed the ducks
202. Spend the day at the beach or lake
203. Completely plan your dream home down to the fine details
204. Play truth or dare
205. Follow people who inspire you on Twitter and/or Facebook
206. Go somewhere where you are the minority
207. Learn the origins of the holidays you celebrate
208. Hold the door open for strangers
209. Join a club or team
210. Shop at a flea market, swap meet or garage sale
211. Start a collection
212. Contribute to someone's kickstarter
213. Donate to an animal shelter
214. Write a note and leave it in a library book
215. Make a giant rubber band ball
216. Get a mani/pedi
217. Share your wisdom with someone
218. Walk in the rain
219. Fast for a few days
220. Start a retirement fund
221. Eat something really crazy
222. Have the restaurant staff sing to you for your birthday
223. Learn 5 or more yoga poses
224. Recycle
225. Start a scrapbook with mementos and souvenirs
226. Stay in a bed and breakfast
227. Play relaxing sounds or music as you sleep
228. Nap in a hammock
229. Write a list of everything you're grateful for
230. Imagine you won $5 million, and plan what you would spend it on down to the penny
231. Buy something from an auction
232. Start a fan page for someone or something, doesn't have to be a celebrity!
233. Toast to something with champagne or sparkling cider
234. Get a book signed by the author
235. Visit a different state, country or province
236. Do the Clean Sweep test and try to improve your score
237. Donate 10,000 grains of rice on Free Rice
238. Give a loan on Kiva
239. Try 25 new recipes
240. Order something different off the menu
241. Visit a farmer's market
242. Wake up 30 minutes earlier than usual
243. Boycott something
244. Send a post card to Post Secret
245. Ask an elderly person to tell you a story
246. Ask a child to teach you a song
247. Flirt with someone
248. Go bike riding
249. Pick up litter
250. Play Rock Band, Guitar Hero or Band Hero
251. Spend the day watching cartoons
252. Go surfing, sledding or 4-wheeling
253. Have professional pictures taken
254. Raise butterflies, tadpoles, praying mantii or  have an ant farm
255. Cut down on or give up caffeine
256. Donate some money each month to your favorite charity
257. Start watching a tv show you've never seen before
258. Try a new hairstyle
259. Watch a car race
260. Have an emergency fund
261. Build up a one month food stockpile
262. Drink only water for a week
263. Buy a word of the day calendar and learn a new word every day
264. Try a different type of coffee, tea, soft drink, beer, or mixed drink
265. Find the coolest thing in your city and photograph it
266. Take a photo from a skyscraper or tallest building you can find
267. Watch a movie marathon
268. Pick your own fruit
269. Take a photography class
270. Watch a documentary
271. Write a letter for future generations to read
272. Write a letter to yourself to open in 10 years
273. Forgive others
274. Forgive yourself
275. Have a hot stone massage
276. Ride in a horse drawn carriage
277. Try 10 new fruits/berries/veggies
278. Try juicing or make smoothies
279. Get lost on purpose
280. Have a water balloon/water gun fight
281. Think of something you are grateful for every morning when you wake up for at least a week
282. Make a dream board
283. Change a diaper
284. Know what you like and not be afraid to articulate it
285. Learn to properly use basic hand and power tools
286. Use a soldering iron
287. Do a home repair project yourself
288. Learn basic car maintenance
289. Jumpstart a car
290. Have your home safety inspected
291. Make sure your home is properly insulated and weatherproofed
292. Be a FLYlady (or FLYguy) for at least a week
293. Clip coupons
294. Find the event calendar for your city, or a bigger city nearby, and make note of the fun stuff coming up you can do. Set reminders to do them!
295. Use reusable grocery bags
296. Create an alter-ego
297. Say YES more often
298. Say NO more often
299. Haggle
300. Take a vow of silence (for at least an hour)
301. Play a prank on someone
302. Break a superstition
303. Realize how beautiful/attractive you are
304. Do your own taxes
305. Go a full day without spending any money
306. Eat nothing but fresh food for a week
307. Make a blessings jar
308. Go mirrorless for a day
309. Find someone with your same name
310. Do a cleanse
311. Bake a cake
312. Learn the janitor's name
313. Write to your hero
314. Do bookcrossing
315. Create a budget
316. Go on a news fast
317. Start a gratitude journal
318. Make something out of paper mache
319. Write down your regrets then flush or burn them
320. Apologize
321. Have a catchphrase
322. Get to know your neighbors
323. Get a mammogram
324. Give up TV for a week
325. Go commando
326. Write your personal manifesto
327. Eat at a restaurant alone
328. Go to the movies alone
329. Tell a joke on open mic night
330. Make fresh squeezed juice
331. Get someone to help you pick out new clothes
332. Shop at a resale clothing store
333. Get properly fitted for clothes/bra/etc
334. Delete your social media profiles for at least a week
335. Pay off your debt
336. Make rock candy/crystals
337. Have at least one really nice outfit for special occasions
338. Go on evening walks
339. Hit a baseball
340. Get a facial
341. Buy something from an infomercial
342. Make homemade pickles
343. Host a game night
344. Memorize a great joke
345. Know your limits
346. Ask for a raise
347. Listen to someone worse off than you
348. Write thank you notes
349. Get tested
350. Open your chakras
351. Learn to identify poisonous and edible plants in the wild
352. Participate in the Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World has Ever Seen
353. Spend a day giving high fives to everyone you see
354. Compliment 20+ people in one day
355. Learn to sew something
356. Learn to knit and/or crochet
357. Read 100 of the greatest books ever written