Oh Honey… I Got a List!

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What could you try for the first time?
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While I’m not an adrenaline junkie sort of adventurer, I’ve had list after list of ideas to be tried for the first time! It began when I was a tiny girl, forever dreaming of things I wanted to do when I grew up.

Remember my Easy Bake Oven? I wanted to be a baker from the moment I melted my first pile of cookie dough under a hot lightbulb.

I was forever trying to rescue injured or stray animals, so I then wanted to be an animal doctor/national geographic reporter/animal whisperer! Seriously! I used to dream about finding a baby chimpanzee on the side of the road, somehow miraculously raising and returning it to the jungles… that was one of my favorite daydreams. I knew I wanted to be a mommy from the first battery operated cry that erupted out of the new baby doll I was given. I ventured out to every single boring yard sale and/or thrift store trip my mother visited, looking for each and every baby item possible. My babies had it all, from the blankets and clothes to the bottles, pacifiers, strollers, diaper bags, fake food, etc. I think you get the picture… I’m what one calls a Lister!

I was writing lists from the time I learned to spell, keeping them safely hidden beneath my mattress, away from spying eyes.

Over the years I’ve trained horses, bred and raised everything from birds to dogs, traveled to distant countries, bore three children, traveled with my husband in a Semi across the whole of America, lived in an RV for four years, ran a full scale lady’s hair salon in the big city, ran my own nail salon for five years, walked in 5 different full marathons, and been a model… who knew?!

Why, just last year I decided to write a book, and am now preparing to begin my third, so that’s certainly a joyful win win… as far as trying something new goes.

If you’re thinking I’m bragging about things, let me remind you that my life is far from a Hollywood success story… and in none of my endeavors did I say that I was fantastic at any of them. I only want you to see what I mean when I say I am known as what is called a Lister… love lists, love trying new things, love writing everything down. While some might say that I have a problem… I just think I’m a big kid at heart!

Currently, I’m sitting with a list of three things that I want to try. I want to do theatre, sing at Karaoke, and try stand-up comedy… just once! Way out of my comfort zone, but a girls gotta dream…

Have a cookie…

14 thoughts on “Oh Honey… I Got a List!”

      1. I love that totally and I love Willy Wonka. I cannot count how many times I watched that movie. I would know if I could find it streaming somewhere which I’m sure it is.

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      2. I have a movie’s drive that has both the original, with Gene Wilder, and the newer version with Johnnie Depp. I love them both equally, in their own right.

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  5. Karaoke is a lot of fun. I did a little theater, well, school plays, back in the day, but stand-up comedy is scary for me. I don’t think I could memorize that many jokes, but maybe if I could read from a script.

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  6. I just ran across your blog, and totally love it! Love this post. I too – wanted to become so many things while growing up. I finally settled on probation officer, but now I’m thinking I should have become a lawyer long time ago. lol.
    Also, I had an easy bake oven!
    I don’t know about you – but my stuff never came out the way they did on the commercials. haha.

    Have a great night!

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