Polly's Bucket List

Though my body was tired, I couldn't for the life of me get my brain to turn off last night. I was tossing and turning until 5:30 in the morning, all while Mr. Pincushion and the dog lay next to me, snoring happily away. One of the many things I thought about was what would be on my "bucket list." For those of you who may be unfamiliar, this is a list of what you want to do before you kick the bucket. Not to be too morbid, but as someone living with both MS and cancer, it's hard not to ponder these kinds of things.

Here's what's on my "bucket list" so far, not in any particular order or priority, though I would like to travel while I'm young and relatively healthy.

1) Go to England, Scotland and Ireland. See where my Stare family ancestors came from.
2) Travel to Switzerland, Netherlands, Germany and northern Italy.
3) Rent a Winnebago and visit several national parks.
4) Visit Charleston, South Carolina.
5) Travel to Alaska to see the incredible wildlife (though not in the winter).
6) Write a book and hopefully get it published.
7) See manatees up close in their natural habitat (and maybe even swim with them).
8) Live in a house with a big, wide southern style front porch, and a beautiful back yard with beautiful and interesting landscaping, soothing water features, and lots of room for my garden beds.

These ones will never happen, but it's my bucket list:
9) Travel by time machine to attend one of Oprah's Christmastime "My favorite things" shows.
10) Have a romantic dinner with Johnny Depp, followed by a smooch (sorry, Mr. Pincushion).

Some of you may think that my bucket list is rather boring, but I'm really not a risk taker. You won't catch me bungee jumping, skydiving or swimming with sharks. I don't need a lot to be content. Sitting outside of a cafe in Rome, sipping a cappucino and people watching is more my speed!