The To-Do List

You know how you have that list of things you want to do before you die? The one with things like travel to another country and go skydiving, etc., etc,.

I’ve never had one of those lists. Not that I lack goals or aspirations, I just haven’t ever sat down and thought specifically about what items would be on this type of list for me.

I’ve been pretty fortunate in my life thus far, even without this list. I’ve traveled to several foreign countries throughout Europe and Asia. I’ve been skiing in Alaska. I’ve learned another language. But looking back, the majority of these experiences, as great as the all were, were the result of fortunate circumstances rather than creating opportunities.

So now, I’m starting to think about what kinds of things will be on that list for me. Which places in the world do I want to see? What types of activities do I want to do? What events to I want to be a part of? I don’t know all these answers yet, but I’m working on it.

One thing that has been added, run a marathon. Yep, I want to do it… well, a half marathon at least. I’ll start small. And this May, I’m going to do it with Adrienne. In 46 Days, 14 Hours, 44 Minutes, we are going to run The Avenue of the Giants. It takes place in Eureka, CA every year.

I’m really excited for this. We’ve been training for the last couple weeks (yes, we probably should have started earlier) and I’ve really been enjoying it.

Reactions have been mixed from my friends when I tell them about it. It usually goes one of two ways. There’s the, “Good for you! That sounds like a great idea and you’ll get in good shape.” Or, there’s those you look at you with that look on their face that says you’re crazy and they asked, “What are you, crazy?”

Both of the responses are probably correct … but in either case, at least I’m already on the way to crossing something off the list. Now I just need to figure out what else is on it.