Lasso The Moon

{Markus ~ 1 day old}

To celebrate assisting in delivering 200 babies as of today [including three from my body and one with my own hands] I strongly encourage you to focus on the JOY of LIVING while looking through my 200 Life List activities of things I've celebrated below. This is not meant to be the same as my “Bucket List” of things to do before I die. There’s a subtle—but important—difference.

Watched the Sunrise and the Sunset in One Day
Swam in the Ocean
Found the Perfect Black Dress
Visited My Childhood Home
Drew A Family Tree
Swam Under a Waterfall
Crocheted a Scarf
Walked on a Black Sand Beach
Made a Candle
Wore Fake Eyelashes
Jumped into a Pool Fully Clothed

Ate Fondue in Switzerland

Watched the IMDB Top-50 Movies

Went Whale-Watching

Have No Credit Card Debt

Left a $100 Tip for a Server
Joined a Book Club

Rode on a Ferris Wheel
Saw a Ballet
Kissed in the Rain
Looked at a Coral Reef
Made Mosaic Art
Driven Route 66
Swam with a School of Fish
Saw a Broadway Musical
Took Pictures in a Photo Booth
Toured a Vineyard
Attended a Poetry Reading

Learned a Line Dance

Went to a Drive-In Movie

Organized a Family Portrait
Visited Times Square

Performed a Random Act of Kindness
Had a Professional Body Massage

Did the Hula in Waikiki
Started this Blog
Had a Dinner Party
Went a Week Without Makeup

Sang a Karaoke Duet

Went on a Cruise
Visited Niagara Falls

Had My Palm Read
Hit the Town with Bright-Red Lips
Went to a Book Signing
Made a Tie-Dye Shirt
Southern BBQ in the South
Went to the Movies by Myself
Put Change into Someone’s Expired Parking Meter
Threw a Themed Party

Served Food at a Soup Kitchen
Attended a Black-Tie Gala

Traveled Outside of My Own Country
Had a Foot Massage

Dressed in Super-Sexy Lingerie

Duplicated an Outfit from a Magazine

Reconnected with an Old Friend

Participated in a 5K Race
Survived a Brazilian Wax

Made Homemade Ice Cream

Fitted for a Bra

Have 3 Months’ Worth of Bills in Savings

Attended a Cooking Class

Learned Another Language

Had a Complete Makeover

Caught, Cooked, and Ate a Fish

Ate Breakfast in Bed
Slept on Satin Sheets

Hosted a Cookie Exchange

Learned to Use Chopsticks

Paid for the Meal of the Person Behind Me at the Drive-Thru
Learned to Play an Instrument
Made a Gingerbread House
Cooked Every Dish in One Cookbook
Tossed Pizza Dough in the Air
Once a Tourist in My Own Town
Built a Sandcastle
Completed a 1,000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle

Growing an Herb Garden

Learned the Heimlich Maneuver
Own an Original Piece of Artwork
Cooked a Fancy Holiday Dinner

Photobombed Someone

Sent a Message in a Balloon

Stayed Awake for 24 Hours [just yesterday]
I'm an Organ Donor

Entertained Residents at a Nursing Home
Helped Someone with a Check on Their Bucket List

Participated in a Charity Walk

Learned to Meditate
Gave Blood
Planted a Tree [or 30]
Fed a Homeless Person
Walked on a Glacier

Learned Manual Photography
Rode on a Train
Read a Classic Novel
Read a New York Times Best Seller
Read a Trilogy

Spent a Day Helping at a Children’s Hospital
Played a Game of Paintball
Hugged a Redwood

Rolled in a Huge Pile of Leaves

Went Whitewater Rafting
Got a Makeup Lesson

Relaxed in a Natural Hot Spring
Rode in a Horse and Carriage
Drove a Snowmobile
Wrote a Letter to My Future Self
Drank Only Water for a Year
Flew a Kite

Snorkeled

Took a Biking Trip

Own Land
Raced a Go-Kart

Toboggan
Attended a Luau
Went to an Aquarium
Stayed at a Bed and Breakfast

Explored the Everglades

Sewed Something I Could Wear

Walked the Las Vegas Strip

Dyed My Hair a Crazy Color
Attended a Small-Town Festival

Finished a Crossword Puzzle

Skinny-Dipped

We have two lives: the one we learn with and the life we live after that.  — Bernard Malmud

...to-live list below...

Ride in a Hot-Air Balloon
Attend a Murder Mystery Dinner
Get a Henna Tattoo

Do a Boudoir Photo Shoot
See a Broadway Play
Make Soap
Take a Bikram Yoga Class

Design a Room You Love
Take a Vacation Solo
Work on a Pottery Wheel
Develop a Passive Income Stream
Create a Flower Arrangement
Take an Art Class
Watch All the Oscar-Winning Movies
Send a Care Package to a Soldier
Do a Cleanse
Create a Piece of Art

Ride a Zipline
Unplug for a Week
Hike the Narrows at Zion National Park
See the Northern Lights
Spend the Day at a Resort Spa

Take a Mud Bath
Throw a Dart at a Map and Just Go
Make Fresh Pasta
Stay in a 5-Star Resort
Boil a Live Lobster
Make Paper
Go Canoeing
Start Fire Without Matches
Cook a Traditional Dish from a Different Culture
Do the Polar Bear Plunge
Recreate a Childhood Recipe

Stay at a Dude Ranch
Observe 24 Hours of Silence
Climb a Volcano
Read a Banned Book
Buy Flowers For Yourself
Sail a Boat
Skydive
Spend a Weekend at a Silent Retreat
Stay at an All-Inclusive Resort
Swim with Dolphins
Walk a Suspension Bridge
Sponsor a Child’s Wish through the Make-a-Wish Foundation
Climb to the Top of a Tree
Go to a Renaissance Festival
Name a Star
Go to a Yoga Retreat
Learn the Sport of Curling
Go on a Spontaneous Road Trip
Lay on the Four Corners (4 States at Once)
Play Badminton
Drive an ATV

Climb a Lighthouse
Fly in a Helicopter
Ride in a Dune Buggy
Scuba-Dive

Attend a Jazz Festival

Drive a Speedboat
Watch a Caterpillar Turn into a Butterfly
Do the Half-Dome Ascent in Yosemite
Take a Trip with Your Mom