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In an effort to try to get more into the super-cool “blog-scene” I decided that it would be fun to make a Friday 10 list. My plan is to make a list of 10 randomy things each Friday and share them with you. If you would like to contribute ideas to things you would like to see in my 10 list, please feel free… because quite honestly, I am not very creative when it comes to writing…

This week, I present to you, in all of its majestic glory, my first 10 list: 10 things on my indefinite “to-do” list. In no particular order…

1. Complete a triathlon: Yep, one of the items on my front burner right now is completing a triathlon with my mother-in-law. I already bored you with the details of this one… so on to number 2.

2. There are several steps to number 2, so pay close attention to the version indicators, so as to not confuse the precise order that it must occur. Finish my Masters in Community Mental Health Counseling (2.0) and become a Licensed Associate Counseling (2.1), wait two years and become a Licensed Professional Counseling (2.1.1). Then own my own practice where I would be a full time, state-of-the-art, badass Therapist (2.2).

3. Move to the Caribbean and have my very own island! Fuck.Yes. No further explanation needed. (slight explanation, the island would also be owned in part by my awesome husband and possibly some of our close friends).

4. Build my own house from the ground up. Part of number 3, I suppose, would be to build my own house… it doesn’t have to be in the Caribbean, it could be somewhere else, but I really, really, really would like to build something of this caliber with my own two hands. For realz. (maybe start with habitat for humanity)

5. Finish learning how to play guitar. I started about 10 years ago… then gave up at some point. But I still want to play because it is relaxing and super fun, even though to date I only know two songs.

6. Be a Rockin’ Mom! Yep, can’t forget in this list that I want to have kids/kid and have a ball with them/him/her. Plus, if I learn how to play guitar finally, that adjective can be a little more accurate!

7. Own some sort of super-fast-bad-ass-amazeballs car. Right now, for whatever reason, I am convinced that I need to drive a Maserati. Ricky thinks that Maserati’s are dumb, and with all things considered, he is probably right. That is why this one is still open for debate. And no, our Jeep and Camaro do not count for this one, because it has to be something completely and ridiculously unnecessary and over the top to achieve this goal.

8. After that last, totally unnecessary “to do” (as if the island part wasn’t bad enough), here is one to redeem me. I would like to contribute something meaningful to social work fields and human rights. Such as, but not limited to: making a program for foster children, advocating for equal rights in the GLBTQ community, assisting homeless with transitional issues, assisting recovering drug addicts, or helping low-income individuals so someday they can drive a car like my future car, or some other issue that hasn’t even come on the radar yet, but I will undoubtedly care about when it does…

9. Learn to fly an airplane. My grandparents did, my dad does, and so, in turn, I feel like I should pass down this family tradition of aviation to myself and learn to fly an airplane. Plus, it would be a beneficial skill to have to get to and from my awesome new island! vroooooooooom.

10. Refine my cooking skills. A few years ago, I was a joke in the kitchen. I could follow a recipe if I was lucky, but couldn’t do much more. I have slowly been expanding my cooking capabilities, but they are still quite limited. Someday I would love to be able to make food that is uniquely my own, and over-the-top delicious. And I promise, to share with everyone I can.

What’s on your life’s to-do list? What should I write about next Friday?

Dawn