Friday, December 16, 2022

GOAL #42 Complete

Goal # 42 Complete - Hike Ice Caves

As beautiful as this amazing experience was, it was the first time I was actually frightened. As I wiggled through the tight crevasses, the constant cracking of the ice was a little unnerving. All I could think was think that if the ice moved, that I would be in a terrible mess.

My guide was amazing and very patient with me and my nerves. He did his best to fill me with confidence as he explained all the work and preparation he and the crew put into the safety side of things at the Matanuska Glacier. And to be fair, they are very proactive in doing everything to ensure safety and fun. I was just a bit of a scaredy cat! Doesn't happen often, but this was one of the few times it did.

https://glacier-tours.com/

Goal #48 Complete

Goal #48 Complete - Visit the Seven Magic Mountains

I visited this artistically fun roadside attraction with my good friend, Mandi, and we enjoyed the warmth of the desert air on our skin as we checked out these vibrant giants. Call me crazy, but I love this kind of thing.

https://sevenmagicmountains.com/

GOAL #17 Complete

Goal #17 Complete - Hang with Reindeer

I'm not going to lie, this is by far one of my favorite things that I've done. The staff at the Reindeer farm in Palmer, AK, are great, and not only allow you to visit with and feed the Reindeer, they send you away with a whole wealth of knowledge on Santa's furry helpers.

These reindeer are so domesticated that they are used in movies, and events such as Fur Rondy where they outshine humans in the running with the reindeer.

And just for the record, Santa's reindeer aren't a bunch of guys that pick on Rudolf. Oh no ho ho! They are actually females. Male Reindeer shed their antlers in the winter and are antler free by Christmas.

https://people.com/pets/santas-reindeer-are-female/

https://www.reindeerfarm.com/

Monday, May 23, 2022

Goal #45 COMPLETE

Goal #45 Complete - Completely finish a chapstick

If I had a penny for every unfinished chapstick I ever started, I'd be pretty darn rich at this point. So even though this seems like a lame goal, it's quite an achievement that I finished it before I, a) lost it, b) put it through a washing cycle in the pocket of my jeans, or, c) forgotten about it.

Thursday, December 9, 2021

My Ridiculist - Started November 2018

With my 50th birthday looming on the horizon, I am putting together a Ridiculist, of crazy things I would LOVE to accomplish. They may not make sense to a lot of folk, but I'm getting to an age where I have finally learned to accept my crazy and embrace it. I may or may not accomplish all the items I add to this list, but I'm going to dream BIG and believe that ANYTHING is possible.

1. Helicopter landing on Mendenhall Glacier  COMPLETED
2. Visit all 50 States
3. Do everything with my left hand for the day. COMPLETED
4. Get tickets to the Ellen Show SEVEN ATTEMPTS SO FAR
5. Attend Mardi Gras COMPLETED
6. Learn Archery
7. Smash up a Rage Room. COMPLETED
8. Have dinner in one of those pitch black restaurants. COMPLETED
9. Get 50 hugs from 50 strangers in 50 minutes COMPLETED
10. Hike Glaciers  COMPLETED
11. Visit the Arctic Circle
12. Visit Gaspard Ulliel's grave with my BFF Amanda
13. Have a theme song COMPLETED
14. Release a Floating Lantern.
15. Perform 50 Acts of Kindness. COMPLETED
16. Go to Comicon in costume COMPLETED
17. Hang out with Reindeer COMPLETED
18. Go to the Van Gogh Experience COMPLETED
19. Visit Mount Rushmore
20. Own a Kayak. COMPLETED
21. Be punctual for a year
22. Take a photo everyday of my 50th year. COMPLETED
23. Go dog mushing  COMPLETED
24. Get retweeted by a celebrity. COMPLETED
25. Throw a drink in someones face in a public place
26. Complete a 30 day challenge each month for 1 year
27. Finish a whole chapstick. STARTED JAN 1ST 2019 - COMPLETED DEC 2021
28. Get my mum to FaceTime. COMPLETED
29. Make 50 decisions with a coin toss
30. Get a Publishing Deal for the book I co-wrote
31. Own a Kate Spade purse. COMPLETED
32. Complete a Disney half marathon
33. Visit the Arctic Circle
34. Spend a day with giraffes (I Love them) COMPLETED
35. Be a blonde for the day. COMPLETED
36. Become a U.S. Citizen COMPLETED
37. Swim in natural hot springs
38. Film a travel show with friends
39. Become Mayor of Hell (Michigan) COMPLETED
40. Fill my freezer with Salmon I've caught
41. Go to a Seahawks home game
42. Hike through Ice Caves COMPLETED
43. Learn Archery
44. Spend a night in an igloo
45. Spend the night at Graceland COMPLETED
46. Hike to the top of Pyramid peak. Elevation 3089
48. Visit the Seven Magic mountains in Nevada COMPLETED
49. Stay at the Wynn in Vegas
50. Visit Civil Rights Movement sights COMPLETED