Whats on your bucket list???

As I enter my early 40's and feel as if life is somehow passing me by I have decided that a little dreaming might be in order. In the past, I would look ahead and think of the many things that I wanted to do in life. There was a list of accomplishments and experiences that were going to make life complete. Well, as I edge up on 43 as a Mother of 4, 2 who are teenagers there barely seems enough time to get the mundane accomplished in the run of a day let alone think of the exciting. Exciting is everyone settled for the night and me lieing in peace and quiet. What happened to the anticipation for what life had to offer? At this point I live vicariously through my children's dreams.. My oldest is looking forward to taking part in a mission trip. One we have discovered lasts 11 months and goes to 11 different countries. How does that sound to you? A new and exciting adventure ever month for almost a year. Now don't get me wrong I am well aware of how demanding such an adventure would be, but just to dream of such a trip is amazing. The fact that he would even consider such a trip impresses me to no end. What growth and maturity would result from the experience. Dreaming in my 20's seemed natural with most of life ahead of me. Now that I am starting to dream again my dreams are overshadowed by the logical part of my mind that says you are too old to do that, it is too expensive, who would take care of the kids and are you crazy. However, even so I am determined to plod ahead and create a list, my bucket list of the adventures I would dream about doing. No matter how crazy or expensive!! A little dreaming and hoping is really what makes life worth living. Don't we all strive for the exciting just to make the mundane seem not quite so mundane. So I challenge you to come on the adventure with me and maybe just maybe some of us will actually do some of the things on our bucket list and by sharing our experiences with others will make life a little more interesting. Dream as if you are 20 again!!