My Bucket List

Believe it or not I started to think about this topic and what I would put on my bucket list, the first time I watched the movie "Bucket List."  If you saw the movie then you know that it was about two men, (Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman) who made their bucket lists when they found out they were dying.  I know this is a topic (dying) most of us don't like to think about including me.  But it is a fact of life and is inevitable that we all are going to die someday.  No one lives forever!  After watching the movie, I started my own bucket list.  Today, there are two items I can cross off mines: (1) getting my degree, and (2) flying on an airplane.  I flew on a plane for the first time, when I went to visit my aunt in Rochester, Minnesota in 2011, and I graduated with an Associated degree in Health Care Data Technology in May of this year.  The other items on my list are listed below:

#3 Buy or build a new house like this one that is big enough to hold family functions like my mother's 80th birthday dinner we just celebrated this past Saturday.  It would have been nice to have had a house big enough for this family affair and not have to rent a place.  I'm sure I don't have to tell you how very expensive it is to rent a large hall.  I think a house this size would have been big enough.
 

#4 Own a Lexus (the car of my dreams).

#5 Drive cross-country in a RV with my husband.
Click the link for places to see on a cross-country trip.
 http://www.drivecrosscountry.net/About.html

#6 Be debt free!   No more worries!










 
#7 Go to Disney World with my family.

In summary, I realize that it is important for us to try to improve ourselves whenever we get the chance and sometimes making a bucket list can help us to do that.  I felt such a sense of accomplishment when I crossed of the first two items on my list.  But I think it is just as important to be grateful for the things we have.  So, even if I don't get a chance to cross another thing of my list, I can say that  I'm happy with what I have (the love of my family), and what I have accomplished.  

Class Review

I have really enjoyed this class and interacting with my classmates.  This is the only class that I've ever had to do that.  In all of my other online classes, after the first week of introductions, I never talk to them again.  I think creating this blog is where I really got to know them; reading their posts about their lives and families.  To be honest, I didn't like posting at first, but now I truly enjoy writing in it.  It gives me a way to express my thoughts.
  
I have also learned a lot about the Internet in this class.  New Perspectives on the Internet is just what the name implies; it gives you a new perspective on the internet.  I knew there was a lot I didn't know about the Internet, I just didn't realize how much.  Thanks to this class, I know how to use the different Search Engines, Web Directories, and Metasearch Engines to do extensive research.  I know more about Internet Security and how to protect my personal information.  I didn't know that there were so many ways for people to steal your personal information.  Thanks to this class, I will be more mindful and watch out for them.

Last, but not least, I want to thank Mrs. Dunaway.  Thank you for always helping me when I needed it and for encouraging me to do my best.  I know the things I've learned from this class will help me a lot in whatever job I'm lucky enough find in the future.  I want to also say that I've enjoy all of you and I wish  everyone good luck in their future endeavors.

If I Won the Lottery, I Would....

I'm in the Money!

I would be lying, if I told you I haven't thought about this question.  Who can honestly say they haven't thought about what they would do if they won the lottery.  To not have to worry about money and to be financially secure for the rest of your life.  I don't know about you, but that would a God sent for me; especially, in these hard times!  
   
If I won the lottery, the first thing I would do after I cashed my check is pay off all my bills; especially, all my credit cards.   I'm sure a lot of you know that credit card debt is no joking matter!   It seems like it is so hard to get out of debt, no matter how hard I try.  So, yes that is definitely the first thing I would do.  

The next thing I would do is sell my house and buy or build a new one.  I've always wanted to have a house built from the ground up.  When I was a little girl, my mother worked as a housekeeper in a house that I just loved.  I remember saying to my mom that I wanted a house just like that when I grow up.   The floor plans are still etched in my mind.   I think I could draw them myself if I had to.  But, if I couldn't build from the ground up then I would just buy one; hopefully, with a similar floor plan.
 
Then I would give a generous donation to my church's building fund.  We are in the process of making plans to build a new one, so I would want to help with that.  I would also give to other charitable organizations like United Way because they help so many peoples across the country in times of disaster.  I'm a firm believer in helping other people that are less fortunate.   

I haven't forgot about my family.  I would give each and everyone of them a generous amount and put some money in an account for my grandchildren to help with college expenses when they need it.   My husband has always wanted a new Silverado truck (the truck of his dreams) I would buy that for him.   I don't need a new car, since I just purchased a new car in 2007.  It's not new but it's still new to me!   I would also like to take him on a trip or maybe a cruise somewhere nice.  In all the years we've been married (22 years), we have never been on a honeymoon.  I think this would be the time to finally take one! 

The last thing I would do is invest the rest in something safe that draws interests and pays dividends.   I would invest in hiring a financial planner to help me make the right decision.  That way I could live on the interests or receive a dividend check each month to pay for expenses.   These are only some of the things I would do if I won the lottery.   I think that's enough to start with so you get the general idea.   Most of all, If I won the lottery, I would just try to live a happy, healthy, and comfortably life.


Click the link for things you shouldn't buy, if you won the lottery. http://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/26-totally-unnecessary-things-to-buy-when-you-win