Thursday, September 29, 2011

That's NOT for Me! : Join The Mile High Club

   Personally this is the most ridiculous things I can imagine wanting to become a member of the Mile High Club. Let's forget about the fact that the bathroom on an airplane barely fits one person comfortably. When I am on an airplane it is all I can do to keep myself from going into cardiac arrest. I like to spend my flying time shaking, sweating, crying, praying and checking my pulse-being intimate is the absolute last thing from my mind! Obviously I am not a good flyer, well not right now but it's on my list to calm the f word down when I get on an airplane, but I like to post things that I think others might like to put on their LIFE LISTS! So best of luck!

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

TRAVEL TIPS: MARYLAND


         Maryland is such a beautiful state to visit, my Aunt lives there and I have been there to visit many times so I have seen/done most of the things on this list (i will review them at a later date) but obviously these are the top things to do in MD--in my opinion.

MARYLAND
Mexico
Ashley Cove

Thursday, September 22, 2011

That's NOT for Me! : Eat Raw Sushi

   We are not supposed to be eating raw animals: tapeworms, salmonella, mercury are just some of the risks taken- that is why we were given the gift of fire. When it's cooked, it's proof that it's dead. It looks so gross, I'm sure the texture in your mouth leaves something to be desired. Cooked sushi tastes great but you couldn't pay me to eat it before that sucker sits in a frying pan for at least 15 minutes! I like to make sure my food has time to reconnect with their family members in heaven before I begin to put parts of their dead bodies in my mouth. So this is not something that I will be adding to my list but I think it is a good thing for the person who is culinary adventurous.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

TRAVEL TIPS: NEW HAMPSHIRE

  I have only driven through New Hampshire, but it seems to be an excellent destination for families with young children. This is also a place you could visit inexpensively. It looks scenic and there's alot to do outside. One day I will visit all these places and take notes and pictures!


New Hampshire

Friday, September 16, 2011

FIX IT FRIDAYS: BLOG

 As I have said -this is a journey and many of these items cannot simply be crossed off in one afternoon. LIST LIST ITEM WRITE A BLOG is something that I hope to do for a long time and I don't think I can cross it off until I make it perfectly presentable. My friend, the same one who suggested I write the blog, also suggested I get myself a "blogging for dummies" book. This was the silliest thing I had heard yet, a book about blogging ???? At that time, just a few months ago, I had no idea what a big thing blogging was, and what it could become. There are many many books about blogging. Lesson learned: whatever it is that your interested just type it into Amazon and I am certain you will find a book written about it. This has lead me to other amazing books I could have never dreamed actually existed. So my goal is to fix/change at least one thing/week. It's not alot but 52 things/year is better than ZERO things/year. If there is something you want to do and don't think you have the time or keep putting it off, just start small with once/week, or even once/month, it is enough to get you going and even though it may be at a snails pace it will make you feel accomplished.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

That's NOT for Me! : Drive a Motorcycle





DRIVING A MOTORCYCLE 
   I have been on motorcycles before, only with my dad, I do not think I would ever get on one with anyone else, in fact I will probably never get on one again. I just have no desire and I have heard so many horror stories--that were too close to home. My husbands uncle was in a Motorcycle accident, he lost his arm. A friend of my father in law was in a motorcycle accident and lost his legs. It's one thing to trust yourself when you get on the road in any sort of vehicle but you CANNOT trust anyone else that is driving. Why not? Because they all have their head up their ass. And with so many people now texting while driving it is so much more dangerous. So I personally have no desire to do this but I think it's a great idea for someone else to put it on their life list. If I had it my way I would drive an army tank to the grocery store with the car seat in the back and and a 'Caution Baby on Board' bumper sticker and then I would have everything else delivered. People on the road scare me...they are not 'accidents' someone was either going to fast, not obeying the laws or doing something other than driving-these are not accidents, these are all intentional. If you are interested in learning how to drive a motorcycle here is a good place to start                                                http://online2.msf-usa.org/msf/Default.aspx.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

TRAVEL TIPS: FLORIDA





   Here is my list of the most important things to do in the Sunshine State or as I like to call it the Hotter Than Hell State. We are planning a trip to Florida in two years, for our daughters third birthday so at that time I will be able to give my synopsis of each activity, and post pics and video. I have already done some of these things but it was long ago. Click on each one to visit the link.

FLORIDA 
Rent jet ski
Air boat tour
Eat alligator

Friday, September 9, 2011

NEW SCHEDULE: THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY


That’s Not For Me Thursdays- There are many things out there that I personally have no interest in doing but I think would be great ideas for others. So this is just for fun and to maybe inspire some new ideas for your life lists.

Fix it Fridays- There are many LIFE LIST items that involve a lot of work, so I will dedicate Fridays to those items beginning with this blog itself. I have a overabundant amount of things to fix, change and add.

Surprise Saturdays- I have already completed nearly 150 items on my LIFE LIST and I will share with you my story and I will include everything from how I got the idea to how much it cost and what I would do differently. 

NEW SCHEDULE: WEIGH IN WEDNESDAYS

Weigh in Wednesdays- Like money, I cannot look at my LIFE LIST item REACH MY LIFE GOAL WEIGHT and cross it off in one day, I am not a genie. So reaching my life goal weight is also a journey that I am currently working on and doing a good job at it if I must say so myself. I will share with you how much I’ve lost, how I lost it and I how I plan to lose the rest. I will also be telling you……how much I weigh   AAAHHHHHH!!!! That’s why I am calling it Weigh in Wednesdays, I will reveal my weight loss each week. I think it will really encourage me to be diligent with my diet and exercise as this is highly embarrassing to share this information with my friends, family, my husbands friends and family-ugh!   

NEW SCHEDULE: TRAVEL TIPS TUESDAYS

Travel Tips Tuesdays- If you have even glanced at my LIFE LIST for even one second you will notice a common theme-I love to travel like a crackhead loves chemical dependencies! Traveling is my drug, I am addicted to it, I am obsessed with it and I’m always trying to scrounge up money for more trips. It is a true passion of mine and my interest that I devote the most time to. For the last ten years I have spent extensive amounts of time doing travel research, just for myself, it’s my hobby to plan trips that I hope to one day take. I have close to five hundred travel books, magazines and brochures. I probably should one day open up a travel agency but I really have just done all this research for myself with no intention of sharing it with the world. But since you all are nice enough to read this blog of mine I will share my notes with you. I will post a location and what I think are the best and most essential components of traveling to that location. I include hotels, restaurants, activities….everything with the goal being to make the most out of visiting that location and not have to spend money to revisit because you missed things. I am not saying that you shouldn’t visit the same place twice, I am saying the world is amazing, there are thousands of places to see and we only given a short amount of time to take advantage of. 

NEW SCHEDULE:MONEY MONDAYS

Money Mondays- Nearly everything in my Life List revolves around money in one way or another, so I will discuss how I am working on accomplishing these items. It is a journey, much to my chagrin I cannot look at my list and say ‘ok I’m going to raise my FICO score today to 800’ I wish I could but that’s not how it works and I thought it would be silly to spend the next year or two working on certain items and not be writing about them. I hope you will follow me on my financial journey, I can teach you things- I am open to any advice anyone has to offer, the best way to learn is from each other, we just need to communicate- and THAT’S FREE!  If you struggle with financial issues, or want to buy a home, or wish you had more money to travel or keep putting of setting up your savings account-I think this will be a great resource for you, luckily for you I have dealt with just about every cash problem out there and I have been working hard to turn it around and fix all the problems and become someone a lender is dying to give money to, I want to be able to afford all the things I want in life, I want to give my children everything in the world and I want to be secure in my old age. I think these are things that everyone has on their life lists, and if not, then they probably should be. 

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

LIFE LIST: HOTELS TO STAY IN

      
      HOTELS
1.      Thornbury Castle-England  http://www.thornburycastle.co.uk/
2.      The Connaught-England http://www.the-connaught.co.uk
3.      Castle in Scotland www.balfourcastle.co.uk
4.      royal Scotsman trail-Scotland  www.royalscotsman.com
5.      Skibo Castle-Scotland  www.carnegieclub.co.uk
6.      Delphi Lodge-Ireland  www.delphilodge.ie
7.      Adare Manor-Ireland www.adaremanor.com
8.      ballynahinch castle-Ireland  www.ballynahinch-castle.com
9.      Ashford castle-Ireland  www.ashford.ie
10.  northern lights inn-Iceland www.northernlightinn.is
11.  Bedouin Directions-Jordan www.wadirumjeeptours.com
12.  Four Seasons Amman-Jordan www.fourseason.com/amman
13.  Movenpick Resort Petra-Jordan www.movenpick-petra.com
14.  American Colony Hotel Israel www.americancolony.com
15.  Arctic Hotel Pohtimo/Lapland Hotel Bear’s Lodge-Finland
16.  Kakslauttanen Igloo Village-Finland www.kakslauttanen.fi
18.  Victoria Angkor Resort and Spa-Cambodia www.victoriahotels-asia.com
19.  Villa Paradiso-Cambodia www.thevillaparadiso.com
20.  Jade Screen Hotel-China www.sinohotel.com
21.  Palacio Guendulain-Paloma Spain www.palacioguendulain.com
22.  Hotel 1898-Barcelona www.hotel1898.com
23.  Catalina las cortes-Madrid  www.lascortes.madrid.it
24.  Taj Lake Palace-Udaipur India www.tajhotels.com/palace
25.  The Leela Palace Kempinski Udaipur www.theleela.com
26.  Oberoi Udaivilas www.oberoihotels.oberoi_udaivilas.com
27.  Oberoi Amarvilas-Agra www.oberoihotels.oberoi_amarvilas.com
28.  Kerala houseboats-India www.keralahouseboat.org
29.  Uma Paro-Bhutan www.uma.paro.como.bz
30.  Taj Tashi Thimphu-Bhutan  www.tajhotels.com
31.  Taktshang/Tiger’s Nest-Bhutan
32.  Borana Lodge-Kenya    http://www.borana.co.ke/  
33.  Giraffe Manor-Kenya     http://www.giraffemanor.com/
34.  Le meridian pyramids-Egypt www.lemeridien-pyramids.com
35.  Mena House Oberoi-Cairo Egyptwww.oberoihotels.com
36.  mercure cairo le sphinx-Egypt www.mercure.com
37.  Saalbacher hof-Austria www.sallbacherhof.at
38.  Hotel Tyrolis-Austria  www.tyrolis.cc
39.  Aqua Dome Hotel-Austria www.aqua-dome.at
40.  Das Park Hotel Sewer Pipe Hotel-Austria www.dasparkhotel.net
41.  Gstaad- Switzerland www.palace.ch
42.  Dolder Grand Resort-Switzerland www.thedoldergrand.com/en/
43.  Hotel Derby-Switzerland
44.   Hamburg Germany www.hvj.de.
45.  Hotel Traube Tonbach Germany www.traubetonbach.com
46.  Hotel Zugspitze-Germany www.hotel-zugspitze.de.
47.  Mandarin Oriental Munich-Germany www.mandarinoriental.com/munich
48.  Villa Toucan-Costa Rica
49.  Springs Resort and Spa-Costa Rica
50.  Sloth Hotel-Costa Rica www.slothrescue.org
51.  The Pacuare Lodge-Costa Rica www.junglelodgecostarica.com
52.  maccu  piccu sanctuary lodge www.sanctuarylodge.com
53.  Explora Rapa Nui-Easter Island  www.explora.com

54.  Hilton Bora Bora Nui Resort-Bora Bora  www.hilton.com
55.  La Balade des Gnomes-Belgium  www.labaladedesgnomes.be
56.  Jumbo Stay-Sweden www.jumbostay..com
57.  Kolarbyn Hotel-Sweden www.kolarbyn.se
59.  the capsule hotel-Netherlands www.capsulehotel.info
60.  Wine Barrel Hotel-Netherlands
61.  Ritz Carlton-France www.ritzparis.com
62.  Hotel Duquesney-France www.duquesneeiffel.com
63.  Ball in a Tree-Canada www.freespiritspheres.com
64.  Pikes Lodge-Alaska www.pikeslodge.com
65.  Alyeska-Alaska www.alyeskaresort.com
66.  Chena Hot Springs-Alaska www.chenahotsprings.com
67.  Adobe Grand Villas-Arizona www.adobegrandvillas.com
68.  Wigwam-Arizona www.wigwamresort.com
69.  El Tovar-Arizona www.grandcanyonlodges.com
70.  Shady Dell Trailor Park-Arizona www.theshadydell.com
71.  Exotic Animal Resort-Arkansas www.gwpark.org
72.  Riddles Elephant Sanctuary-Arkansas www.elephantsanctuary.org
73.  Winvian Country Inn-Conneticut www.winvian.com
74.  The Argonaut Hotel-California San Francisco www.argonauthotel.com
75.  The Innsbruck-Colorado
76.  Ghost Town- Colorado
77.  Home Ranch-Colorado www.homeranch.com
78.  Animal Kingdom Lodge-Florida www.disneyworld.disney.go.com
79.  Jules Undersea Lodge-Florida www.jul.com
80.  Hamilton Turner Inn-Georgia
81.  The Gastonian-Georiga www.gastonian.com
82.  The Drake Hotel-Illinois
83.  Dog Bark Park Inn-Idaho www.dogbarkpark.com
84.  Amish B&B-Indiana
85.  Soniat House-Louisianna www.soniathouse.com
86.  Boston Harbor Hotel-Massachusetts  
87.  Houseboat Rental-Minnesota www.voyaire.com
88.  Nordic Inn-Minnesota www.vikinginn.com
89.  Paws up Ranch-Montana www.pawsup.com
90.  Tipi Village-Montana
91.  Grand Hotel-Mackinac Island www.grandhotel.com
92.  La Posada de Sante Fe-New Mexico www.laposada.rockresorts.com
93.  Grand Bohemien Hotel NC www.bohemianhotelashville.com
96.  The Bellaggio-Nevada
97.  Omni Resort-New Hampshire
98.  Treesort-Oregon www.treehouses.com 
99.  The Chanler at Cliff Walk-Rhode Island
100.    Plimouth Plantation-Virginia
101.    Trapp Family Lodge-Vermont www.trappfamily.com
102.    stockyards hotel Texas www.stockyardshotel.com
103.    Driskill Hotel-Texas www.driskillhotel.com
104.    dolly partons cabins-Tennessee
105.    Utah www.redcliffslodge.com
106.    Utah www.steinlodge.com
107.    Utah www.hotelparkcity.com
108.    Bill Cody Ranch-Wyoming
109.    Star Clipper Sailing Cruise 
110.    Hotel de Glace-Canada
111.    KONA VILLAGE RESORT- HAWAII-DONE
112.    HERSHEY HOTEL- PENNSYLVANIA-DONE
113.    INN BY THE SEA – MAINE-DONE
114.    THE ALGONQUIN- NYC-DONE
115.    THE ROOSEVELT-NYC-DONE

The End of THE ULTIMATE LIFE LIST

I missed a few days, my 11 month old daughter was super ill-she is back to her normal self and now we can return to our normal lives. Here are the final two sections of my list, I will post the entire list all at one also so it can be seen in its full grandeur that it deserves.

You might also like....