Since I last looked at my “Bucket List”
in June 2015, I have accomplished two items from it! √√!
One item
is from my Places to Go list. I finally made it to Portugal. It was awesome.
One of my favorite memories is a great night out in Lisbon, and I enjoyed the beauty of
the Algarve region, which was amazing. I may be going back next year with a
friend of mine, and I have mentioned adding in Morocco to the trip to her, which would satisfy
another place from the list.
The other
item was from my Things to Do list. I have always wanted to take a photography
class, and I did so on Saturday. It was a four-hour class that had three hours
of lecture with practice and then one hour in the studio taking pictures. There
is so much to learn! The instructor strongly encouraged keeping the camera on
manual and adjusting the camera to whatever setting needed. I need to play
with my camera more when I have time. This spring and summer, I hope to spend
some Saturdays in parks just practicing.
I want to
get really good at photography for when I travel. I don’t want to miss moments fidgeting
with the camera, so I will have to use the best of both worlds. I can do manual
when I have the time to dedicate to it (smile). I also wouldn’t mind taking a
class at a community college if times allows.
Taking the
class also satisfied a goal I have for 2016. I want to make it about learning.
I am learning Instagram and Twitter. I also would like to take a class or have
an experience each month. So it would be a good year to try to tackle the
remainder of the list. I need to keep my eyes on Groupon.
And I am
planning on working on the second anthology this year. The Call for Submission
went out, and submissions are due to me on April 1, which reminds me, I need to
write some new material myself!
Updated
Bucket List:
Places
to Go:
Egypt
Israel
Morocco
Turkey (Technically I have been to
there but a very short time period during a cruise)
Things
to Do:
Go horseback riding
Write a Book (I need to start/finish
the second anthology)
Go on a helicopter ride
Go on a hot air balloon ride
1 comment:
Great lists LTB! I have had my eye on Portugal as well, but it is lower on the list than some others. Nice to know you loved it. And good luck on that second book. I just finished mine!
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