Starting Fresh at 36

I close my eyes… And I remember what it was like to be six, sixteen, and twenty-six years old. Sixteen year old me was not cute, had baggy jeans from Hot Topic, and was not vibing with the conservatism of the Texas Panhandle. By twenty-six, I was Cameron Diaz in Bad Teacher. Smart, but a 7:30am start time was not my jam. Shout out to my first period debate (meditation) class! Ah, 36! If you would have asked younger me, I’d have said I’d have it all figured out by now. A palace, three poodles, and a personal invitation to Elton John’s garden party, at the very least. But somehow, the reality is… a tad different. Nonetheless, instead of a midlife (or rather, mid-30s) crisis, I’m choosing to embrace the fabulousity that’s yet to come and sharing with you my 36-item bucket list for seizing the coming years. <ol> <li>Swim in the Hudson Bay — Road trip! It’s going to be cold af, and I’m going to remember this polar plunge forever.</li> <li>Road trip through Chile — I want to hike around Patagonia and also swim in the pool at San Alfonso del Mar. It’s enormous!</li> <li>Get a verified blue check on social media — Let’s get famous! Glow-up era here we come!</li> <li>Get shredded and have abs — I know this is vain, but just go with it…</li> <li>Grow a thriving garden — Think Secret Garden level. No weeds, tons of vegetables, and tons of flowers!</li> <li>Take a hot air ballon ride — In all reality, this seems hella scary to me. But YOLO!</li> </ol> <a href="https://medium.com/@HunkyNeighbor/starting-fresh-at-36-897a44d3a175">Visit Now</a>