Crossing off a Bucket List Experience

Last Updated on May 16, 2023 by Amanda Brooks

A few years ago, after being asked yet again “where do you want to be in 5 years?” I pulled out a sheet of paper and started thinking more about what I wanted to experience. I don’t know exactly what I want to do for work, I like so many things…umm that’s why I’m a Lifestyle Entrepreneur. I don’t know if I will or won’t have kids. I don’t know if I will or won’t move to Colorado. I don’t know…well the list is pretty long, so back to where we started.

I do know there are some pretty amazing things in this world that I want to experience. What’s that mean? I didn’t write down visit Australia, I wrote “take surfing lessons on the Gold Coast”…”bike ride through the countryside of Ireland”…”soak in the hot springs in Iceland”..”dance on the beach to celebrate being married 50 years”.

It’s not a list I’ve posted. It’s not a list I’ve shared.

It’s just a list for me to remember that life is about a lot more than a job or a workout or what’s for dinner.

This month one of my items is coming true. I didn’t apply for it. I was just busy doing my RunToTheFinish thing when Timex Sports reached out to me with an invitation to experience Ironman Kona. YES really! I am going to Kona for the week of the Ironman World Championship to meet the athletes, go behind the scenes and truly experience what it means to be at Kona…minus crossing the finish line myself!No my bucket list item was not to race Kona. My item was to experience people crossing that finish line. If you’ve ever watched any of this race on TV then you know there is magic in that moment and now I have the opportunity to soak some of that in.

I anticipate a lot of tears {theirs and mine} and a ridiculous number of photos, could I have gotten my Sony NEX at a better time?! Since I’ve been doing all the components of a triathlon for awhile, but put off registering…I think it’s highly likely you’ll see a post announcing registration after I see all of this in person.

Do you have a bucket list? Have you been to Kona {spectator or participatant}?
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Gratitude Journal
Oct 2
Seriously do I even need to say what I’m grateful for here?! A trip to Hawaii. A experience of a lifetime. New memories. Motivation. Inspiration.