I'm a simple girl. All I want is everything out there that is amazing. I want what everyone else wants, right? I want fast friends anywhere I go, long friends who stand beside me through thick and thin, and to give back to those in my life who I owe the most.

I love feeling inspired. I love to think that I have inspired others. I want to do more with my capable hands and my capable heart. I want to surround myself with others who are doing the same. I recently saw a commercial that made mention of a leap list. I have already made some substantial leaps in my life. I've been married, I've had children, I've found a career that I love, I've purchased a home. What I feel like I haven't done, all the what if's, they haven't even been conceived in a list format. Every year, I unfortunately get older. Each day my life moves forward in this series of leaps and bounds. I feel like my life is moving so fast; I don't want to miss any of it. I want to live every day of my life without regret coloring them. I want to feel like I am living up to my full potential in life, and this page is going to chronicle my efforts in doing just that. So, I'm going to create my own PULSE list; A list that reminds me to be alive, to stop and feel my pulse bounding, to feel emotions swell, and to take in every bit of the day. Here is my list.

Enjoy it. I know that I will.

THE PULSE:

• Sing in a band/choir
• Watch a sunrise on the beach
• Watch a sunset from a skyrise
• Take a ceramics class (or any art class really)
• Take my kids to Orlando
• Show my kids the major US tourist spots (this is another list, I think!)
• Go to Valledolmo, Italy with my parents and siblings
• Successfully have a fruitful garden
• Take a trip with girlfriends
• Go deep sea fishing
• Volunteer my medical services in a free clinic
• Educate people about stroke
• Touch one life each day I live