I am not a list maker so I have never considered having a bucket list. I like the idea conceptually but have never taken the time to put it into practice. Lately though as I go new places and make new memories I feel I’m ticking things off a very unofficial bucket list.

Mine is a comprehensive list and I know I will never be able to check everything off of it. The list keeps growing and includes travel, events, and some housekeeping duties such as organizing all the family pictures I have.

Some of these things are clearly more fun and more easily accomplished. I want to research visiting all the best beach towns in Texas but finding the time to research the best way to scan and organize hundreds of photos is not quite as appealing. Honestly both hold the same weight as I am very eager to accomplish each of them but I feel much more confident in my abilities to plan travel and less about finding the most efficient way to deal with all the pictures, slides and home movies.

I am beginning to think that I might have to do something I rarely do and get some help with digitizing the memories. It’s kind of scary asking for help. I am not used to having to do it and as I age I worry it makes me appear less capable than I feel I am. I don’t want to appear old or fragile, I’m not ready for that!

I really want to get this done and not leave it to my children to handle, they have enough to do working and raising their kids. I would like them to spend their free time making their own memories not worrying about preserving mine.

I guess I can just add asking for help to my very unofficial bucket list, then do it and be grateful that I have checked another thing off the list.