Autumn Bucket List – Week 3 Update

Earlier this month, I sat down and wrote my first ever bucket list.

You can find my post here: ย Autumn Bucket List


The last 2 items on my list are:

39. Document my bucket list with pictures
40. Blog about my progress weekly

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This is my third updateโ€ฆ what could we have possibly done over the last week?

#6 – Schedule fall family pictures with Lise. We didn’t just schedule them… We went today. It was freezing but I think we had some good shots. Can’t wait to see them!

#17 – Go on a fall foliage drive to Fundy with Jon and Em.

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#18 – make puzzles with Jon and Em.

We started a 1,000 pieces puzzle during week 2 and finished it this week…

#31 – Dehydrate apple slices


#34 – Change my hair color.

I dit it!

Here’s before


And after. Straight and curly…ย 

ย #37 – Try a new fall soup recipe. ย Brocoli and cheese soup! ย So yummy!

ย Here’s the link to the recipe

#38 – Bake an apple pie.

It’s official, my family prefers crumbles as opposed to pie… So I made another crumble this week.

Here’s the recipeย  ย It’s my favorite recipe so far.

Here you have it! Week 3!

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What about you? Do you have a bucket list?

If so, is it seasonal, yearly or lifelong?

If you’ve written about it in your blog, please share it in the comments below. I would love to read it!

ย This picture is from my iPhone. Look at those colors and that nasty sky….

How to build your child’s self-esteem!

I was raised by a mom who believed in me…

Because of my mom, I know how to believe. 

Believe in myself, believe in my husband and believe in my daughter. 

I’ve written before about Emily’s self-esteem. 

Emily’s fashion choices

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Today, I want to show you and tell you about Emily’s schoolwork. 

This first page was done at school.  

I loved her answers. 

She doesn’t believe in love at first sight, in order for a relationship to survive, you should not argue and you know your relationship is in trouble when one person quits.  
What is she looking for in her soulmate?  He needs to love dogs, the Big Bang Theory and cheerleaders. He should be tall with hazel colored eyes and love to laugh. 

Isn’t that just beautiful?

Now, the homework part. 

Emily had to define herself using this list of words.    

She read all the words and told me what they meant. Some of the words I had to explained to her. 

I had her circle the ones she felt applied to her. 

She circled 19 words. 

  1. Leader
  2. Creative
  3. Musical
  4. Funny
  5. Agreeable
  6. Honest
  7. Thoughtful
  8. Loving
  9. Family oriented
  10. Upbeat
  11. Brave
  12. Hardworking
  13. Friendly 
  14. Kind
  15. Happy
  16. Fearless 
  17. Peaceful
  18. Respectable
  19. Focused

My girl!

We needed to shorten the list and she crossed 9 off and kept her top 10.

  1. Musical
  2. Funny
  3. Honest
  4. Loving
  5. Family oriented
  6. Hardworking
  7. Friendly 
  8. Kind
  9. Happy
  10. Fearless 

We needed to define 8 and pick 5 that define her. 
 

In the end, she picked 

  1. Musical
  2. Happy
  3. Fearless
  4. Honest
  5. Funny

My girl! 

I am so proud of her!

I’ve said since day 1 that I would build Emily up so high that she would forever believe in herself. 

I think I’ve done well in her first 17 years and I promise to continue!

How do I do it?

  1. Lots of love 
  2. Tons of positive reinforcement
  3. We don’t give up or quit when it gets difficult. 
  4. We laugh a lot together and laugh at ourselves too. 
  5. We work hard
  6. We celebrate our successes, no matter how small.