Manifesto

Initially composed 35,000 feet in the air, on my way to Clinton, Tennessee for the Black Community Crusade for Children Conference. My personal manifesto (or bucket list) is a living document, which means it is subject to change.

1. Travel to Maldive Islands
2. Travel to Italy – Take a gondola ride
3. Travel to France – Visit the Eiffel Tower
4. Travel to Ghana – Visit the Slave Castles
5. Travel to South Africa – Take a safari & stay in the wild for one night
6. Travel to Egypt – See the pyramids
7. Travel to Hawaii – Go snorkeling on the coral reef & go surfing
8. Travel to Greece & visit all of the Ancient Greek sites
9. Travel to Los Angeles California – Beverly Hills – Hollywood
10. Travel to the State Fair in Texas
11. Publish an article in either Essence or Ebony Magazine
12. See and swim in a Waterfall
13. Go skydiving
14. Stay in a Penthouse Suite in New York City (Manhattan)
15. Own a conflict-free diamond necklace, bracelet or ring
16. Visit the White House of the United States
17. Visit a plantation house in the South
18. Do a genetic test for significant other & I to figure out our lineage
19. Become a mommy
20. Sit on the board of a Youth Non-Profit Business )<— Hubby & I created one!
21. Build a classic/timeless wardrobe
22. Go to baking school to learn to make pies, cakes and bread
23. Make a quilt from scratch with matching pillows
24. Learn how to do a “smoky eye” red carpet look
25. Visit Carnival in the Caribbean
26. Touch a dangerous animal (a lion, tiger or a panther)
27. Go to a Buddhist temple in Asia
28. Host a Girl Conference for black women
29. Become a published author of a best-selling book
30. Have a professional photo shoot
31. Have a big “SKATE JAM” for my 30^th Birthday & do 30 things to celebrate my birthday
32. Pay for a girl in Africa to attend school
33. Mentor a young black girl
34. Take a photography class
35. Spend some time on a Yacht
36. Drive to the top of a mountain and stay overnight
37. Purchase a really expensive hand bag
38. Train ride with significant other to Southern Illinois
39. Train ride across the country (perhaps)
40. Get to & maintain a weight of 150 pounds or less
41. Start a scholarship in my grandmother’s name
42. Go jet-skiing
43. Go water surfing
44. Design the ultimate I-Tunes Playlist for different events/moods
45. Get paid for my writing
46. Start roller skating regularly
47. Take a calligraphy class (Added 5/20/13)
48. Take a photography class (Added 5/20/13)