Angie Kinghorn

22 things I HAVE done

1. Jumped out of a perfectly good airplane.

2. Adopted an abused and neglected dog.  One of the best decisions I’ve ever made, even if this Christmas card was under-appreciated. 




3. Done a drug-raid ride-along with the police as a journalist.

4. Traveled by myself through two countries whose languages I didn’t speak.


5. Partied in Tijuana. 


6. Scuba dived on an iron-clad steamer in 100 feet of water.


7. Tried to give my anger to God in a collection plate.


8. Ridden on a motorcycle.


9. Danced on a bar.


10. Owned and ridden a unicycle.


11. Been in an elevator with Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton. 


12. Rode horses for years and won a dressage class.


13. Dressed as the Blonde Ambition version of Madonna at a Halloween party–and caught a husband as a result.


14. Endured 3 months of bedrest and preterm labor with twins and delivered two healthy babies.





15. Written an epic 100 item bucket list (and made a fair dent in it).


16. Had my ass kicked by postpartum depression, then returned the favor. 


17. Faced my biggest fear when my husband was diagnosed with testicular cancer. (He’s was given a clean bill of health at his last appointment with the oncologist, by the way!)


18. Did my own makeup and hair for my wedding (and still don’t understand why everyone thinks this was such a big deal).



19. Did my own makeup for last Halloween’s “sexy zombie” look.



20. Fallen down the stairs of the Anne Frank house (to applause from the people lined up to go in).


21. Used part of my semester abroad to bring “Animal House” to the Brits, along with toga parties and hall crawls.


22. Was there for my father when he was dying.


***This post was written for Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop.  The prompt: Write a list of 22 things you have done.

Comments

  1. I love the exercise of writing this list and also the list itself. Love that there is a healthy dose of planned and unplanned on there with a shout-out to the whole range of things that give our lives flavor and character!

  2. You are my hero for enduring the bed rest sentence. I'm so sorry! Worth it in the end, I realize, but yowzer!

    I love the holiday card, BTW. :)

  3. Thank you, Rosie! I was trying to capture all the aspects of life without sounding irreverent.

    @Tonya, it was the hardest thing I've ever done. That picture is about 3 weeks before I delivered the babies. I've never been in such discomfort. And they were born a month early. 6 lbs 9 oz and 5 lbs 13 oz.

    And I'm so glad you like the card! Half our friends were like, “Huh?”

  4. Found you on Mama Kat's. This list is amazing. I'm going to go back and read the links you inserted. Love the honesty!

  7. Which is the halloween and which is the wedding makeup? I can't tell….

    Kiddin.

    The babies are for sure the best of them all.
    Followed closely with the bringing Animal House to the Brits. They needed it.