Fun List Introduction

Apparently it was National Chocolate Chip Cookie day yesterday. So naturally, I made cookies.

I think they were some of the best ones I've ever made. Instead of doing homework, I was working on my MRS degree.

So, I have been inspired by a campaign that is going on in the RPTA department right now to raise money for Jodi Fisher's family. Jodi Fisher was an RPTA Alumni with an amazing story that struck a particular chord in my heart. Her story became public, almost national news and I am so grateful that she was willing to share it. I will share it with you here:

"Jodi Fisher, the Cayucos woman who inspired thousands as she lived her final days fulfilling her dreams while battling cancer, died March 17, 2012. 

Fisher, 44, who was diagnosed with a rare, inoperable form of cancer nearly two years ago, shared her story with the public in February as she handed out free ice cream from an ice cream truck in her hometown to celebrate her birthday. 

The venture was part of a bucket list — or fun list — she had compiled with her family to spend time together doing things they hadn’t yet had a chance to do. 

Her story quickly captivated the community, and her strength as a vivacious mother of two young children, a wife, a sister and a daughter inspired many.

In a serendipitous chain of events, her story was shared across the country.Within days of its publication, her remaining bucket list wishes were starting to come true as she found support far and wide. 

In mid-February, she met President Barack Obama while he stopped in San Francisco for a campaign swing. A photo of Obama leaning over to embrace Fisher, with a smile beaming on her face, was shared across the nation. 

A week later she appeared as a guest on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” — another wish — where the family was given a $30,000 check from Sara Lee to help pay for her children’s education. 

She fulfilled both wishes with her family, husband Shawn and children Callie, 11, and Jonah, 9, at her side ."

I am going to start a "Fun List" (and I encourage you all to do the same) because life is too short to not have some fun. Why do we have to wait to find out that we're dying so that we can start living? We're only given one life and I want to make the most of mine.