My first follower

Thanks to Sarah Caldwell for being the first to follow this new blog. Sarah is the sister of one of my editors for Progressive Dairyman magazine. She will be graduating Penn State University this spring. From what I know of Sarah, she is a go-getter.

I was really impressed by her unique take on a bucket list. She made what I'm calling a micro bucket list or a list of memorable things to do during a specific period of time in life. Knowing that she would only have once to live her university student experience, she made a list of things she wanted to do during those four years. And then she checked them off one by one.

This got me thinking that I need to review my own bucket list and see if there are things I'd like to do in my life that I can only do during a specific time or stage of life. For example, become an Eagle Scout. Check.

What I've been watching lately

With both of my recent Box Top submissions sent prior to the March 1 deadline, I used the USPS' app to confirm delivery of my shipment. I've used the app before to make sure that my passport application and payment was received by the government. Here's what the app looks like the day the package ships.


Over the weekend I watched to see when the package would make its next move toward delivery at Young America, Minnesota.


Finally it was exciting to see this three days after putting the package in the mail.


Obviously it was delivered to a P.O. Box because no one was there to sign for the package.


One day perhaps I'll send a submission of Box Tops via FedEx or UPS to see who would actually receive the shipment.