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By Carrie VittitoeA middle school geography course influenced Myrna McGimsey's bucket list choices. Creating and maintaining a bucket list is both a sad and exhilarating endeavor. While it serves as a stark reminder that your time on Earth is limited, it is also a joyful encouragement to make and take opportunities to have fun.Bucket lists are as varied as the individuals who make them. Some people’s lists are mostly about self-care: eating better, exercising more, or achieving a fitness goal such as running a marathon. Others may have activity bucket lists that include scuba diving, taking [...]

Get inspired by the 33 bucket lists in this issue: • A recommended trip for your bucket list. • How your beauty routines contribute to your bucket list possibilities. • Even your kids can start their own bucket lists! Don’t forget to nominate a Way to Go Woman here. And, click here to get ready to meet the 2017 Most Admired Women!

And, we have two things to vote for right now.Don’t you know someone who should be recognized for their achievements? Someone you admire? That is why you should vote for in our Most Admired Woman ballot. There’s only a week left, so vote now here.This is the fun one — Look at the cute babies and give one of these a vote at Beautiful Baby. The deadline is April 3.

First, let me remind you to register to attend Today’s Woman’s 25th birthday on February 13. It’s Galentine’s Day, so bring a friend and celebrate. Celebrate all the women and their contributions to this community!As well as the individual women, we are celebrating three nonprofit organizations that Today’s Woman has been involved with over the years. We had our readers vote for three that will be featured at our event. At the event they will get a chance to be featured more throughout the year.Congrats to the three nonprofits winners you can support on February [...]

By Keri Foy Everybody’s got issues, but it’s how you process them that can make all the difference. While some of us are known Pollyannas, others fall more in line with the Negative Nancy crew. No matter where you identify in the positive-to-negative spectrum, it’s good to have a game plan to deal with whatever life hands you, whether it’s a shocking cancer diagnosis, a surprise divorce, a child with a life-altering disability, or a mom struggling with a drug addiction. Meet five inspiring women who identify with the above-mentioned situations. Their lives are different [...]

By Torie Temple When You Feel DiscouragedFeeling discouraged doesn’t have to be a bad thing, says Katie Gangler, licensed clinical social worker of Better Self Counseling. “I think feeling discouraged can be a healthy reality to failing if kept in check,” she says. “I don’t think it can be avoided if you don’t meet your goals.Discouragement can help motivate us [into thinking,] ‘I don’t want to feel that way again, so I will try something else.’” When You Have a Loss — Such as a DivorceMaking a tangible change and exploring new interests is something [...]