I think it's about time I come up with my bucket list! I know life gets so busy that it would be easy to just do your normal daily stuff and not focus on making things happen. So, this is a great way to zero in on life goals!
So everything on this list is something that as of today, July 31, 2012, I have NOT done yet. When I complete something on my list, I'll change the color and put the date of completion after it.
Here we go... in no particular order....
1- Publish a book
2- Have a beach bonfire
3- Perform the National Anthem at a sporting event
4- Visit Dubai & ride a camel
5- Get a beach house
6- See a broadway play in New York City
7- Get scuba certified
8- Have an awesome garden & make my own salsa
9- Have my paintings featured at an art show
10- Learn enough songs on the guitar that I can play for fam/friends to sing along when camping
11- Go wine tasting in Napa
12- Live somewhere in Europe
13- Go to the airport and take the next random flight
14- Sleep on a beach
15- Go grape stomping in Italy
16- Visit Australia
17- Participate in a humanitarian effort in Africa
18- Get a gun license
19- Participate in a flash mob
20- Ride in a hot air ballon
21- Visit Fiji
22- Read 100 Books in a year
23- Go with Hubby to Eiffel Tower
24- Learn to salsa, tango and cha-cha then do it in a public place
25- Release an album
26- Do Bikram Yoga every day for 30 days
27- Sleep in an overnight train
28- Go on an animal safari
29- Visit the Taj Mahal
30- Climb up the Statue of Liberty
31- Go to Oktoberfest in Germany
32- Learn to play chess
33- Make my own wine
34- Learn to knit
35- Open a swiss bank account
36- Spend a week at a 5 star spa
37- Renew wedding vows on 10 year anniversary- on a beach
38- Have a family cabin
39- Have a wine cellar
40- Build a tree house for my kids
41- Have a yearly retreat with the hubby without kids
42- Volunteer at a soup kitchen
43- Establish a foundation
44- Rescue an animal from a shelter
45- Make a documentary film
46- Do a 365 day blog
47- Make a fondant cake
48- Open my own business
49- Become someone's godmother
50- Have a yearly girls weekend retreat
51- Be interviewed for my writing
52- Be on the top 10 New York Times Best Seller list
53- Read the New York Times every day for one year
54- Register and Finish NaNoWriMo
55- Write a memoir
56- Perform in a musical as a lead
57- Be interviewed on the Today Show
58- See something at Carnegie Hall
59- Watch a film at the Sundance Film Festival
60- Go to the Masters with Hubby
61- Try three exotic fruits
62- Summer roadtrip with the fam
63- East Coast road trip
64- West Coast road trip
65- Go to the Macy's thanksgiving day parade
66- Go to the Lighting of the Christmas Tree in Times Square
67- Spend New Year Eve in Times Square
68- Jump into a pool fully clothed
69- Start an awesome family tradition
70- Have my portrait painted
71- Get a tatoo
72- Attend a Murder Mystery Dinner
73- Go to a masquerade ball
74- Meditate every day for 20 minutes for a year
75- Spend a summer without TV
76- Do a detox diet for 30 days
77- Be an extra in a hollywood movie
78- Be complaint free for 30 days
79- Do a gratitude journal every day for a year
80- Be a mentor to someone
81- Perform in a subway
82- Write a letter to three of my closest friends
83- Win a contest
84- Swim with dolphins
85- Read a book on a subject I never thought I would read
86- Go vegan for a month
87- Do something completely crazy and out of character
88- Visit a castle in England
89- Visit Switzerland
90- Become a millionaire
91- Launch my website
92- Ride on an elephant
93- Create a room I love
94- Pull an all-nighter with hubby and watch the sunrise
95- Bury a time-capsule
96- Be a foster parent
97- Swim to and stand behind a giant waterfall
98- Take a gourmet cooking class
99- Rent out a restaurant for a special dinner
100- Celebrate 50 years of marriage
I have to say, making this list was really inspiring! It also made me think of things I have already accomplished or experienced that would have been on my bucket list if I'd made it years ago. So here are some of those:
1-Marry soulmate- 2004
2- Go running to the Eiffel Tower- December 2001
3- Visit Hawaii- 2004 Waikiki 2005 Kaui 2007 Honolulu
4- Hike to a 300 foot waterfall through a rainforest- 2005 Kaui
5- Learn to play the piano 1985-1996
6- Have a "Hangover-esque" Las Vegas weekend 2008
7- Go through natural childbirth- 2011
8- Become Vegetarian 2008
9- See the Mona Lisa- December 2001 (It's much smaller than you think)
10- Become a step-mom- 2004
11- Landscape a yard from scratch- 2004
12- Own a convertible 2006- present
13- Sing in front of hundreds of people- 2000
14- Get a cosmetology license- 2004
15- Quit a job I hate- 2009
16- Live near the ocean- 2003
17- Visit all the museums in Washington D.C.- 1986-1992
18- Visit the Louvre- 2001
19- Fly first class- 2001
20- Make sushi- 2009
21- Snowshoe- 2012
22- Complete a hard core diet- 2010
23- Complete P90X- 2010
24- Meet with an energy reader- 2008
25- Learn to paint- 2009
26- Take a pole dancing class- 2010
27- Go to the Sugar Bowl- 2009
28- Party in New Orleans- 2009
29- Speak at a work conference 2010
30- Make a life altering decision 2005
31- Start a blog 2008
32- See Celine Dion in concert- 2007
33- Live in a High Rise condo- 2007
34- Start a business- 2007
35- Stay at Pebble Beach 2006
36- Visit Pikes Place in Seattle- 2011
37- Ride on a Ferry Boat- 2011
38- Walk through the Butchart Gardens- 2011
39- Visit Vancouver- 2011
40- Be part of a monthly girls night out group- 2012
41- Drive the Alpine Loop 2006
42- Join a writing group 2012
43- Ski after an epic snowstorm- Jackson Hole 2004
44- Get an Associates Degree- 2000
45- Cook entire thanksgiving meal from scratch 2004
46- Communicate with someone who has died- 2008
47- Take a four generation photograph 2012
48- Learn and perform a song in french- 2006
49- Make holiday family traditions- 2004
50- Become more independent- 2012
Do you have a bucket list? What do you want to accomplish in your lifetime? What have you already accomplished that you're proud of? Make a list and let's knock these off together. This is a great way to better yourself and enrich your life!
dizzylittlechatgirl
I loved reading about your accomplishments and dreams! It helped me get to know you better. You've inspired me to make my own list. Now if I could just find the one I made when I was 16 . . . or do I want to find it?
ReplyDeleteHa ha! I would LOVE to read a list I made at 16! If you can find it, that would be fantastic! I hope that it does inspire people to do their own lists because I had such a great time doing it and it really motivated me to kick things up a notch. I'd love to see your bucket list too! :)
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