The Bucket List

I have decided that it is time to start living my life and doing all of the things that I have always dreamt about. There is nothing too silly, nothing too unattainable. Whatever came through my mind, went down on the paper. I have spent months thinking about writing this list down, but I had resisted because I got scared. Scared that if I put it down then I had to do things or I would fail at bucketing. J I had a wake up call and realized that my fear was holding me back from doing all of these awesome things! I shouldn’t be scared to live my list. I should be scared to NOT live. I know that a lot of people give themselves a deadline on completing their lists, but I refuse to do that. Life does not have a deadline (well…. not one that we know!) and I am going to enjoy each day as it comes. No day but today, right? J

If you see something that you would like to help me cross off of the list – let me know and LET’S DO IT!!!!!!

These are in no particular order – they are the first 100 ideas that came into my head – interesting to see my thought patterns. J

… “The List”

1. Parasailing
2. Go on a cruise. To anywhere.
3. Work with the USO.
4. Live in New York City.
5. Visit Egypt to see the pyramids and walk where Cleopatra walked.
6. Go to Prince Edward Island and walk around Green Gables and the Lake of Shining Waters.
7. Watch all six Star Wars in a row.
8. Adopt a greyhound.
9. Visit Gilda Radner’s grave and leave her red candy.
10. Visit Ireland and drink REAL Guinness.
11. Have an avocado tree.
12. Drive Route 66 from start to finish (Chicago to LA)
13. Get a Master’s Degree.
14. Fall in Love. Real love.
15. Foster kittens.
16. Learn Sign Language.
17. Learn about who my grandparents were and write about them.
18. Learn how to play chess.
19. Read all of the Jane Austen books.
20. Go to a formal Ball (and have the big dress to go with it!)
21. Learn how to Waltz (for aforementioned Ball).
22. Go fishing. (Will write about soon!!)
23. Visit all 50 States.
24. Take a cooking class.
25. Read the entire Bible.
26. Stop being scared and take myself to Europe.
27. Fly First Class.
28. Send a military care package.   (Will write about soon!!)
29. Sew a sundress.
30. Finish a Cross-Stitching project. Just one. Any one.
31. Organize my photos.
32. Build a snowman. (a real big one with a coat, carrot nose and top hat)
33. Go Sledding.
34. Volunteer at a Food Bank.  (Will write about soon!!)
35. Touch someone’s life.
36. Go tent/sleeping bag/hiking-with-a-pack-on-your-back camping.
37. Become a mother.
38. Find the job that makes me jump out of bed in the morning.
39. Run barefoot through a field of wildflowers.
40. Memorize the Lady of Shalott.
41. Create and send out homemade Christmas Cards.
42. Sing in a musical again.
43. Learn how to play Raquetball.
44. Go Skiing.
45. Learn to surf.
46. Visit a volcano.
47. Go ice skating.
48. Do a handstand.
49. Ride a Vespa around the Blue Ridge Parkway when the leaves are changing.
50. Hug a Redwood.
51. Run in a 5k.
52. Go on a canopy top Zipline Tour.
53. Plant and maintain a vegetable garden.
54. Go to Vegas, stay in an outrageous hotel and have an amazing girls only weekend.
55. Ride a horse through the surf.
56. Throw a themed Dinner Party.
57. Take a beautiful picture.
58. Go on a trapeze.
59. See a real circus (i.e. Ringling Bros.)
60. Stroll hand in hand with someone I love through Central Park.
61. Go to a Pride Parade.
62. Spend a week at a mountain cabin with no TV, Internet, or Phones.
63. Pet a tiger or a lion… or at least hear it purr.
64. Visit a psychic.
65. Take a bicycle tour across a state.
66. Be on a rowing crew.
67. Wear a two piece… in public.
68. Go to the Olympics.
69. Play Golf.
70. Ride in a Helicopter.
71. Visit the astronomical clock in Prague.
72. Watch the Oscar Best Pic nominees BEFORE the awards ceremony.
73. Watch the Tony awards Best Musical nominees BEFORE the awards ceremony.
74. Become a morning person.
75. Live in a house with tons of windows, a huge yard, bay window with a window seat and a red or purple door.
76. Take a silent retreat.
77. Go skinny dipping.
78. Sit in the audience for Saturday Night Live.
79. Go to Durban, South Africa.
80. Walk the Great Wall of China.
81. Donate my hair to Locks of Love.
82. Climb the Statue of Liberty and pretend like I'm in that scene in Ghostbusters!
83. Go to Utah and see the Mormon Tabernacle Choir at Christmas.
84. Drink coffee on the patio of a cute café in Paris while eating fresh baguette.
85. Have professional photos taken of myself.
86. Learn how to play the piano.
87. See the ruins of Greece.
88. Go to a UT game and sing Rocky Top with the crowd.
89. Be part of a CSA for a year.
90. Throw a dart at a map and just go! No planning – complete spontaneity.
91. Go to Salem, MA.
92. Participate in Mardi Gras.
93. Help a friend cross something off of THEIR Bucket List.   (Will write about soon!!)
94. Join a local book club.
95. Do a split.
96. Go snorkeling.
97. Make chocolate croissants from scratch. (Will write about soon!!)
98. Crush grapes with my feet a la I Love Lucy.
99. Indoor skydiving.
100. Go on an exotic beach vacation with my sister and drink girly pink drinks with little umbrellas.

My promise to you is that when I complete something and can cross it off of my list, I will do a full write up here on my adventures!

I am so excited to get started!

Thoughts…. ? :0)