My Bucket List

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“In the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take, the relationships we were afraid to have, and the decisions we waited too long to make.” -Lewis Carroll


 Let me give you a little background for this blog. All my life I have been timid, afraid of taking chances, and generally a generic, bland person. It took getting married, having two kids, and reaching my late twenties for me to wake up. I realized that I did not want to live an uneventful life. I wanted to live my life to the fullest before I was too sick or too old to enjoy it.

So I wrote a five-page bucket list.  I decided that if I wanted to have adventures, I needed to just make that happen--right now, not someday. So here's my bucket list!



Cool Random Stuff
  1. Dye some strands of my hair dark red
  2. Get a henna tattoo
  3. Hold a snake or a baby alligator
  4. Go on a roller coaster
  5. Learn how to shoot a gun
  6. Indoor skydive
  7. Explore my ancestry and create a family tree
  8. Sleep in a haunted house
Travel
  1. Go to Europe
  2. Go to South America
  3. Take a train ride across the U.S.
  4. Go to Leavenworth, WA
  5. Go to the Swiss Alps
  6. Go to New York City
  7. Go to Utah and Colorado
  8. Go to Seattle
  9. Go to Alaska
  10. Go to Canada
  11. Go to the Redwood National Park
  12. Go to New Zealand
  13. Ride in a gondola in Venice
  14. Go to Africa
  15. Go on an African safari
  16. See the Northern Lights in Alaska
  17. See the Grand Canyon
  18. Go to Martha’s Vineyard
  19. Set foot in all 7 continents
  20. Tour a vineyard
  21. Tour a Mayan ruin
  22. Visit a castle
  23. Go to the top of a lighthouse
  24. Visit Prince Edward Island and do an Anne of Green Gables tour
Music/The Arts
  1. Take creative writing classes
  2. Take poetry writing classes
  3. Write a book of poetry
  4. Write several songs for piano
  5. Get proficient at playing guitar
  6. Write songs for guitar
  7. Arrange and publish contemporary hymns
  8. Be in a band
  9. Publish a book
  10. Be a part of a Classical trio or ensemble
  11. Sing in a community chorus and perform
  12. Act in a play
  13. Create a piece of art and sell it
  14. Design my own personal stationery
  15. Paint something at a ceramic store
  16. Take an art class
  17. Become proficient at drawing and painting
  18. Take cello lessons
  19. Buy an electric guitar
  20. Attend a poetry reading
  21. Record a song with me singing and playing piano or guitar
  22. Learn to play the drums
  23. Learn how to be a good photographer and take pictures of all our adventures
  24. Write a cookbook
Outdoors/Fitness
  1. Get proficient at kick boxing
  2. Take a self-defense class
  3. Ride on an ATV
  4. Fly a kite
  5. Ride in a hot air balloon
  6. Go fishing and catch a fish
  7. Ride on a sailboat or take a sailing class
  8. Go hiking in Yellowstone National Park
  9. Swim in a natural hot spring
  10. See a coral reef
  11. Drive a snowmobile
  12. Ride a jet ski
  13. Ride a Segway
  14. Ride in a limousine
  15. Ride in a cable car
  16. Attend a luau
  17. Fly an airplane
  18. Try skateboarding
  19. Take a Zumba class
  20. Write on a dirt bike, moped, or motorcycle
  21. Try martial arts
  22. Become a runner
  23. Run a 5k
  24. Climb a rock wall
  25. Be at my ideal weight
  26. Learn how to dance
  27. Salsa dance with my husband
  28. Learn how to ride a bike, finally…
Fancy Stuff!
  1. Take pictures in a photo booth
  2. Meet someone famous
  3. Attend a black-tie event
  4. Go on a fancy couples’ cruise
  5. Attend an art gallery opening or event
  6. Attend a jazz festival
  7. Go to the orchestra
  8. Attend a red-carpet event
  9. Attend a murder mystery dinner
  10. Go to a book signing
  11. Join a flash mob
  12. Go to the ballet
  13. Go to Cirque de Soleil
  14. Go to my favorite bands’ concerts—Imagine Dragons, Needtobreathe, Ben Rector
  15. Sing karaoke
  16. Go to an NBA game
  17. See the Gators play
  18. Find the perfect black dress
  19. Find my perfume scent
  20. Get a blowout hairstyle
  21. Get a mani/pedi
  22. Get a complete makeover
  23. Get a massage
  24. Have a professional photo shoot
  25. Spend the day at a resort spa
  26. Charter a yacht
  27. Hire a housekeeper
  28. Have tea at a tea room
  29. Own a signed book from one of my favorite authors
  30. Have a street named after me
  31. Go to Comicon and hear someone famous speak
  32. Fly first class
  33. Learn how to style my hair professionally
  34. See a Broadway Musical
Personal Growth/Family Life
  1. Cook a traditional dish from a different culture
  2. Pick fruit from my own tree and bake a pie with it
  3. Create a passive income
  4. Take a cooking class with my husband
  5. Experience a White Christmas with our kids
  6. Buy a cabin in the mountains
  7. Learn Spanish
  8. Learn Italian
  9. Grow produce (fruit or veggies) and have friends come and pick it
  10. Grow a cottage flower garden
  11. Celebrate a holiday from another culture
  12. Read a banned book
  13. Expand our house and paint the interior
Humanitarian Efforts
  1. Host a Christmas party for people with no family in town
  2. Volunteer for Habit for Humanity
  3. Do Toys for Tots one year at Christmas
  4. Send someone a care package
  5. Serve food at a soup kitchen
  6. Go on a mission trip/humanitarian trip


So there you have it--my search for adventure. I'm going to chronicle the journey here. Can't wait to begin!


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