OK, so I know Bucket Lists are pretty common these days. Everybody is writing them. Some people are even following through on their wishes. Not sure if I can do the same but I do know there are some things I would like to be able to do before I kick the proverbial. Many of them are very tame, in comparison to other people’s. But that’s ok I guess. Some of them are quite pedestrian. But you have to start somewhere I suppose, and one person’s dream is another’s reality. To me, owning a home is a big deal – it seems unattainable, and yet I know people who have bought and sold many houses. It’s all relative.
Actually, I think my bucket list needs some work. I think it is supposed to be more spectacular. I think I’m supposed to write things like “Climb a Mountain” or “Run a Marathon”. Most of the time I would be happy to just get out of bed on time and not bump in to things a lot. But, as I said, it’s all relative and personal.
So here goes, in no particular order (and I will no doubt add to this as the months go by and I think of extra stuff I should have included) :
- Write a book
- Sky Dive
- Travel to Iceland
- Love myself
- Read all the books in one of those “1001 Books You Must Read before You Die” lists, like THIS
- Learn to dance
- Dye my hair purple
- Learn to walk in heels without falling down
- Visit Stonehenge
- Buy a house
- Study something I am passionate about
- Find a job I enjoy, not just tolerate
- Volunteer at an animal shelter
- Stand up for myself when it really counts
- Learn to play guitar
- Cultivate a viable vegetable garden
- Swim with whales/whale sharks/sharks/manatees
- Get a tattoo (maybe…I keep changing my mind on this one)
- Learn glass blowing
- Sleep on the beach for at least one night, under the stars
- Go on a luxury cruise
- Write a love letter to everyone I know and care about, so they know how I feel about them before it is too late
- Perform a random act of kindness on a grand scale
- Have my own business – nothing crazy or huge, just something that is my own
- Fly in a hot air balloon
- Sing with other people (not just by myself, in the car)
- Meet Jamie Oliver
- Become a morning person (my 6 year old nephew literally leaps out of bed in the morning, beaming and laughing and singing. EVERY. MORNING. He is sunshine on a stick. I want to be like that).
- Be medication free
- Have dinner on a rooftop. I’m not going to push my luck by saying a romantic dinner. Any old dinner will do.
- Go on a proper road trip
- Learn to meditate
- Buy, and use, a hula hoop
- Do yoga regularly
- Be at peace with myself and my body
- Bake my own bread
- Stop being an insomniac
- Learn to make a “proper” curry, from scratch
- Learn to make kimchi
- Eat something wonderful and fattening in Paris
- Become vegan – or as close to it as I can
- Have coffee/tea with a stranger
- Go thrifting in New York
- Be part of a vintage pin-up photo-shoot
- Learn to drive a manual car
- Achieve 1000 followers on my blog
- Complete an art journal
- Learn to sew my own clothes
- Stop procrastinating
- Teach my craft
- Create a Youtube channel (which would require me to achieve points 33 & 49 simultaneously)
- Appear in one of my favourite magazines (for a good reason)
- Go a whole week without watching TV
- Read a book a week
- Make and enjoy a stack of pancakes, all by myself
- Grow my own herb garden
- Take an op-shopping tour of Australia
- Get a fringe
- Have a market stall
- Take a long, cross-country train ride
- Send a message in a bottle (haven’t worked out how to do that in an environmentally-friendly way, yet, but I am working on it)
- Create a shrine/altar in my home
- Be kissed by someone lovely when I’m not expecting it
That will do for today 🙂 How about you? Do you have a bucket list? Have you ticked anything off yet or added new things? Any items you’ve changed your mind about?
Have a great day everyone 🙂
Hi!
I came here from the 1001 books to read, and your list sounds great!
Yes, I have a list. With over 1001 things I want to do. Your list is very achievable compared to that 😀
So, how is it going with your list?
Hi! I have achieved maybe three of the things on the list…one cannot rush these things ha ha! Some of the things I wanted to do have proved impossible for me and I have let them go. I guess it’s a work in progress, a bit like life! Good Luck with your list and thanks for commenting 🙂