Wednesday, January 15, 2014

What’s the 11th item on your bucket list?

This is a rough one because I don't actually have a Bucket List. Part of the problem is I don't know what's worthy to BE on a Bucket List!  I scoured the internets in search of common Bucket List items to give me an idea of what I am dealing with here. This is what I found:


50 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE
 Become a millionaire
 Travel the world
 See the Northern Lights
 Trek the Great Wall of China
 Be mortgage free
 Go to the Inca Trail
 See all seven wonders of the world
 Visit the Egyptian Pyramids
 Invent something that changes lives
 Visit Antarctica
 Go to the orient express
 Go on an African Safari
 See the Taj Mahal
 Learn to play the piano / guitar / drums
 Stay a night at the world’s best hotel
 Build your own house
 Drive Route 66 in the US
 Go to Lapland
 Swim with dolphins / sharks
 Emigrate
 Learn to speak another language
 Own an island
 Dine at a Michelin star restaurant
 Write a novel
 See Gorillas in the wild
 Live and work abroad
 Hot air balloon ride
 Fly a plane
 Travel New Zealand in a Winnebago
 Start and run your dream business
 Ride a Segway
 Go to Disneyworld
 Gamble in Las Vegas
 Act as an extra in a Hollywood film
 Dedicate time to volunteering
 Try out an F car
 Learn to fly a plane or helicopter
 Have a family
 Be an extra in a movie
 Climb a mountain like Everest
 Buy a yacht
 Meet your idol / favorite celebrity
 Run a marathon
 Watch a World Cup final
 Meet the Queen
 Learn to surf
 Go to Harry Potter World in Florida
 Abseil down a mountain
 Do an army assault course
 Deep sea dive

As you can see, I have crossed out a few that I have absolutely no desire to do. If I had a chance, I might do some of them but I'm not going to go out of my way to make it happen.

There are others on the list that are highlighted. Color me surprised to find I have done things that some people have only ever dreamed of doing. The new list now looks something like this:



17 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE


Become a millionaire
Travel the world
Be mortgage free
See all seven wonders of the world
Visit the Egyptian Pyramids
Build your own house
Drive Route 66 in the US
Go to Lapland
Learn to speak another language
Dine at a Michelin star restaurant
Write a novel
See Gorillas in the wild
Live and work abroad
Start and run your dream business
Dedicate time to volunteering
Meet your idol / favorite celebrity
Meet the Queen

Let's throw some other bits in there since I have a clue what kinds of things I'm looking for now. And I'll clean up some things since Giza is one of the wonders of the world. I'm killing 2 birds there. 

23 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE


1.       Be mortgage free
2.       See my grandchildren grow
3.       See all Seven Wonders of the World
4.       Build my own house
5.       Drive Route 66 in the US
6.       Dine at a Michelin star restaurant
7.       Travel the world
8.       Write a novel
9.       Live abroad
10.   Start and run a quilt shop
11.   Volunteer
12.   Meet my favorite celebrity
13.   Meet the Queen
14.   See the Mona Lisa at the Louvre
15.   Sleep in a castle
16.   Lay on the floor of the Sistine Chapel
17.   Eat ice cream in Nice
18.   Spend a week in a pub in Ireland
19.   Eat Swedish Fish in Malmo, Sweden
20.   Learn to speak French fluently
21.   Become a millionaire
22.   See gorillas in the wild
23.   Dine at a Michelin star restaurant

There it is.  I tossed some of it around and renamed some things. Believe it or not, I had no idea number 11 was Volunteer.  This is totally do-able and really, I do volunteer some of my time but it's not what I would consider "volunteering".  I guess it's time to get right on that. :) 





2 comments:

  1. Yesss! Might co-opt some of these. I'm not procrastinating my entry, I really am putting thought into it. I want to visit your quilt shop! And Route 66. . . hello, Cousincastion 3. (Or wherever we fit it in before/after London.)

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  2. So many more important things to ask, but I will zero in on: who IS your favorite celebrity?

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