I was reading a blog the other day that talked about 40 things the author wanted to do before he was 40. It inspired me to do the same. Truth be told, it was kind of difficult. Maybe it was difficult because I'm afraid of commitment, and putting 30 things that I want to do in writing seems like a lot of pressure. All the same, my friend and I sat down, and here is the list of the first 30 (rather superficial) things that came to mind:
1. Be on Cash Cab (NY or Chicago... I won't be picky)
2. Ride a double-decker bus in London
3. Run a 1/2 marathon
4. Become advanced/fluent in two foreign languages
5. Try rakı (a Turkish liqueur)
6. See a camel in the flesh
7. Swim in the Mediterranean
8. Make a scrapbook
9. Volunteer with a charity on a regular basis
10. Go to the Cherry Blossom Festival in DC
11. Get engaged
12. Go to a Needtobreathe concert
13. Attend a World Cup game
14. Visit the San Diego Zoo
15. Try sushi
16. Attend a live taping of any show (SNL, Ellen, Oprah, Price is Right, etc...)
17. Own a dog
18. Go to NYC at Christmas time
19. Take a road-trip coast to coast in the U.S.
20. Make a pumpkin pie from scratch
21. Have zero credit card debt
22. Get a second tattoo (don't read this one, mom!)
23. See Les Misérables on Broadway
24. Watch an entire television series in one weekend
25. Learn to play the violin (well)
26. Go parasailing
27. See the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade live (maybe even walk a balloon!)
28. Start my PhD
29. Go to Mexico
30. --- (Free space)
The 30th one is blank because as previously mentioned, I'm a bit of a commitment-phobe. I'm all but positive that there's some other goal I want to accomplish before I'm 30, and when I think of it, I want to have room for it on my list. :o)
What are your top bucket list picks?
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I love #2, 6, 8, 11, 15 (you haven't?!), 20 (again, you haven't?!?), and 24 (don't pick Friends!).
ReplyDeleteWhen I lived in Memphis, a wise woman challenged me to write 100 things I wanted to do before I die. At the time it seemed impossible, but my list is up to 109. Some of my favorites:
1. publish a book
12. be an expert gardener
26. speak fluent French
32. study every book of the Bible in depth
41. learn to decorate cakes
45. learn the constellations (the most popular/prominent, I guess)
64. learn to water ski
74. ride in a hot-air balloon
79. swim with dolphins
81. learn Morse code
96. live in an English Tudor-style house
106. own and/or run a used-book store
108. visit New England in the fall
109. take a walking/backpacking tour of Western Europe
Mmmm....dreams. :-) I haven't looked at my list in a long time. Thanks for reminding me! Bon courage with yours!