Okay let's talk about bucket lists... I am totally for them! 1.) They create long-term goals 2.) They create short-term goals 3.) It feels OH SO GOOD when you finally get to cross something off. Think about what you really want to experience and accomplish in your life... dig into your deepest dreams and desires, far and wide and scratch it all down on a piece of paper. If you have some personal stuff in there, no big deal, hide your list in your underwear drawer. ;] But seriously you can make it however you want and just have fun with it. The great thing about a bucket list is that you can always add to it and it is such an encouraging action to take control and make plans that will fulfill your life. Sure you can't do everything now because of time and money, but it's the EVENTUALLY part you need to focus on. Don't ever give up on any goals you set for yourself! I added a "What I've Done Along the Way" Section at the bottom of my bucket list to see all the experiences I've had without planning for them and it keeps me motivated. My assignment to all of you is to start a bucket list, if you already have one, then spend some time reviewing and/or adding to it.
My Bucket List:
1) Backpack Ireland
2) Learn to surf
3) Sky dive
4) Improve in drawing
5) Buy a Vespa
6) Vacation in Hawaii
7) Visit S. Korea
8) Own a Siberian Husky
9) Visit Holland
10) Visit Australia
11) Possibly get a tattoo, maybe two- we'll see
12) Improve in Spanish and Dutch
13) Get married once (and stay married)
14) Have a family
15) Go scuba diving
16) Learn to snowboard
17) Have a great career
18) Visit every major capital city in Europe
19) Own a yacht
20) Own a beach house
21) Own a studio apt. (those are so adorable)
22) Go to all 50 states
23) Buy a bicycle
24) Meet a couple of my favorite celebrities (ex: Zooey Deschanel)
25) Buy a great camera
26) Have enough money to support my parents when they're older
27) Own a trampoline (Always wanted one!)
28) Donate to charities throughout my life
29) Go White Water Rafting
30) Ride in a hot air balloon
31) Swim with the dolphins
32) Learn to drive stick-shift --> Kind of learned haha
33) Learn to water ski
34) Go in a shark cage
35) Learn to play piano
36) Own a marimba
37) Learn sign language
38) Be an extra in a film/tv show
39) Attend at least one major sporting event: the Super Bowl, the Olympics, etc.
40) Be a member of the audience in a TV Show --> Been to: Bonnie Hunt Show, Martha Stewart Show
41) Scuba dive off Australia's Great Barrier Reef
42) Set foot on all 7 continents.
43) Go on a helicopter ride
44) Ride the train somewhere
45) Drive a race car
46) Celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans
47) Celebrate New Year's in Times Square
48) Take an African Safari
49) Visit the Great Wall of China
50) Gamble in Las Vegas
51) Go to bartending school & get licensed- just for fun
52) Go on a cruise
53) Be in the audience at TV taping of Ellen
54) Go to the New York Fashion Tour
55) Learn to play bass guitar
56) Learn to play guitar
57) Own a grand piano
58) Go on the Empire State Building
59) Get the top of my ear pierced
60) Go on a roadtrip (that's at least a week long)
What I've Done Along the Way:
- Saw these bands/artists: Paramore, The Hush Sound, One Republic, A Rocket to the Moon, The Coltranes, Secondhand Serenade, The Spill Canvas, Weezer, Cute is What We Aim For, Augustana, New Found Glory, Tegan and Sara, Ludacris, Hellogoodbye, Now Now, Jukebox the Ghost, Gold Hotel, No Doubt, The Sounds, Bruno Mars, LMFAO, Rusko, Nero, Doorly, Cowboy Karate
- Walked the Brooklyn Bridge
- Rode the subway
- Saw Wicked on Broadway in New York
- Went to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
- Knit a scarf
- Became Assistant Coordinator for Campus Couture
I wanted to end this post with a few relevant quotes about life:
"Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can." -Danny Kaye
"Every man dies- Not every man really lives." -William Ross Wallace
"All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
