What's on your "Bucket List"?

Happyoceangirl

You know, the list of things you want to do, see, experience, feel, try, be... before you "kick the bucket".

I made one a year ago and it's interesting to see how much has changed. What a cool feeling to be able to put a checkmark by some of those babies! Share some of your dreams and tap into inspiration!

Some of my remaining "to do's" -
Become a really great teacher
Make friends with our dogs
Eliminate debt
Become a philanthropist
Travel: - 50 states with no agenda… just to see the beauty
Learn photoshop
Advance / enhance my education
Tell a new story
Learn glassblowing, cutting, stained glass
Become fluent in American Sign Language
Spend a New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas
Witness a solar eclipse
Witness the Northern Lights
Climb a mountain
Grow a bonsai tree
Attend a bon dance
Live music at every opportunity, support local artists
Learn how to build a website
Study astrology
Learn graphology (handwriting analysis)
international travel

How bout you??

StacySkinny

Hmm I haven't given this much thought. So just off the top of my head:

Hear I love you from a man and know that he really means it (preferably a man that I love back lol)
Learn how to play the drums
Make love (I've had sex lots, just never actually "made love" - big difference)
Run five miles without stopping - feeling the strength in my legs and the wind in my face
Learn a second language
Be a Mom
Be a Wife
Swim in the ocean
Swim with dolphins
See a whale in real life
See the pyramids
Tell my biological father that I forgive him and mean it
Be an inspiration to others
Write a book that is well received
Shock my family by showing up at a family reunion looking slim and sexy
Shock my ex-class mates by showing up to a class reunion looking slim and sexy
Shock my ex-boyfriend by running into him while looking slim and sexy lol
Be adored by someone other than me and God (preferably lots of someones heheh )

Missouwechanged

This is a tough one, I will come back to it later when I'll have more time.

blakejohn

to make love under the stars in a tropcil paradise

Happyoceangirl

Hmm I haven't given this much thought. So just off the top of my head:

Hear I love you from a man and know that he really means it (preferably a man that I love back lol)
Learn how to play the drums
Make love (I've had sex lots, just never actually "made love" - big difference)
Run five miles without stopping - feeling the strength in my legs and the wind in my face
Learn a second language
Be a Mom
Be a Wife
Swim in the ocean
Swim with dolphins
See a whale in real life
See the pyramids
Tell my biological father that I forgive him and mean it
Be an inspiration to others
Write a book that is well received
Shock my family by showing up at a family reunion looking slim and sexy
Shock my ex-class mates by showing up to a class reunion looking slim and sexy
Shock my ex-boyfriend by running into him while looking slim and sexy lol
Be adored by someone other than me and God (preferably lots of someones heheh )

These are GREAT!! Thanks for sharing. Write these down somewhere and pull the list out in a year or so -you'll be so surprised to see what's happened.... for instance - you'll have run the 5 miles by then and will have been told how inspiring you are. And if it counts, I'm really starting to adore you. :flowerforyou:

Happyoceangirl

This is a tough one, I will come back to it later when I'll have more time.

Please do!

Happyoceangirl

to make love under the stars in a tropcil paradise

What? No mile high club? No list of places to "make it"? That could make for great travel inspiration....

StacySkinny

These are GREAT!! Thanks for sharing. Write these down somewhere and pull the list out in a year or so -you'll be so surprised to see what's happened.... for instance - you'll have run the 5 miles by then and will have been told how inspiring you are. And if it counts, I'm really starting to adore you. :flowerforyou:

Awwwww! Thank you,sweetie! That put a HUGE smile on my face. You made my day! *big hugs*

And yeah, I hope to have some of these crossed off my list a year from now. That would be awesomeSauce!

reesepieces

*I know my list is long. I wrote one of these a while ago...only I had 100 and narrowed it down....a lil bit! Enjoy!**

Marry a man that I love to talk to.
Love someone deeply and passionately.
Take responsibilities for everything I say or do.
Kiss in the rain. (I have always wanted to do that, like in the Notebook.)
Spend a week in London with my son. I want to experience the world with him.
Never badmouth anyone that does not deserve it.
Learn ballroom dancing. (Maybe some salsa too.)
Save someone's life.
Write a will.
Ride a mechanical bull and stay on for longer than 5 seconds.
Sleep under the stars on a summer night.
Lose weight and keep it off.
Kiss a complete stranger and walk away. (Not attached preferably.)
Own a Mitsubishi Spyder Eclipse.
Attend Ozzfest at least one year.
Spend a whole day reading a book in the sun.
Make a complete and utter fool of myself in front of a crowd.
Spend a night in a haunted place.
Stand under a small waterfall.
Go through jury duty for a murder case.
Go skinny-dipping with a real handsome man.
Overcome one of my fears.
Get floor tickets for a rock concert.
Leave a stink bomb in an elevator.
Catch a ball at a Major League baseball game. (Preferably the yanks)
Learn to be a bartender.
Write a song that gets on the radio at least once even if I have to call in myself to sing it.
Go to Mardi Gras, drink myself silly, and gather up some mardi gras beads.
Watch the lighting of the Christmas tree in Times Square with my son right by my side.
Go to Disney World. (Never been in my life.)
Learn to read Tarot Cards efficiently.
Sell photographs that I have taken.
Build a treehouse that won't fall apart.
Help build a Habitat for Humanity home.
Make a difference in someone's life.
Play a game of poker for real money.
Page myself over an intercom without disguising my voice.
Drive a Lambourgini Diablo Roadster.
Spend a day in a day spa to relax.
Hide all the clocks in my house for a day.
Take up yoga or pilates.
Mend all my relationships with my enemies.
Solve a Rubik's cube.
Get a snapshot of everything important in my life all together.
Speak in front of a crowd without getting nervous.
Win a pool tournament.
Go on a cruise with a special someone.
Go white water rafting.
Run in a marathon without walking at all.
Create my own yummy alcoholic mixed drink.
Become debt free.
Experience a life-changing situation for myself.

Missouwechanged

My bucket list is as so, for now

Sail around the world in a catamaran with my husband.
Discover new cultures.
Help someone in need.
Learn latin dances.
Learn Spanish, Portugese, Italian... for starters.
Have my French nationality. It will open the door to many French territories while I am on my catamaran.
Finish my diploma in education science.
Become a teacher in a country in need.
Live another wonderfull 25 years and more with my husband

The first thing I want to do though is get rid of the bone infection I have.

Take care everyone and sweet dreams

blakejohn

to make love under the stars in a tropcil paradise

What? No mile high club? No list of places to "make it"? That could make for great travel inspiration....

the mile high club is kind of cramped, and I've crossed the others off the list

Blossom01

Hummmmm...... This is challenging! I guess I thought that by the age of 40 I would have mastered everything on my list but I guess not lol... I need to gather my thought and post later but I know for sure some of the things on my list are...

Traveling around the world and staying at the most luxurious hotels with romantic suites.

Have a Romanic encounter on the beach, light up fireworks, get a sweet massage, and light a fire and play soft music all night.

Move far away from here and from everyone around me, except my girls and become independent.

Have a home on the mountains with my own horse.

Go back to college and study physiology

Travel as a guest speaker in “Woman’s conferences” in different countries.

Learn more than five languages.

Travel on Bike for more than 30 miles and experience a new adventure

Learn to play a guitar and piano.

Record a Cd with my own voice and music.

islandnutshel

I want my next drivers liscence to have a nice picture on it.
When I reach my goal weight I want to get a bikini and go to some forein beach resort with my husband.

BiloxiBelle

I'm telling ya, my brother was diagnosed w/small cell lung cancer in June 2005 & passed away Dec that same year. I quickly learned that I should LIVE THIS DAY & my bucket list was kicked into high gear. That very next year I checked off my dream of going to Alaska, dog sledding & being on top of a glacier. I've been diving w/sharks, Mardi Gras, I have spent a year volunteering at the animal shelter, spent New Years in Amsterdam, took pilates at a ballet studio & took up yoga, went white water rafting, bought some land on a lake....I don't have much left. I have even just been accepted into a Respiratory Care program--changing careers at the age of 38. Life is so freakin short!!! Do something that matters to you!!

Only things left on my list currently:

learn a second language
go to London w/my hubby so he can see why I love it so much
go to Croatia w/my mom (specifically to visit Ston so we can see where her family is from)
I'm a big scuba diver & would love to go to Fiji & stay in one of those above water huts & dive everyday
sky dive

godblessourhome

my list of 35 things i'd like to do before i turn 35:
1. read the entire bible once a year
2. read 4 'classics' a year
-emma, lord of the flies, paradise lost, a tale of two cities, my antonia
-the great gatsby, jane eyre, robinson crusoe, treasure island
-gulliver's travels, adventures of huck finn, walden and civil disobedience, the old man and the sea
3. re-read 'watership down' - *CHECK*
4. write a hand-written note once a week for three months and mail it off
5. publish a christian children's book
6. start a once-a-month girl's night out group - *CHECK*
7. exercise 3 times a week... starting now - *CHECK*
8. run a 15k
9. train myself to sleep on my back instead of my side
10. take a ballroom dancing lesson
11. take a decorating class
12. take a pottery-making class
13. take a photography class (and buy a 'good' camera)
14. take my mom to a scrapbooking-weekend-convention-type-thing
15. finish the scrapbook on my dad's life
16. refinish the guest bedroom dresser
17. make a quilt
18. make a fort/playhouse for the boys behind the garage
19. learn to play one song on the guitar
20. learn to make curry
21. find one thing i *like* to bake (signature dish)
22. can homemade pickles
23. grow strawberries in my garden
24. furnish our outdoor patio - *CHECK*
25. teach the boys to ski
26. convince hubby we need a dog - *CHECK*
27. go sailing
28. go camping with tyler and rachel at hart ranch - *CHECK*
29. go visit scotty and laura frances in missouri
30. go to the grand canyon
31. go on a cruise (10-year anniversary is coming up *grin*)
32. go tour the vatican city with my husband
33. meet my sports idol seth smith and get his autograph - *CHECK*
34. become a mentor
35. work on a political campaign

Happyoceangirl

*I know my list is long. I wrote one of these a while ago...only I had 100 and narrowed it down....a lil bit! Enjoy!**

Marry a man that I love to talk to.
Love someone deeply and passionately.
Take responsibilities for everything I say or do.
Kiss in the rain. (I have always wanted to do that, like in the Notebook.)
Spend a week in London with my son. I want to experience the world with him.
Never badmouth anyone that does not deserve it.
Learn ballroom dancing. (Maybe some salsa too.)
Save someone's life.
Write a will.
Ride a mechanical bull and stay on for longer than 5 seconds.
Sleep under the stars on a summer night.
Lose weight and keep it off.
Kiss a complete stranger and walk away. (Not attached preferably.)
Own a Mitsubishi Spyder Eclipse.
Attend Ozzfest at least one year.
Spend a whole day reading a book in the sun.
Make a complete and utter fool of myself in front of a crowd.
Spend a night in a haunted place.
Stand under a small waterfall.
Go through jury duty for a murder case.
Go skinny-dipping with a real handsome man.
Overcome one of my fears.
Get floor tickets for a rock concert.
Leave a stink bomb in an elevator.
Catch a ball at a Major League baseball game. (Preferably the yanks)
Learn to be a bartender.
Write a song that gets on the radio at least once even if I have to call in myself to sing it.
Go to Mardi Gras, drink myself silly, and gather up some mardi gras beads.
Watch the lighting of the Christmas tree in Times Square with my son right by my side.
Go to Disney World. (Never been in my life.)
Learn to read Tarot Cards efficiently.
Sell photographs that I have taken.
Build a treehouse that won't fall apart.
Help build a Habitat for Humanity home.
Make a difference in someone's life.
Play a game of poker for real money.
Page myself over an intercom without disguising my voice.
Drive a Lambourgini Diablo Roadster.
Spend a day in a day spa to relax.
Hide all the clocks in my house for a day.
Take up yoga or pilates.
Mend all my relationships with my enemies.
Solve a Rubik's cube.
Get a snapshot of everything important in my life all together.
Speak in front of a crowd without getting nervous.
Win a pool tournament.
Go on a cruise with a special someone.
Go white water rafting.
Run in a marathon without walking at all.
Create my own yummy alcoholic mixed drink.
Become debt free.
Experience a life-changing situation for myself.

These are great - and very inspiring. I'm going to be adding some things... I see! I especially like "take responsibility for everything I do and say" and 'never badmouth someone who doesn't deserve it". Pretty sure I've made a total fool of myself in front of a crowd of people but didn't see the value of it at the time.

Thanks for sharing!

Happyoceangirl

My bucket list is as so, for now

Sail around the world in a catamaran with my husband.
Discover new cultures.
Help someone in need.
Learn latin dances.
Learn Spanish, Portugese, Italian... for starters.
Have my French nationality. It will open the door to many French territories while I am on my catamaran.
Finish my diploma in education science.
Become a teacher in a country in need.
Live another wonderfull 25 years and more with my husband

The first thing I want to do though is get rid of the bone infection I have.

Take care everyone and sweet dreams

Making contributions to people in need, while also growing and learning. Verrrry cool.

Happyoceangirl

Blakejohn - what are some of the best memories, most exciting / rewarding adventures you've checked off the list? Inquiring minds want to know!

Blossom - sounds great - a home in the mountains.... aaaah. Also, traveling internationally and speaking at women's conferences... wow. What sort of topics interest you?

Nutshel - once you get the good DL photo, figure out how to bribe the DMV to let you keep it on your license for the next 20 years.

Godblessourhome - good list - how much time left before 35 comes?


Biloxibelle - so inspiring.... especially the career change thing, but ALL of your list actually. Sorry to hear of the loss of your brother. And yet, you've taken that situation and learned how to enrich your life in a wonderful way. What a gift.

godblessourhome

Godblessourhome - good list - how much time left before 35 comes?

3 more years.

godblessourhome

double.

blakejohn

Blakejohn - what are some of the best memories, most exciting / rewarding adventures you've checked off the list? Inquiring minds want to know!

Cartagena, Colombia was great following that it's Kiel Germany, London, England, Rio de Janeiro, Iceland, So Cal,

I don't think I sould go into much detail I don't want to get kicked off MFP

Is it to late to add Mexico City to my list I would mind seeing Frida Kahlo's house

BiloxiBelle

Biloxibelle - so inspiring.... especially the career change thing, but ALL of your list actually. Sorry to hear of the loss of your brother. And yet, you've taken that situation and learned how to enrich your life in a wonderful way. What a gift.

Thanks. I listed some fun things I've done & want to do, but really if I think about it the biggest change for me was a change in my daily attitude. I try to find joy & pleasure in the small things....a pretty sunset, a nice walk around the block w/the dogs, just looking out across a body of water, watching the birds at our bird feeders...life goes by really fast & I don't want to spend it being a negative, miserable person. Not that I was a total grinch before!! :laugh:

Glad everyone shared their lists. Sometimes a bucket list is a nice thing to thing about. Hope everyone gets to do everything on their list one day!!

RoadDog

Had a huge list. Have already completed the following:

Parachute
Cliff Dive
Bungee jump
Raced (Cars and Motorcycles)
Travelled the world.


I have really accomplished most of what I want to do. Only a couple more things.

Ride to Sturgis.
Retire
Watch my girls grow see how they come out.
Build my dream home and spend the rest of my life with my family near.

godblessourhome

Ride to Sturgis.

do you want to go for the rally? i grew up in lead/deadwood and hubby gre up in rapid city. now we are in colorado, and hubby and i went back for the rally two years ago. so crowded, but so much fun! the black hills are wonderful. i really hope you take the time to do this!

tater8589

I'm only 25 so this could get long lol.

- Go on a Honeymoon with my husband (we couldn't afford one last year, and both being military its hard to get time off together)
- Go to Japan
- Have kids (want 2)
- Deploy (scary, but would like the experience)
- Go up Pikes Peak
- Finish College (want Psychology/Counceling, I want to councel young girls/women)
- Visit more of the US (been to- Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisianna, Arkansas, Nevada, Washington, Alaska, New Mexico)
- Ride my husbands Harley with him (really scared of it, but he wants to take me for a ride)
- Make my family proud

I have a million other things too, but those are a few.

Happyoceangirl

GodBlessourHome - So.... roughly 1000 (give or take) days to cross em all off the list. Looks like you've got a good start. The timeline is probably a good idea -keeps things from drifting out too far ... and getting lost in the land of "someday". :flowerforyou:

Happyoceangirl

Blakejohn - alright, we get the picture. You've had some good fun! :blushing: Never too late to add anything to the list..... seeing Frida's place would be interesting. Curious - was your travel business related or personally directed? Travel is one of my big ones - trying to see how to realistically make it happen...

Biloxi - Such a good point! Appreciating the small things, realizing that the only things we can really control is our attitude and responses to experiences (instead of the experiences themselves) and living life happily. Ahhhh. That should actually be my ENTIRE list! I'm tempted to revise.:flowerforyou:

Road Dog - it's inspiring to see that you've done so much and your remaining goals reflect your values - home, family and fun. did I get that right? Any plans to do your Sturgis ride in the next 2 years?

Tater - What an eclectic list....!!! Courageous too - to look deployment in the face and choose to see it as an adventure and growth opportunity. About fear - it's always there as long as we're growing.....

Thanks everyone for sharing these lists! Helps me remember it's a huge wide world out there, and the biggest obstacles and limitations are really held in the mind...

Off to make my list for what to accomplish today.

Blossom01

Blossom - sounds great - a home in the mountains.... aaaah. Also, traveling internationally and speaking at women's conferences... wow. What sort of topics interest you?

Ministry. Speaking word of wisdom and life into women’s hearts. Helping them find themselves and the hope that is within.

StacySkinny

I'm telling ya, my brother was diagnosed w/small cell lung cancer in June 2005 & passed away Dec that same year. I quickly learned that I should LIVE THIS DAY & my bucket list was kicked into high gear. That very next year I checked off my dream of going to Alaska, dog sledding & being on top of a glacier. I've been diving w/sharks, Mardi Gras, I have spent a year volunteering at the animal shelter, spent New Years in Amsterdam, took pilates at a ballet studio & took up yoga, went white water rafting, bought some land on a lake....I don't have much left. I have even just been accepted into a Respiratory Care program--changing careers at the age of 38. Life is so freakin short!!! Do something that matters to you!!

Only things left on my list currently:

learn a second language
go to London w/my hubby so he can see why I love it so much
go to Croatia w/my mom (specifically to visit Ston so we can see where her family is from)
I'm a big scuba diver & would love to go to Fiji & stay in one of those above water huts & dive everyday
sky dive

That's very inspiring! I am so glad you've taken such a good thing (learning to embrace today) out of such a tragedy. I'm sure your brother would be proud! *hug*

StacySkinny

Thanks everyone for sharing these lists! Helps me remember it's a huge wide world out there, and the biggest obstacles and limitations are really held in the mind...

Off to make my list for what to accomplish today.

Amen!!

RoadDog

Ride to Sturgis.

do you want to go for the rally? i grew up in lead/deadwood and hubby gre up in rapid city. now we are in colorado, and hubby and i went back for the rally two years ago. so crowded, but so much fun! the black hills are wonderful. i really hope you take the time to do this!

Going in 3 years with several buddies. Going more for the ride than the destination. It's getting too commercial and expensive, but I just want to check it off my list.

I took a 2,700 mile trip last week and had a blast.