This doesn't dismay me, but when I happened across My Ultimate Bucket List book at my local Half-Price Books and it was in their clearance area, I grabbed it. Milestone birthdays DO tend to focus your thoughts on living intentionally!
I finally got a chance to flip through the book and write down my bucket list this evening. I have 40 items listed so far; a healthy start I believe. What struck me as I read through the 300 specific bucket list suggestions was how many that I could check off right now. Whenever I had considered a bucket list before, I assumed that I would have more on the list than accomplished; I've lived in the same state my whole life, married a man I met in elementary school, and am a stay-at-home mama. How much could I have done?
So... I went through the list again. I tallied up 75 items on that list!!
I've planted a tree, learned to play an instrument, started a new tradition, gone to a concert of a favorite band, attended a drive-in movie,
In case my checked-off list encourages YOU, here's the rest:
11. throw myself a birthday party {actually a surprise anniversary party for my parents!}
12. visit the Humane Society and play with the animals
13. try a martial art
14. get my picture in the newspaper
15. participate in a polar bear swim
16. wear a snake around my neck
17. try panning for gold
18. donate money to a worthy cause
19. kiss under a mistletoe
20. try to be 2 places at the same time {what mother HASN'T?!}
21. try yoga
22. shower under a waterfall
23. try to find a four-leaf clover
24. roast marshmallows at a campfire
25. milk a
26. fly a kite
27. learn to write calligraphy {nowhere NEAR as good as my friend at Swallowtail Calligraphy!}
28. visit an island
29. donate hair to cancer patients
30. enter a contest
31. adopt a dog
32. go camping
33. give blood
34. make homemade ice cream
35. canoe down a river
36. buy myself an entire new wardrobe {again, motherhood...}
37. explore a cave
38. visit a castle
39. go jet-skiing
40. have a candlelight dinner
41. visit the birthplace of my ancestors
42. visit Stonehenge
43. make an investment in something
44. serenade someone in public {Sweet Adeline Singing Valentines!}
45. see a shooting star
46. line dance
47. ride on a double-decker bus {while I was in U.K. seeing Stonehenge...}
48. stay in a log cabin for a night
49. go to a food festival
50. go on a zipline
51. visit Disney World {twice}
52. tour a ruin
53. jump on a pogo stick {I'm pretty lousy, but my 14yo is good}
54. try a Zumba class
55. tie messages on a bunch of balloons and let them go
56. teach a class in any subject {Classical Conversations!!!}
57. sit in the very front seat of a roller coaster
58. play spin the bottle with people at a party {LONG long ago!!}
59. cash in a winning lottery ticket or scratch off
60. pet a stingray
61. get a license for something other than driving {licensed foster family for 8 years}
62. go horseback riding
63. get a degree {two}
64. start a collection of something {books, angels, turtles, and nativity sets}
65. play charades at a party
66. kiss someone at midnight on New Year's Eve
67. climb a tree
68. get a book autographed by the author
69. learn to ice skate
70. mentor a young person
71. watch a symphony perform
72. build a snowman
73. make a prank call {also long ago, I'm much more mature, now... don't laugh!}
74. ride a train
75. play a round of golf {abysmally!}
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