Inspired by Maggie Mason back in November, I decided to make my version of her Mighty Life List, aka a bucket list. One-hundred things to do before you go. Well, at the time I could only come up with 29 (its hard!) so I decided to update the list to show all 100 items. Its a lot to accomplish but I like the feeling of having it all laid out and it gives you drive to complete them. Its like doing house work, they say to write your chores down so you can physically cross each of them off as you go. It gives you such a feeling of accomplishment to see things crossed off a list rather than to just look around and go, it doesn’t even look like I did that much.
1. Finish the last 9 credit hours to my associates degree
2. Get pregnant
3. Make out with my husband in the rain
4. Go to the dentist
5. Learn to whistle
6. Decorate my child’s nursery
7. Finish writing “the story”
8. Water Ski
9. Put all of our favorite pictures into photo books
10. Get Guy to go ice skating at Crown Center
11. Go to a wine tasting
12. Take Matthew to the zoo
13. Finish 8 holes of golf
14. Read a book on photography
15. Read every Nicholas Sparks book {3 of 13}
16. Visit Times Square
17. Cross the Canadian border
18. Make a friend/pen pal in another country
19. Replace carpet in basement
20. Recycle at least 5 times (as in, 5 full loads) {0 of 5}
21. Learn to knit
22. Buy a new computer
23. Get a great Canon lens
24. Mail birthday cards to 5 family members {0 of 5}
25. Learn to make a Frappucino at home
26. Get my passport
27. Go to a concert
28. Try a pork chop (barf!)
29. Watch the sun rise with Guy
30. Bake a homemade apple pie
31. Own a hot tub
32. Ride the new roller coaster at World’s of Fun
33. Send a care package to a soldier through AnySolider.com
34. Buy a disposable camera and take the whole roll of Guy and I in 2 hours or less, then develop
35. Get a work promotion
36. See a tornado (but be safe!)
37. Build a sandcastle
38. Complete a maternity series like the one from Pacing the Panic Room
39. Take photos in a traditional photo booth
40. Redecorate our bedroom
41. Get 200 followers on my blog
42. Ride the tallest, fastest roller coaster in the country – the Kingda Ka
43. Go to a drive-in movie
44. Buy a king sized bed
45. Come up with a new password instead of continuing to use the same one I came up with in High School
46. Sleep in a tent overnight
47. Decorate my work office
48. Find my very first friend and see how her life turned out (her name was Catrina something)
49. Squeeze homemade orange juice
50. Ride a catamaran
51. Buy a peace lily for my house and for my office
52. Get a professional massage
53. Take pictures of the cows across from my office
54. Get a Blackberry
55. Get at least a $1 raise
56. Work from home
57. Take a road trip with Hubby jamming to 80’s and 90’s music only
58. Get my first paying photography job
59. Go on a hike
60. Collect post cards from everywhere I visit
61. Get business cards
62. Sit on a jury
63. Take a hot air balloon ride
64. Swim with dolphins
65. Zip line
66. Complete a triathlon
67. Fly a plane
68. Buy new fluffy pillows
69. Learn how to play my keyboard
70. Give more compliments
71. Record 1 song
72. Get a meaningful tattoo
73. Meet Christina Aguilera
74. Do 5 pull ups in a row
75. See the Eiffel tower
76. Sing the national anthem at a professional sporting event
77. Take a family vacation once a year
78. Go bungee jumping
79. Stay at a ME hotel
80. Fly a kite with hubby
81. Watch “The Business of Being Born”
82. Own a lake house
83.Wear a big hat at the Kentucky Derby
84. Retire at 50 with enough money to live and travel
85. Travel somewhere via train
86. Help someone
87. Be able to run a mile without stopping
88. Perfect the art of baking chocolate chip cookies
89. Visit Hawaii
90. Give my first born a sibling
91. Exercise 3 times a week
92. Give Love and Marriage a makeover
93. Take a specific photo of everywhere we visit (like this or this)
94. Hold my husband’s hand more
95. Rescue an animal
96. Give blood
97. Make one night a week devoted strictly to family
98. Be the best wife I can possibly be
99. Be the best mother I can possibly be
100. Leave my family knowing how much I loved them
Sher Bailey is a writer in the Midwest who believes the power of humor, Mod Podge, and grandkids can fix most problems in life. You can find her at SherBailey.com.
Dollface says
this is amazing! Its gave me a shiver down my spine, xxxooo
Allyson says
what a great list. the best of luck meeting all of them. you can do it!
Adorably Distracted... says
loved this. The last one was my favorite!
Sher says
There are lots of those I wanna do as well.
a H.I.T. says
Love the new look! What a great list. Husby and I have made a small one.
Nicole says
love it! you’ve inspired me to make one.
Meagan says
I love the idea of a bucket list…I just might make one!!! PS I love your new layout! So cute!
Jessi says
Amazing. Literally choking back tears. I’m so emotional lately!
Beautiful list!
Sugar & Spice says
Love your list! It’s amazing how many things we want to accomplish! I think I might be doing a list of my own!
Sugar & Spice says
Love your list! It’s amazing how many things we want to accomplish! I think I might be doing a list of my own!
Sugar & Spice says
Love your list! It’s amazing how many things we want to accomplish! I think I might be doing a list of my own!
Lucy Marie says
Awesome list. And I love the new look for your blog.
Melissa says
Great list! You’ve inspired me! I”m going to make one of these lists!
I could help you with #21 and #18
This video is great for learning to knit… http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-knit-a-cable-stitch
And as for #18.. i’m an American but i live in Ireland for now! =)
Have a great weekend.