- Go camping
- Visit a Renaissance fair
- Run a 5K
- Run a 10K
- Complete a walk against cancer
- Learn to ride a bike
- Learn to rollerblade
- Go canoeing
- Go kayaking
- Go tubing
- Learn to play racquetball
- Play soccer
- Learn how to ice skate
- Learn how to swim
- Swim in the ocean
- Swim in a race
- Learn judo
- Become a black belt
- Learn wrestling
- Learn Spanish
- Study in a foreign country
- Go to a jazz club in New Orleans
- Go snorkeling
- Jump from a cliff into deep water
- Break a Guinness world record
- Sleep in anovernight train
- Swim with dolphins
- Visit the San Diego Zoo
- Ride a camel
- Ride an elephant
- Adopt a pet from an animal shelter
- See a koala bear
- See whales in the ocean
- See the sun rise over the Grand Canyon
- See the northern lights
- Visit Yosemite National Park
- Go the Everglades
- Hike in a rain forest
- See Death Valley
- See the Parthenon
- See Big Ben in London
- Visit Notre Dame Cathedral
- See the Cologne Cathedral
- Visit the Metropolitan Art Museum in New York
- Go to the Smithsonian Museums in D.C
- Go the National Gallery of Art in DC
- Visit the Field Museum in Chicago
- Go to the Getty Museum
- Live in a foreign country for six months
- Ride a boat in Hong Kong harbor
- Go to the Bahamas
- Attend a Japanese tea ceremony in Tokyo
- Climb up the statue of liberty
- See the Mona Lisa
- Visit the Hershey Factory in Pennsylvania
- Ride a steamboat down the Mississippi
.... then I got bored. My two conclusions are that a) most people's bucket lists seem to consist of staring at a lot of stuff - yeah, the Mona Lisa is cool and so is Notre Dame cathedral and 900 other things I could list, but still, it seems there should be more to life than looking at stuff - even if it is really beautiful amazing stuff
and b) a lot of stuff on people's bucket lists are not that hard. I learned to swim and ice skate before kindergarten.
I was also intrigued by what some people have on their lists. "Before I die, I want to collect Pez dispensers."
Ri-ight.
I've done a lot of stuff and don't really feel like I have that much unfinished business.
I'm not sure what is on my bucket list. It is definitely not "Become an early riser" or "Take make-up lessons with a make-up specialist."
Do YOU have a bucket list? Do you think that it's important to have one? If you do have one, what is on it?
7 comments:
This gave me an idea of having 30 day challenges which can be used to have an interesting life. You can get one off the bucket list and challenge yourself to finish that one within 30 days. That way each year doesn't seem like it just passed by very quickly.
I will get myself a journal/diary about them too.
But of course we also have to focus on work that is meaningful to us. The bucket list is just a bonus.
By the way, I will scratch off the 5k 10k run idea because marathons are not good for your health according to the PACE express system. Sprints are better.
When most people get to the age to consider making a bucket list, becoming a Judo world champion is off the table. I think learning Judo at 40 years + is plenty hard enough to be bucket list worthy.. although I do seem to stair at the ceiling from the flat of my back a lot :)
That 30-day challenge is a great idea.
I actually enjoyed running the 5K and 10K but since I've had my knee replaced I'm hesitant to run as much.
I'm working on a second game that is tangential to the main computer game we are writing. I think that will be my first 30-day challenge.
I plan on making a bucket list before my time is up.
Hey, isn't that self-fulfilling?
Would like to finish my PHD.
Would love to trip one more time on some really good shrooms,
Would like to eat Zabar's Sour Cream and Herring with Onions a few more times.
Sylver -
So your bucket list is "make bucket list" ?
You're done.
To have Dr. AnnMaria dislocate my elbow ... well, not really. Too many people already belong to that club.
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