Before I left my last position, I had a discussion with a couple of friends at the office. We discussed what's on our bucket lists. Some of the things on my bucket list are pretty mundane and others are fantastic. Most people believe that a bucket list has to include exclusively fantastic stuff but I don't. I believe a bucket list should include things that are important to you, mundane or not.
My friend
Sabine is currently working on one of her items in her bucket list; to become a great photographer. To my way of thinking, she already is. I'm happy that she has started down that road and hope she continues.
My bucket has things in it that may seem unreasonable but I include them anyway as it is a way of growth for me. Stretch goals if you will. I will add things as I go along in life so this is not a static list. So without further ado, my bucket list:
1.
Graduate with a Bachelors Degree.
2.
Graduate with a Masters Degree from a private university.
3.
Marry a good hearted, gentle soul, who accepts me as I am in an outdoors wedding.
4.
Work in IT.
5.
Plan and open my own business.
6.
Take a 30 day cruise across the Pacific Ocean with all that that entails.
7.
Start a blog.
8.
Be a good people manager.
9.
Sing at open mic night.
10.
Learn Massage Therapy.
11.
Be an Entrepreneur.
12. Have an awesome garden.
13.
Learn how to work with stained glass.
14. Learn sugar craft.
15. Become an artist.
16. Have more free time and volunteer someplace that gives back to humanity.
17. Become more green and live off the grid.
18. Be an encouragement to others - I really think this is a life goal that is ongoing, not just to be marked off once complete.
19.
Take a trip across states on a motorcycle.
20.
Live in another country.
21. Learn Yoga.
22. Stay in a luxury tree house.
23.
Become debt free.
24.
Go to a TED talk.
25. Publish a book and sell more than 100 copies.
26.
Meet Fiona McIntosh.
27. Meet Stephen King.
28. Meet Oprah.
29. Take up sailing.
30. Take a week long bush walk/hike.
31. See the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights.
32. See the Aurora Australis or Southern Lights.
33. Take a cruise to Alaska.
34.
Drive through Tasmania.
35.
Visit New Zealand.
36. Tour Europe.
37.
Stay in Amsterdam for a while. Visit the Old Church (Oude Kerk).
38.
Go to Hawaii.
39. Get my weight to a good level and stay there.
40. Tour Israel.
41. Spend some time in Canada.
42.
Learn how to make cheese.
43. Take a train across Australia.
44. See, and hike, the Great Wall of China.
45. See the Great Pyramid of Giza
46. Visit Stonehenge.
47.
See the Grand Canyon.
48. Spend the night in a castle.
49. See the polar ice caps.
50. See a glacier up close.
51. Visit the Taj Mahal.
52. Take a week long (or longer) tour of various castles.
53. Visit Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow.
54. Be present at the birth of my grandchild (or grandchildren).
55. Own a successful bed and breakfast or self contained cottages.
56. Own a winery.
57.
As you can see, my list is evolving. It grows as I do. If you would like to look at some other peoples list, try
Create as Folk with Laura Simms,
SailingBo, or
Bucket List dot org. Tell me, what's on your list?
