I have been keeping a life list inside of my head since I was a teenager. I was recently inspired to write it down and actively try to make it happen by four outstanding young men, and their quest that has been made into a show on MTV: The Buried Life.
I have come up with 40 things so far, some of them are life long dreams from when I was a kid, some are brand new. I will keep adding to this list as I cross items off, and will begin my journey to number 1 on May 8th!
I am fortunate enough to have already been able to cross off some items from my life list, things such as go hiking in a rainforest (in puerto rico), see the Rolling Stones live in concert, see a live sea turtle, go to a Regina Spektor concert with my husband (she's our fav), backpacking through eastern europe, road trip through Mexico inspired by the Motorcyle Diaries (years ago when it was safer). Writing down my list has been so theraputic for me in dealing with a less than perfect job, it reminds me that life can still be an exciting adventure and it gives me something to look forward too. Also, I believe that if you write something down, it will happen, try it!
My Life List (so far)...
1. Become a yoga teacher
2. Attend a Holi celebration (Color Festival) In northern India
3. Swim with great white sharks (in a cage)
4. Learn how to make a really good parisian macaroon
5. Give birth naturally, without an epidural, outside of a hospital (laugh all you want, I think I can do it!)
6. Travel somewhere awesome with my grandma, mom, and sister
7. Roadtrip across North America
8. All out food adventure in France
9. All out food adventure in Italy
10. Guest host/appear in a cooking show
11. Get a black belt in a martial art
12. Become a registered dietitian
13. Experience zero gravity
14. learn how to SCUBA dive
15. Do the voice for a cartoon (don't care if it's in a movie, just something for myself)
16. Gain more self discipline
17. Participate in some kind of cooking competition
18. Go whale watching
19. Learn how to sew
20. Be more physically fit than I ever have been
21. Eat fresh seafood in New England
22. See penguins in antartica
23. See polarbears in the arctic circle
24. Brew my own beer
25. Preform an awesome action/fighting sequence like in a movie (I think there is some company that does this in Japan)
26. Travel to all 7 continents
27. Meet a real geisha in Japan
28. Read all the Harry Potter books to my children
29. Get a half sleeve tattooed on my upper arm
30. Live on a little farm in the country
31. Volunteer/work closely with animals
32. Build my dream home with my husband
33. Successfully quit a bad habit
34. Learn how to swing dance
35. See Metallica in concert
36. Stop being jaded
37. Have a group of close female friends
38. Volunteer on a regular basis
39. Become an expert gardener of vegtables and fruit
40. Swim with dolfins
6 comments:
What's the bad habit?
Or are you looking to cultivate a bad habit only to quit it? That might be super interesting.
You've inspired me to make a Life List today.
Can I bite on #28?
haha Rainey, I have a multitude of bad habits to choose from! It would be great if I could quit one forever. I guess the one I have in mind is picking on the skin of my thumbs.
Ali, go for it! I'm glad my project inspired you!
I have my own list like this, and you know what? 3, 7, 26, and 37 were all on mine too! Wow.
What a great list! Found you on 20sb and I think your blog is great =)
Thanks Kristy!
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