Bucket list - revisited

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I was going back through old blog posts, and I found a bucket list I called "50 Things to do Before I turn 50." I wrote it in 2010, when I wasn't even 40. I didn't have "move to another country" on my list, but that apparently happened before I managed to go up in a hot air balloon! Didn't do a lot of these in thirteen years, so maybe I'll do better this time. Y'all are gonna have to keep me honest. I've got about 8 years before I turn 60. 

Hmmm... I might change a few of these to reflect new realities and new interests. 

 


Here's my original list:

1. Visit the Aquarium (Monterrey, Baltimore, Sydney, Auckland... I love aquariums)

2. Dance in the rain

3. Ride in a hot air balloon

4. Buy a house

5. Visit all 50 states (hmmm, not as likely now)

6. Own a big girl camera

7. Spend a day at a winery

8. Tutor Someone

9. Host a dinner party

10. Go camping

11. Write a book…or maybe a nice article (lots of those for SC) 

12. Learn to swim

13. Speak to a crowd

14. Build something (hello, IKEA)

15. Pay off my car

16. Plant something (that doesn't die...)

17. Take a road trip with friends 

18. Try something I hate 

19. Go to a movie alone

20. Wake up early and sit on my patio

21. Keep a journal

22. Take a risk (I guess moving to Spain counts!) 

23. Visit 10 landmarks in the US (or in Europe, which seems more likely now) 

24. Teach someone something

25. Do yoga (I did it, but I didn't like it)

26. Make a soufflé

27. Make a large purchase without panicking

28. Be fearless

29. Write a poem

30. Meditate (tried it, I'm not very good at it) 

31. Fall in love (this and #33 :) ) 

32. Change a tire

33. Get married

34. Ride in a horse drawn carriage

35. Pay off my credit cards

36. Invest in something

37. Attend an outside concert

38. Catch a fish

39. Ride a motorcycle (this one could get replaced) 

40. Be content

41. Make my own ice cream

42. Read 100 books (since 2010? at least!) 

43. Take a graphic design course (this one could get replaced) 

44. Watch all the movies on AFI's top 100 list

45. Run (or jog) a 5k (as opposed to just walking) (this one could get replaced) 

46. Ride an elephant (this one should get replaced) 

47. Go to Italy Greece, Ireland, Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, Iceland, Finland... 

48. Learn to speak Hebrew. (I tried on Duolingo. Need to do it for real.)

49. Take a cruise to Alaska

50. Take dancing lessons (took dance lessons for our wedding)


Replacements: 

51. Get a Spanish driver's license (supposed to be super difficult) 

52. Learn Catalan

53. Stay overnight in a castle 

Any other suggestions from the peanut gallery? Anybody wanna come along for the ride?  

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