When I was 21, I decided to write a list of things I would like to see, do, or accomplish within the next 40 years. There's something very satisfying about making goals and seeing them accomplished! However, full disclaimer: this list is a work in progress. From time to time, I take out things that are no longer important to me or add others that strike my interest. If they are already complete, I leave them, regardless of how trivial some now seem. Along the way, I try to record pictures of the journey when I can. :) Some are things I can do immediately. Others will take time. Day by day, I can't wait to see the adventures to be!
Life's List
Complete: 47/100
In Progress: 11/100
1. Live in another country for a year or spend a year traveling & living like a local
2. Stay in a treehouse, teepee, yurt and/or house boat
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4. See one of the 7 wonders of the world
5. DONE June 2019 5. Visit a vineyard
6. June 2021 Teach for at least five years
7. Study at least 10 languages [So far: Spanish-proficient, French-basic, Latin-limited basic, Japanese-basic, Indonesian-basic, Portuguese-basic]
8. Learn a language primarily by immersion in a country where it’s spoken learning Indonesian was a glimpse!
11. Write a book (fiction or non-fiction). Maybe publish it. Nanowrimo progress!
13. Sky dive or bungee jump
June 2024 Chicago to East Coast 14. Go on a cross-country road trip/train trip and/or drive along the western or eastern coast
QUEBEC August 2017 & 2023 16. Take a Canada road trip to Quebec and another to Banff/Vancouver
17. Make a piece of pottery
18. Capsule wardrobe: Build a higher quality, more sustainably & ethically sourced, and smaller closet in progress
20. Run Detroit Free Press half marathon, crossing to Canada on foot ;) Or do a shorter fun run like color run or inflatable course
21. Buy a house & plant a garden of fresh herbs, flowers, fruit & veggies + fruit tree; create a joyful outdoor space; create a library/reading nook; refurnish an antique piece of furniture
22. Knit or crochet something or make a quilt (i.e. start and FINISH a project)
23. Go white water rafting and/or snorkeling
25. Explore Taiwanese or other South Asian night markets
27. Visit Brazil: Sugarloaf cable car & Christ the Redeemer
31. Try geocaching and/or foraging
32. Take a class to learn a practical skill (automotive, nutrition, counseling, etc.)
36. Visit Mexico (Chichen Itza, Mexico City, Oaxaca, beach) & Spain (Barcelona, Camino de Santiago, Xamaleon ice cream)
38. Visit Griffith Observatory and Kogi Tacos in LA
40. Eat my way through Italy - take a pasta or other culinary class
43. Visit caves in Kentucky or elsewhere
46. Go ziplining in a rain forest, across a waterfall or across a mountain range
47. Visit Jerusalem: see Biblical landmarks & put a prayer in the wailing wall
50. Study the Bible; read through every 2-3 years [ongoing]
51. Eat a whole lobster
52. Eat a Georgia peach and visit the Gone with the Wind set
53. Mackinac Island bridge walk
59. Swim in an infinity pool
62. Visit where my grandparents lived in Scotland (and Harry Potter sites)
63. Hold a koala in Australia and pet a sheep in New Zealand
65. Visit the first Starbucks & gum wall in Seattle
67. Take a book-binding, metalwork, and/or culinary class (possibly in another city)
68. Publish a poem, short story, or article
69. Touch all 4 oceans & 6/7 continents 2/4 oceans and 3/6 continents
70. Hawaii: take a language or culture class, visit coffee/chocolate farm, see a volcano (active or not)
71. Learn more about our family's genealogy and my genetics with something like 23 & Me (Ancestry.com)
72. Finish at least one of the “100 books to read before you die” lists [BBC list 58/100]
73. Travel to all 50 states [Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, N. Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, New York, Maine, Massachusetts, Indiana, California, Oklahoma, Utah, Nevada, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island (24)]
-Visit both Kansas cities
- 4 corners
- Laura Ingalls Wilder spots
74. See the Great Wall of China, visit Hong Kong, travel to southeast Asia
75. Visit the Redwood Forest
76. Get to know my sisters on a deeper level (ongoing)
79. Go to the Alberquerque balloon festival or go on a hot air balloon somewhere else
80. Travel to Japan a second time to visit friends & visit all 3 major islands
82. Try Butterbeer at Harry Potter World & visit Disney World
84. Visit India - take a yoga class?
90. Egypt: see the pyramids & ride a camel
91. See the Pictured Rocks in summer
94. Visit Greece or another country on the Mediterranean (Mykonos)
95. Enjoy Creole food in New Orleans
96. Peru: See the view from Machu Picchu & visit Lima
May 2024 Mid-Michigan 97. See the Northern Lights
God-willing: Get married & have kids ❤️ (Taken off of main list bc these two are truly not in my control!)
Also changed (for now) bc of change in interest/priorities/desire to further specify: learn to play a few favorite songs on guitar or piano, learn to ride a bike/tandem/confidently ride tricycle, take an African dance class > visit Africa > visit any country in Africa > visit the great pyramids in Africa
12: Karaoke with IMAX!
#58: St. Patrick's Day 2011 (21st!)
#49: Sit on an engineering class--CEE 265: Sustainable Engineering Principles
We learned about biomimicry...Thanks Mee Sun!
#88: Ice Skating with JOLT in Detroit
#93: Geddes Avenue Potluck
#101: Go fairy door hunting - with Ms. Elizabeth - here are a two we found!
#54 Host a Thanksgiving Dinner
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#41 Participate in NaBloPoMo (#932) & NaNoWriMo
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#60 Get cartilage pierced
#28 Travel Abroad with my mom
#89 Brunch at a french cafe
#61 Ride on double-decker bus in England
#45 Adopted Max & Charlie
#81 Honduras
#16 Canadian road trip to Quebec
#30 Niagara Falls
#56 Sushi Bazooka
#77 First service of HMCC: Detroit!
#26 First time skiing!
#97 Northern Lights
4 comments:
Okay, I have a plan for you. You can tackle 1, 7, 8, 14, 16, 36, *47*, *48*, 71, 89, and 94 and potentially 2,3, 9, 12, 13, 15, 19, 25, 26 (Yes, you can SKI in Israel and then go visit the beach), take your mom along for 28, 31 (convinced everyone's soul mate is in Israel :P),37, 39, 44, 45, 64, 76, 86, 87, and 91 by running off to Israel with me! :D ;)
And see I so read through your whole list! ;) I should make one but we have a lot in common. But look at how many of your dreams can come true in Israel! :D I think i have a list of 100 things just to do in Israel, at least... including find my soulmate. ;) ANd if I do make it to Israel this summer envy me as I do many of those list thigns of yours. ;)
Also. Birthday time let's go out and drink green beer and sing karaoke! I don't know about you but I'd need some alcohol to actually face up to the singing at all! ;)
hehe thanks for helping me make my dreams come true :) we should definitely grab a bday drink together!
We can drink on the flight to Israel! ;)
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