When’s the last time you went out and actually did something adventurous? Something that made you happy and excited to share with others? So often I find myself stuck in a rut of redundancy- wake up, work, go to the gym, sleep- and forget to get out and really experience all that life has to offer. I avoid pulling myself out of my comfort zone and catch myself stressing about the smallest things. We only have this one life and using it to worry about things that we cannot change or wasting it hoping things will change is not what we are meant to do in our short time here.
I have always heard people talk about having a bucket list. For those of you who are unfamiliar with bucket lists, they are basically a physical list of items that you wish to accomplish in life before you die. The term “bucket” comes from the phrase “kicked the bucket” which basically means someone has passed away. Creating a bucket list is seemingly easy, you just think of all items that you want to do in life and write it down so that you don’t forget it. Eventually you will begin crossing items off and adding more as you go through life. These lists can be made up of a number of things- taking an exciting trip, writing a book, skydiving, buying a car- anything that excites you. For years I have heard people talk about them, however I never saw the importance of creating one and actually writing it down. It seemed unnecessary to me and though I always had a mental list of items to accomplish, it wasn’t until recently when I actually decided to write them down.
I decided to share my list of items to hopefully inspire some of you to get out of your comfort zone and wish for things in life again. Do more things that make you happy, don’t worry about the small things that don’t matter, and learn to smell the roses and get excitement out of your everyday tasks as well!
Here’s a look at my list. I have started to cross off items that I have done and I will frequently return to add/ check off items as I go!
The List:
Ride an elephant
Attend Coachella
Live in a foreign country
Ride in a hot air balloon
Visit Greece
Visit the Grand Canyon
Zip line through the rain forest
Go to the Kentucky derby
See a broadway show in NYC
Visit the White House
Stay on the water in Bora Bora
Have children
Swim with dolphins
Put a love lock on the bridge in France
Snorkel in Hawaii
Run a half marathon
Get my masters
Get a puppy
Learn to surf
Ride a mechanical bull
Catch a shark
Be a bridesmaid
Write a book
Soak in the blue lagoon in Iceland
Hike Runyon
Start a blog
Go to Mardi Gras in NOLA
Gamble in Vegas
Get a fish pedicure
Own Louboutins
Attend NY fashion week
Go to Australia
Drink wine in Napa
Take a cooking class
Juice cleanse
Make it on the Kiss Cam
Do a color run
Learn to golf
Run a 5k
Fly in a helicopter
Marry my best friend
Ride a Segway
See the northern lights
Go on a safari in Africa
Travel to all 50 states
Attend a blog conference
Invest $$
Vote in an election
Fly first class
Own a vacation home
Retire
Attend a Dallas Cowboys Game
Camp on the beach
Deep sea fish
Do you have a bucket list? What’s on your list? Comment below to let me know! Xox