Bucket List

I finally finished my bucket list (I started it back in February). One down, 39 more to go!  My list consists of 40 things I want to accomplish by the time I am 40.  I have 9-1/2 years left to cross everything off!  

Some of the listed items will be easy and some will be hard.  This year I decided to do things that scare me.  I don't mean in the way of having someone jump out at me in a haunted house, but things I typically hold myself back from because I am fearful of failure or make excuses as to why I couldn't do it.  Too often I stop myself from leaping because I don't know where I will land.  

Ever since becoming a bonus parents I've tried to teach the kids that if they can dream it they can do it.  It seemed wrong to hang onto the fears and excuses holding me back from living my dreams.

I am not sure which item I will tackle first, but I'll keep you posted!

1. Go Black Friday shopping

2. Volunteer in another country

3. Build a piece of furniture, that I would actually feel confident using (anyone can build a chair, but would you sit in it yourself??)

4. Take an extended period of time off work to explore, create and just “be”

5. Go skydiving

6. Marry my best friend

7. Go to Fiji and/or Bora Bora

8. Take a cooking class

9. Hit salary goal (which will remain undisclosed!)

10. Buy a house

11. Start working on restoring a motorcycle or car

12. Plant a garden, and actually produce something edible

13. Buy a nice camera and learn how to use it

14. Make charcuterie  

15. Complete a triathlon

16. Hike at least one of the 14ers (http://www.14ers.com/)

17. Finish this 40 by 40 list (This was harder than you might think - I started this list back in February 2014) Done!  6/18/14

18. Learn to play the piano

19. Learn sign language

20. Get Grady Dane Butler (My Great Dane)

21. Learn to weld

22. Learn to surf

23. Learn to shoot my gun

24. Drive a race car (I can’t get this one out of my head - teach me your ways Danica!)

25. Learn how to use photoshop

26. Have a fantasy football team

27. See the Olympics live

28. Take a woodworking class

29. Roast coffee beans

30. Brew beer

31. Learn to wakeboard Done! 7/5/14 on Lake Spencer

32. Buy a pair of really expensive beautiful shoes (This might prove to be the hardest item on the list - this one will require some convincing for Scott!)

33. Learn the dance moves to a whole song (Song yet to be determined - recommendations always welcome!)

34. Be debt free (credit cards)

35. Get all A's in grad school

36. Do something nice and/or needed for a complete stranger

37. See the Northern Lights

38. Ride an Elephant

39. Go to a Red Sox game

40. Read 40 books (this one will be tough considering I don’t love reading and have always had a hard time reading an entire book)