When people talk about a bucket list, they are referring to a number of experiences they hope to have or accomplish during their lifetime.
If you have a bucket list, that is awesome, but not having one is fine too. It is fun to do spontaneous things as well. Amazing things can happen, and we think they should’ve been on our bucket list, but we didn’t realize it was something we would enjoy.
What do people have on their bucket lists? Is having a bucket list setting ourselves up to be disappointed if we don’t achieve those goals? It is, after all, just a list, so it is adaptable. I think a bucket list has its merits. It gives us something to strive for, dream about and, if nothing else, a happy place to go in our minds.
We may feel like we haven’t done much in our lives, but if you take a moment to reflect, there are usually some interesting stories in everyone’s past.
Some things that have happened in my life definitely aren't what I would put on a bucket list. You may recognize some of the things on the list below from stories on this blog, but I also have experienced things that you might not know about, including:
- Got lost
- Ridden in a police car
- Climbed mountains
- Flown on a plane
- Lost a parent
- Worked as a waitress
- Entered walk-a-thons, bike-a-thons, a wake-a-thon and a pancake eating contest
- Downhill skied
- Came down a mountain in a rescue basket
- Rappled into a cave
- Took a jet boat down river rapids
- Snorkelled
- Golfed
- Roller skated
- Rode a horse
- Rode a cow
- Went to a drive-in movie
- Rode on a motorcycle
- Went to Disney World
- Went to the ballet
- Attended a CFL football game
- Attended an NHL hockey game
- Got stitches
- Had COVID
- Had surgery
- Slept in a tent
- Went to the circus
- Rode on a roller coaster
- Went zip lining
- Travelled by train
- Travelled by bus
- Went on an ocean cruise
- Wrote children’s stories
- Started a blog
- Got published
- Travelled to Mexico nine times, Cuba, the Bahamas, places in the US such as Nevada, North Dakota, Florida, and California, and in Canada to British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba
- Started my own business
What is currently on my bucket list?
- Take an extended trip to Italy and stay in a Tuscan villa, eat cheese, drink wine and write
- Visit England, Buckingham Palace
- Write and publish a novel
- Publish the children's stories I wrote
- Do an extended road trip in Canada
- Spend part of the winter on a tropical island
- Win the Lotto🤪
The happy place in my mind.
How to Make a Bucket List
- Reflect on what you want to accomplish, experience and learn
- Consider short and long term plans (some quick wins are motivating)
- Decide where you want to go
- Think about who you would like to share these experiences with
- Brainstorm ways to finance your dreams - a second job, a designated savings account, downsize
If it doesn’t make you want to jump out of bed, it isn’t worth going on your bucket list, i.e. clean the garage.
Feel free to share some of your experiences and what is on your bucket list. You only live once!
Related Stories (ok, I may have shared more of my experiences than I thought; here is a recap of some of them):
- The Paris Cafe | Est. 1917 | Leask, SK
- Brown Cow | Cow Riding Not Recommended
- Alberta Camping Adventure | Part 0ne | Sylvan Lake
- Alberta Camping Adventure | Part Two | Bear Country
- Alberta Camping Adventure | Part Three | Jasper
- Chronicles of a Reluctant Traveller | Mexico
- Chronicles of a Reluctant Traveller | Skiing
- Chronicles of a Reluctant Traveller | Don’t Rock the Boat
- Chip Guy | Surviving Public Transportation
- It’s Going To Take Time | Moving Forward | Pandemic
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Thank you so much. Norma
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