I hope I won't need an entire decade, but turning 50 has got me thinking about what I want to check off of my bucket list. I have a BUNCH of travel destinations & a few other things in mind. Mostly, I feel so incredibly grateful for everything in my life, and I want to keep pushing myself, trying new things, helping other people & just experiencing life.
This is not at all complete, as I'm actively soliciting input, so please share what's on your bucket list! And, in no particular order.
- Take an art class
- Improve at Spanish
- Another family trip to see M's mom (and, sister, cousins, etc.)
- Another trip to Hawaii with my parents
- Make an anonymous & very meaningful donation to someone in my community who needs it. (I have nothing in mind for this, but something in this general arena of giving. May ask a friend who is very connected in the community for suggestions.)
- Get to know our neighbors more.
- Invite our elderly neighbor for dinner
- Make plans with our neighbors behind us who have a son at Boulder as well
- Go for a walk or hike with our neighbor across the way
- Learn the name of the neighbors & I occasionally chat with. (Embarrassing, but true!)
- Travel bucket list:
- Hiking trip to New Zealand
- Italy with M
- Greece girls trip
- Take M to Japan
- Hike the Camino de Santiago
- Iceland
- Patagonia
- Maldives
- 10+ national parks
- Spain/Portugal
- Banff/Lake Louise
- Alaska
- Ireland
- Scotland
- Lots of additional hiking trips
- Get comfortable with entertaining
- Create a scholarship at the high school the boys attended
- Figure out my "next act", after my current job
- Master a complex cooking technique or at least 5 difficult recipes
- Create at least 5 meaningful surprises for other people
- Volunteer at a local school
- Learn a new hobby with M
- Offer to have a networking chat with 5 new grads
Hit me with ideas! Very interested in hearing from you on what you would put on a bucket list, or wish you had done at a different time in your life.
I have done 5 of those travel trips you want to take. I am not too sure what I would put on a bucket list as I am always changing my mind. Perhaps one would be that when this house gets too much for us we can find a place in the city our youngest lives in. That would put us 2 hours closer to our oldest as well.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
I would love to hear more about your past travels, Jackie, if you ever feel like blogging about it! And, I think that's a great goal for your house. - HP
DeleteVery motivating.Of course I'm a decade older than you, so many bucket list things will likely not happen. Here's a few:
ReplyDeleteLife Skills
*Relearn French
*Master a decently producing vegetable garden
*Truly minimalist my house, top to bottom refresh
Travel
*Immediate family trip internationally
*Norway and meet more extended family
*Scotland including an island stay
*Australia and New Zealand
*Regular snowbird trip Jan- March
*Complete all 50 states ( and I'll count airports or train stations)
There's many more places I'd like to go, but want some reality to my list.
Also love this list, Sam! I am excited about the national parks one on my side. I need to make a list of which I've been to before. Love the idea of a minimalist house as well - bringing DH along would be a challenge on my side. - HP
DeleteOh oh oh, so exciting!! Can't wait to read about your adventures.
ReplyDeleteI only recently read about the Camino de Santiago; wouldn't that be an amazing life changing walk.
I'm hoping that we can visit more of the national parks next year and do a cross country train trip. But we will probably have to wait for retirement.
Kathy
I'm with you on the national parks. Very high on my list as well. M wants to do the Maldives for his 60th, so we will likely plan that. Finding the time to do all of this (and of course, the $$) is the real trick! ;-) - HP
DeleteVery interesting topic. I’ll have to think on this subject. I love the meaningful things in peoples lives. I’ve done at least one of those that I can immediately recall and it meant a lot to me.
ReplyDeleteThat is so fantastic, Belinda. Well done. I know there are some people for which some help at just the right moment in their lives would make all of the difference. Just need to find those opportunities. - HP
DeleteI am afraid to make one.
ReplyDeleteFantastic list you have! I want to start a dog and/ or cat nonprofit rescue on the farm, have a large garden on the farm, fully fund all grandkids 529’s to a certain amount. Visit all U.S. states, also Canada and Mexico, several Caribbean counties, visit Uruguay, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, visit all U.S national parks. I need to learn to speak French (oldest granddaughter is fluent), and I would like to learn at least conversational Spanish. I would also like to improve my piano skills, and learn to quilt. Cindy in the South.
ReplyDeleteThe Camino is on my list too!!! There is a new Camino in Canada in PEI. It’s just getting going but it’s 500 miles too.
ReplyDelete