Doing these lists of thing to do before I die is not as easy as it would seem. So, I started reading all the other lists I could find and noticed quite a number of things on other people's lists that I have done. I thought- that's pretty neat.
Both lists was an extraordinary personal review of the "books on my shelf"- meaning the ideas I have in my head on what I thought my life would be like, what I hope for it and what I just wish for despite the odds- no, I really don't hope to ride a giraffe one day- but darn it- it would be fantastic.
I highly encourage you to write your lists. Scratch things off and add more when they come around. There were alot of things I wanted to put on my list but I just wasn't ready to. Be gentle with yourself, but write the list.
I think it's worth celebrating all the things you have accomplished- big, small, fanciful or boring..And this list was considerably easier...In no random order- the incomplete list-100 things I have done:
1. visited Japan
2. lived in Scotland
3. lived on a boat off the coast of Spain
4. road tripped to New Orleans
5. had a Corona in Mexico
6. skydived
7. had croissants in Paris
8. visited the Victor Horta house in Brussels
9. visited the Anne Frank house in Amsterdam
10. slept on a train overnight
11. kissed a girl
12. saw the leaning tower of Pisa before it falls down
13. tattooed sleeves
14. threw a coin in the Trevi Fountain
15. been to the Red Light District
16. Met a Harijuko girl
17. talked to someone famous
18. visited the Grand Canyon
19. Djerma el Fnaa night market, Marrakesh
20. rode a camel down the beaches in Morocco
21. polar bear swim
22. visit Prague
23. looked out from the top of the Empire State Building
24. got to the Top of the Rock
25. visited Alcatraz
26. sold a photograph
27. helped someone with their groceries
28. saw the castle in the sand that slipped in to the sea (Diabet, Morocco)
29. made my own ginger ale
30. went fast on the Autobahn
31. hitchhiked
32. accepted an invitation from a stranger
33. travelled with musicians
34. built a secret fort in the woods
35. gave $20 to a panhandler
36. sent a postcard to a stranger
37. got paid to travel
38. hiked up the Grouse Grind
39. rode a scooter in Rome
40. took a long distance taxi cab ride ( with 2 strippers, from Calgary to Edmonton. Don't ask)
41. traveled across Canada
42. root canal!
43. bought someone a gift for no reason
44. be in a parade
45. quoted in a newspaper
46. zip lined through a canyon
47. took a large group of people out to dinner and pay the bill
48. visited Pompeii
49. got to the Louvre, the Prado, Musee de Orsay, MET, and the Uffizi Galleries
50. had a job I'm really great at
51. climbed the towers of the Notre Dame
52. quit smoking
53. bought a tree for my mother
54. broke a bone
55. went to the circus
56. been to a rodeo
57. drove a tractor
58. visited the Roman baths in Bath
59. took a TGV train ride
60. saw a bull fight
61. saw kittens being born
62. ice skate on a pond
63. walked across a suspension bridge
64. climbed the rock of Gibralter
65. crossed Shibuya intersection in Tokyo
66. grown something from a seed
67. ate octopus
68. swam naked in the ocean at night
69. went to University
70. tried LSD
71. been horseback riding
72. drove through Scotland to the Isle of Skye
73. made it through my 20's
74. lived in a historical area
75. saw the Northern Lights
76. planted strawberries
77. picked berries and make pies
78. saw salmon spawning
79. learned to crochet
80. started and kept a blog
81. wrote a poem
82. shaved my head
83. bought art
84. apologized to someone I have hurt
85. took a road trip with my mother
86. quit a job
87. danced publicly alone
88. visited a nude beach and got nude
89. wrote a fan letter and get a response
90. made a complete and utter fool of myself
91. rode a roller coaster that goes upside down
92. forgave my parents
93. sang a great song in front of an audience
94. saw Old Faithful
95. learned to drive
96. drove route 66 (partly)
97. visited the San Diego Zoo
98. had a long term relationship
99. rode a cable car in San Francisco
100. got arrested
