The Bucket List

A Bucket List is a list of things to do before you "kick the bucket". This is something I'm actually going to strive to complete as soon as possible.
  • Have my own Adventure Book
  • Teach a class *CHECK*
  • Complete 1,000 Random Acts of Kindness
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  • Fill a time capsule and bury it
  • Paint a painting
  • Start a tradition
  • Skinny dip
  • Dance in the rain *CHECK*
  • Kiss in the rain *CHECK*
  • Get a professional massage *CHECK*
  • Go Paint balling
  • Go Four wheeling
  • Run a 10k
  • Run a half-marathon
  • Hike Mt. Timpanogos at night
  • Hike the Y *CHECK*
  • Do a truly anonymous act of kindness
  • Do a triathlon *CHECK* (See Triathlon Pictures)
  • Rock Climb outdoors
  • Ride a tandem bicycle
  • Grow my own garden
  • Get a Six Pack
  • Take a photo a day for an entire year (in progress)
  • Be a "yes man" (woman) for a day
  • Help someone complete something on their own bucket list
  • Quiet for a whole day (vow of silence)
  • Run away for a day
  • Make Pottery
  • Design a dress
  • Start a book club
  • Read 20 Classic literature books  
  • Start a company which makes a million dollars in annual revenue
  • Leave for a trip on a whim
  • Attend a Masquerade Ball
  • Prepare a seven course meal for 10 friends
  • Have a giant medieval style party and feast
  • Have a girls spa weekend- all weekend
  • Leave someone a $100 tip
  • Ride in a Helicopter
  • Ride a Train somewhere *CHECK*
  • Ride a mechanical bull
  • Milk a cow
  • Fly in a hot air balloon
  • Go deep sea scuba diving
  • Go horseback riding on a beach
  • Go whitewater rafting
  • Go Para sailing
  • Run in a human-sized hamster ball *CHECK*
  • Ride an Elephant
  • Shoot in a Gun Range
  • Go Kayaking
  • Catch Fireflies
  • Swim with dolphins
  • Hold some type of monkey
  • Sleep in a castle
  • Zip line
  • Go on a backpacking trip
  • Raft down the Colorado River
  • Stay on a house boat
  • Learn to Tango
  • Learn how to Belly Dance
  • Learn how to sew
  • Learn to drive a stick shift
  • Get a private pilots license
  • Learn to cook Indian Food (in India?)
  • Take Dance lessons with David
  • Learn how to Surf
  • Learn to Wake Board
  • Ballroom Dancing
  • Learn to Snowboard
  • Learn Italian
  • Learn to play the Ukulele
  • Learn to play the Cello
  • Take a pole-dancing class
  • Learn Chinese
  • See the Northern Lights
  • Go dog sledding
  • Visit Montana
  • See the fall colors along the East Coast
  • Visit Washington DC
  • Go to Disney World
  • Go backpacking through Europe *CHECK*
  • Go to England *CHECK*
  • Take a picture with a guard at Buckingham Palace *CHECK*
  • Have a cup of tea in England *CHECK*
  • Drive in a country where one drives on the left side of the road *CHECK*
  • Go to Italy
  • Stay at a villa in Tuscany
  • Venice gondola ride
  • Go to Paris *CHECK*
  • See the Louvre *CHECK*
  • Go to the Eiffel Tower *CHECK*
  • Sailboat cruise to Greece
  • See Dubai
  • Visit the Taj Mahal
  • Visit Thailand
  • New Zealand
  • Australia
  • Go to Brazil
  • See the Christ the Redeemer Statue in Rio
  • Stand on the Great Wall of China
  • Go Shopping in Hong Kong
  • See Africa
  • Live 1 year in Hawaii
  • Move overseas for a while
  • Meet Taylor Swift
  • Find a treasure
  • Keep a true friend
  • Build a home with everything to my taste (secret passageways) :)
  • Pay off a house
  • Save a life
  • Play Éponine in Les Misérables
  • Own a horse
  • Train a horse
  • Graduate College
  • Write a book
The top of the list has the things that are the most doable for me right now, while the bottom has the things that might be more practically referred to as 'dreams' that seem a little impossible. (Although they aren't in exact order - more by category)
Whenever I get discouraged, I pull out my bucket list and try to work on accomplishing something on it. It makes me feel like I'm getting what I want, and that makes me happy. I'll let you know whenever I can cross something off. :)