37 things I have done and 62 I haven’t!
February 4th, 2010 | 
Author: I saw this on A Mothers Ramblings and loved it so thought I would share it with you. It originally came from American Mom in England.
I have only managed 37 so far and am unlikely to do most of the others so maybe I will have a go at my own list. I’ll share that too when I’ve done it.
1. Started your own blog (You’re reading it!)
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped (Never!!)
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child (or 4!!)
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt (No but seen a couple of good ones in Iceland)
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant (They don’t come much stranger than my family!!)
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance (why would I wish for that?)
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkelling (Snorkelling on The Great Barrier Reef – I’m so lucky!)
52. Kissed in the rain (A long time ago!!)
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theatre
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favourite childhood toy (My Barbie dolls)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar (not very veggi!)
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone (No thanks)
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve (Does been kissed by a stranger count?!)
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Got a tattoo
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
I don’t actually think I want to do all 99 anyway! Most of the American ones are a no-no for me as I have never been to America and have no particular desire to go (sorry to all my American readers – nothing personal you understand!) I’m sure The Blue Lagoon in Iceland, where I have swum, is better than The Great Salt Lake!
Do let me know if you put this on your blog or have any great ideas for my list (be sensible, I’m not as young as I was!)
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I often think about making some kind of bucket list, but I thought this was a pretty good start!
Congrats on your 37! I haven’t done a number of the American ones myself and I am American. . . I do like the idea of making your own list, but don’t have any suggestions for you. Goodluck with it! =)
These lists are always exciting and inspiring as they encourage us to have a wider view of possibilities and opportunities than we are often aware of on a normal day of cooking, cleaning, shopping, washing, working, sleeping, etc.!
Perhaps the best way to come up with your own list is to imagine that you’ve been given 2 years to live (sorry, not a happy thought but generally a good one for focusing the mind!) and unlimited money, and work out what you would want to do before you died :-S Using other people’s lists are a good basis, but then add or substitute the things that excite you
I love these “33 Things Kids Should Do Before They’re 10″ – http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Sky-News-Archive/Article/200806413381613?f=rss I understand you don’t fall in the target range of this anymore but it might get the creative juices flowing xx
I think my children did getting on for 30 of those so maybe I’m not such a bad parent after all!!
I must find some typically English ones to do then. How about ‘join a queue’ oh no, I already did that !
I have started compiling my list but it is pretty short so far, I didn’t realise it would be so difficult!
I’ve seen a few of these memes now and every time I go down the list and wonder if I missed something out that I’ve done. But no. I think holding a lamb is the most exciting!! You are definitely lucky swimming in the Great Barrier Reef – I bet that was totally wonderful.
CJ xx
It certainly was!