My Bucket List

Here are just a few things I would like to accomplish in my life (in NO particular order!!!):


___Publish a book
_X_Save a pet
___Take an art class
___Volunteer at an animal shelter
___Make lemonade out of lemons (or maybe learn to add vodka!)
___Spend a holiday serving those less fortunate 
___Own a bulldog named Winston
___Lead a small group for younger students
_X_Make a difference where I teach
___Learn to be a better friend
___Start (and complete) a 365 photo project
___Stand in two places at once (remember A Walk to Remember?)
___Overcome my fear of camping alone
_X_Fall in love
_X_Stand behind a waterfall
___Sky dive
___Spend an entire day snuggled on the couch
___Learn to forgive
___Join a small group 
___Make a scrapbook
___Learn to put others before myself
_X_Slow dance in the rain
___Learn a foreign language
_X_Influence the life of a student (or friend)
___Backpack through Europe
___Own (or ride regularly) a horse
___Laugh so hard I cry
___Vacation in a hut over the water (in Bora Bora or New Zealand or some other romantic place)
___Donate a large amount of money anonymously 
___Visit at least 50 countries in 50 years
___Lead a book club
_X_Go to a World Series game
___Learn patience
___Ski a black diamond comfortably 
___Learn to speak my mind (politely)
___Marry the love of my life
___Own a home
___Be a shoulder to cry on
___Cut down my own christmas tree
___Start a family tradition
___Learn to pack only what I need
___Ride a camel (or elephant!)
___Volunteer at a soup kitchen
___Learn to live in the present
_X_Go to the olympics 
___Buy an SLR camera (or a really nice camera)
___Learn to make better decisions
___Climb a mountain
___Own an expensive piece of artwork (even if it's a finger painting my child made...it will be priceless to me!)
___Have a stainless steel kitchen (either as the regular kitchen or the basement kitchen)
___Go to a roller derby
_X_Learn to laugh at myself (most of the time!!!)
___Spend New Years Eve in New York City
___Volunteer with special needs students
___Work for minimum wage (well, as a part time job...not as my real income...  
                     Can I be that picky???
_X_Teach Sunday School
___Learn to live with no regrets 
_X_Play hooky 
___Grow an herb garden
___Go to Mardi Gras in Louisiana 
___Take my brother on a trip to Europe...just the two of us
___Own a boat
___Become better at roller blading
___Teach at a university
___Foster a pet until it's ready for a "real" home
___Have lots and lots of loving children
___Go to the Super Bowl (and hopefully cheer for a team I like!)
___Learn to take risks
___Tell someone I love them without needing to hear it in return
___Take a photography class
___Have a house with a pool
_X_"Chair" something for a non-profit organization
___Let my family know how much I love them
___Build a house for Habitat
___Go to a Wimbledon match
___Learn something new every day
___Make raspberry jam with my dad
___Have my picture taken by the paparazzi (for a good reason!) 
___Keep a plant alive for more than 6 months
___Let someone else dress me for a week
___Get a short haircut 
___Design and build my own home
___Watch a sunrise
___Own a convertible 
___Go an entire week without television
___Learn to like to run
___Earn a doctorate 
___Experiment with new recipes
___Pray every day
___Treat my body better
___Ride in a hot air balloon
___Set a positive example
___Learn to ride a bike no handed
___Be a God parent 
___Run a marathon (or at least a half!)
___Eat organically 
___Learn to be a better decorator 
___Save more than I spend 
___Go to the Kentucky Derby
___Go on a shopping spree
___Own a pair of Christian Louboutin red soled shoes!
___Think of the good parts of the day at the end of it...rather than the bad or the parts I would change




I think that's good to get me started!