I began this list a couple of years ago, with the intent being that everything on it should be completed by the time I’m 35. And it’s incomplete! Any thoughts on what YOU would do?
1. Pay off and maintain no/low credit debt.
2. Cure my Wanderlust as much as possible.
3. Learn to speak Russian and French fluently.
4. Have the Duran Duran Dance Party of the century.
5. Go surfing.
6. Ride a motorcycle.
7. Learn to play a musical instrument.
8. Learn to shoot a gun.
9. Move to a large city.
10. Own my own home/condo.
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11. Set up my own darkroom.
12. Get my driver’s license (12/10/08); buy a 50s-60s Mustang (or a great new, fuel-efficient car).
13. Write something beautiful in a public place.
14. Begin (and MAINTAIN) a regular workout routine.
15. Get back to a more ideal weight and maintain it. (And be happy knowing I am healthy in the process– that’s most important)
16. Work at being more graceful and accepting in friendships and relationships; learn to better cultivate them.
17. Have a “Girls” vacation with my best friends.
18. Take time off and drive across the country.
19. Have my house “decorated” in an aesthetic that pleases me.
20. Buy a pair of Manolo Blahniks.
21. Read every book on my bookshelves.
22. Get a dog or another cat.
23. Design and print out my own stationary set.
24. Settle in to a career with an arts organization whose product and mission match my own.
25. Regularly donate money to other nonprofit organizations (that I am not associated with).
26. Begin a regular routine of cleanse & purging excessive belongings.
27. Purchase a business suit that I feel comfortable in, that fits my style, and that is flattering.
28. Get business and personal business cards printed up.
29. Finish building my website.
30. Purchase a bicycle, and hopefully live in a way that I can utilize it as a primary form of transportation.
31. Set up a Roth IRA
32. Have a Dance-Off
33. Read the Complete Works of William Shakespeare (including all sonnets and poems).
34. Stop being scared of change and permanence, and get a fucking tattoo already.
35. Watch all of AFI’s Top 100 Films.
36. Pattern Draft & Sew a beautiful, wearable, comfortable corset.
37. Find 5 new vegetables or fruits that I love to eat.
38. Write and seek publication for academic film papers.
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39. Visit Napa Valley and experience the wine culture.
40. Spend a day at a spa.
41. Find the perfect pair of black boots that are suitable for work, play, shopping, jeans and dresses.
42. Write a personal “Vision Statement” and develop my “brand.”
43. Knit something meaningful and worthwhile, like a blanket, sweater, or socks.
44. Buy a Sleigh Bed. (Birthday gift, 07/08)
45. Have my art work exhibit in a gallery space.
46. Create a book of my own photography.
47. Learn millinery.
48. Have $5,000 saved in my savings accounts (external of IRAs or 401ks).
49. Write more letters to friends & family.
50. Break myself of unhealthy “emotional” habits (like eating sweets, compulsive shopping, etc.).
51. Sew a quilt.
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52. Host a Tea Party.
53. Get actively back in to photography.
54. Go on a vacation with my mother.
55. Visit my family out in Arizona.
56. Have a Xanadu-themed rollerskating party.
57. Have my slasher party for my friends, and not for DCFF.
58. Make my two 50s style prom dresses (the blue lace & yellow underlay and the polka dotted one).
59. Get a perm.
60. Slow dance to “our” song.
61. Ride in a hot-air balloon.
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There are a LOT of things on that list that could be checked off pretty quickly (Um… Xanadu roller-skate party!? OMG Someone else loves that movie as much as I do!?)
I was talking to Jaka about this yesterday but I sometimes feel like the idea of a “Bucket list” (things to do before you die, things to do before you’re 50, etc…) lets you put your dreams on paper but fails to give you action plans on each item. Things are too far out in advance. It’s like resolutions – how many people keep to their resolutions by the end of the year? How many resolutions have completely changed or become irrelevant?
Maybe the solution is to break the bucket list down into chunks – NOW, short term (months), longer term (this year), instead of having a period of time that (though time is so fleeting) seems irrelevant because it’s so far away.
I’m sort of rambling… but your post made me think of that conversation.
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Wonderful list. I do have a list like that in the works now and I’m kind of reviewing it. I’m with you on #33, 42, 51 and especially 34! I really want a tattoo and I have for years, but I keep saying that I want to be sure about it. Methinks I’m being more afraid than anything.
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Aw, what a great list- and how awesome that you completed it!! I am trying to become fluent in French right now.. maybe we should be French pen pals!
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Looks like a great list to me!
#1 is probably the most liberating thing you can do..
And I feel you on the old Mustang! I can’t wait to get one; you won’t be getting a 50′s one, though. They started making them in 1964. ;) My dream Mustang is a 1968 Shelby convertible like my dad used to have. =D
I want a list like this now…
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B, typically I try to put dates on things, but I found since the storm that…. putting dates kind of ruins things for me. There were several I had plans to do while in New Orleans, that I worry I may never get to do now because of how circumstances change…
Sheena at least we admit we’re kind of chickens!
Natalie, I may have to take you up on that! I need to take a class or get a Rosetta Stone guide…
Alicia, you’re so great. I’m ALWAYS off on car years by like, a decade. G asked me the model of the Impala in Supernatural once and I was like, I think it’s a 78! and it was like a 63. And #1.. god, I can’t wait.
I love this!!! What a great idea — why have I never done this? I love making lists, but it is always for things I “need” to do…we should all definitely have a list of things we “want” to do! I want to be invited to both your Duran Duran and your Xanadu party! ;)
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Well, if you need a tour guide in Napa or someone to get you started with the millinery, I can help you out with those… as long as you invite me to that Xanadu skating party. :-)
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That’s quite a hefty list, but there’s no doubt that you can do all of those and the 40 other things.. .sans #59- Get a perm, scratch that one! Trust me, I’m saving your hair!
I particularly love #16, that’s something I have to work on. So want to do #18 and #48!
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I’m with Birdie on this one – break that list down into different-term goals. That’ll make it easier to cope with and way more reasonable. That’s a lot of stuff to do! I’m rooting for you. :3
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I love your list! I’m thinking of doing a similar one, except for 101 things in 1001 days…a pair of Manolo Blahniks and getting rid of debt would both definitely be on my list, too.
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I love this list. There are so many tasks that are simple and can be done differently. Yet, make a huge difference in people’s lives. Great job!
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This is a great list! I’m definitely going to have to think about this one..
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Love your list. I recently completed 101 in 1001…it really makes you dig into your mind of all the things in life you want to do…
Shared interest on my 101/1001 list: #6,7,48,1
Shared interest on my more extended list: #10,39,52,53
Have fun completely the things on your list!!
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I was indulging for the first time in the many images of manolo blahnik and I found this site. I love your list. As an aspiring writer, I should really make more lists like this. — anyways, love your site.
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