Bucket List

Today is April 10th.  A certain social media site that shall remain anonymous decided that today's date was occasion enough to remind me that ... "There are 60 days left until your 30th Birthday. So, what are you going to do today?"

Is it just me, or does that read like a taunt?  Like, "Listen up lady... you only got 60 days left in your 20's. You better make something out of it!"

After a momentary panic attack, I reminded myself that I actually am not worried about turning 30.   My life to date has been full of love, laughter and great experiences. Of course there have been challenges, missed opportunities and setbacks, but I have very few regrets and a lot of things to be thankful for.

So rather than begrudge the end of my 20s and fear the start of another decade, I think a more productive use of energy is to focus on the adventures and accomplishments still to come.  To that end, I've started a Bucket List  - a list of things I want to do or see in my life.

This has been a work in progress for awhile.  Some of these things, I'll try to do before I turn 30 (will that please you aforementioned social media site?!).

So........ Who's going to help me check some of these off?



Annie's Bucket List:

1. Visit every state in the US
2. Pay someone else's bill at a restaurant
3. Kiss on the top of the Eiffel Tower
4. Officiate a wedding
5. Hike the Enchantments in Washington
6. Rally car race
7. Ride a hot air balloon
8. Complete a triathlon
9. Kite surf
10. Go deep sea fishing
11. Learn to say “I love You” in at least 15 languages
12. Go to Coachella & South by Southwest music festivals
13. Learn to play craps and win!
14. Heli-Ski the Alps
15. Donate blood or bone marrow
16. Set foot on all seven continents
17. Learn to play the piano
18. Buy a round of drinks for the whole bar
19. Sail a boat
20. RV across America
21. Solve a Rubik’s cube
22. By a house
23. Be pregnant/have children
24. Attend an Olympic event
25. Go whale watching
26. Go to the Super Bowl
27. Drink a liter of beer (or two, or three...) at Oktoberfest in Germany
28. Float in the Dead Sea
29. Watch a space shuttle launch
30. Make my own beer or wine
31. Go scuba diving
32. Go to a UW Husky Bowl Game
33. Ride a gondola in Venice
34. See Aurora Borealis (the Northern Lights)
35. Raise over $10,000 for a cause I care about
36. Beat Steve at Chess
37. Cage-dive with Sharks
38. Attend a murder mystery dinner
39. Join a bowling league
40. Swim with dolphins
41. Go to Carnival in Rio
42. Hold a Koala or Sloth (or both!)
43. Attend Mass at St. Peters Basilica (Vatican)
44. Have a pen pal I’ve never met in person
45. Zip line through a rainforest (TBD)
46. Take a sabbatical from work to explore a passion (or would accept a job that = a passion)
47. Win a contest
48. Speak at a conference
49. Become known amongst family and friends for a signature dish or dessert
50. Learn to sew
51. ........