- Create meaningful work
- Write a novel (2011)
- Complete NaNoWriMo (2011)
- Publish a book
- Start my own business doing something I love
- Create a passive income
- Get featured on TV/radio/print/newspapers for an achievement I’m proud of
- Overcome my fear of public speaking
- Take a Toastmaster class
- Learn to say “no” without feeling guilty
- Give myself permission to make mistakes
- Achieve financial freedom
- Visit the Grand Canyon
- See Victoria Falls (between Zambia and Zimbabwe)
- Visit Iguassu Falls (between Brazil and Argentina)
- Visit the Great Barrier Reef
- See the Galapagos Archipelago
- See the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) in Iceland
- Visit the Fjords of Norway
- Go to the Amazon Rainforest
- Visit the Perito Moreno Glacier
- Travel to all 50 states (AL, AK,
AZ, AR,CA,CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL,IN, IA, KS,KY, LA, ME, MD, MA,MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE,NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND,OH, OK,OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN,TX, UT, VT, VA,WA, WV, WI, WY) - Visit Washington D.C. (2003)
- See snow (1989, Michigan)
- Visit Bhutan
- Go to Tuscany and take a picture like this
- Go to Australia and New Zealand
- Visit Austria
- Be at Time’s Square for on New Year’s Eve
- Visit the Vatican in Rome
- Visit Japan during the Cherry Blossom Festival
- Live in another country for at least six months
- Live on a houseboat for at least a month
- Safari in the Serengeti
- Swim in bio-luminescent algae (Mosquito Bay, Puerto Rico)
- Shower in a waterfall
- Walk on the living bridges in Meghalaya India
- Ride a gondola in Venice
- Take a trip to Europe. Go to a place with moors and castles and moody weather (Ireland, Scotland, England)
- Fly first class once
- See the Northern Lights
- Attend Loy Krathong, the sky lantern festival in Thailand
- See the fjords in Norway
- Sleep in the Ice Hotel in Quebec
- Go on a polar bear safari in Churchill, Manitoba
- Go bird watching in Costa Rica
- Go on a cruise
- Visit a volcano
- Take a road trip without any plan or destination
- Ride on an elephant (1992, Phoenix Zoo)
- Hold a snake (1995)
- Swim with dolphins
- See a kangaroo
- Go to Disneyland (1995)
- Learn to drive stick-shift
- Take part in a half-marathon
- Ride in a hot air balloon
- Fly a kite (1996)
- Have a caricature of me drawn
- Experience zero gravity
- Go white water rafting
- Go kayaking (1999)
- Dance in the rain
- Go parasailing
- Go deep-sea fishing (1999, Oceanside CA)
- Go jetskiing (1999, Oceanside CA)
- Go whale-watching (2001, San Diego CA)
- Bake a cake from scratch (2011, triple-layer chocolate fudge cake)
- Buy a child a special souvenir that I think is a waste of money
- Ignore the rules once
- Buy a meal for the person behind me in the drive-thru line
- Buy a meal for a stranger in return for an impromptu conversation
- Go white water river rafting
- Go dog sledding in Alaska
- Visit a microbrewery
- Go ziplining
- Go heli-skiing
- Dive with whale sharks
- Ride a roller coaster (2011, Six Flags Magic Mountain)
- Go snorkeling (2002, Playa Del Carmen)
- Watch turtles hatch and run for the ocean
- See a koala (2010, Phoenix Zoo)
- See a panda (2005, San Diego Zoo)
- Milk a cow
- See an animal give birth
- Climb a mountain (1998, Squaw Peak)
- Explore and underground cave
- Learn a new language in addition to English
- Learn sign language
- Learn to play piano
- Learn photography
- Learn printmaking (2010, Mesa Community College)
- Take a dance class
- Learn to ski
- Learn how to sew (1998)
- Learn how to make jewelry (2001)
- Learn to play chess
- Read a book on a subject I never would have thought interesting
- Volunteer at an animal shelter
- Volunteer at a food bank
- Volunteer at a hospice
- Build a Habitat for Humanity Home
- Join a Big Brother, Big Sister Program
- Donate blood (2006)
- Make something for someone in need (1999, sewed a quilt for a child in Kosovo)
- Microlend through Kiva.org (2011, Join me!)
- Establish a foundation
- Establish a scholarship fund
- Adopt a dog
- Meet someone I find inspirational and tell them how they’ve affected me (2011, Chris Guillebeau)
- Contact former teachers – that them and let them know how they’ve shaped me
- Mentor someone in an area of shared interest
- Attend a TED talk
- See the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade live
- Fall in love with the right person, for the right reasons
- Make some really good, life-long friends
- Find a soul mate – someone I can connect with on every level
- Get a cream pie thrown at my face
- Visit the Sundance Film Festival
- Attend a music festival in a foreign country
- Spend the night in a historic hotel (2010, Hotal Congress)
- Act in a film (2011, friend’s school project)
- Play in a huge leaf pile
- Go on a picnic
- Go on a blind date
- Catch fireflies (2005, Lakeside OH)
- Try octopus/tako sushi (2011)
- Try squid/ika sushi (2011)
- Eat something I’ve grown myself
- Plant a tree and watch it grow (1992)
- Knit a scarf
- Start a blog (2010)
- Go on a meditation retreat
- Take up yoga (2011)
- Do something completely crazy and out of character
- Sing karaoke
- Ride a mechanical bull
- Get married to someone who’s my best friend if/when I’m ready, and because I want to (not because it’s expected)
- Have a child/children if/when I’m ready to take on the responsibility
- Write a letter to my child/children telling them what I want them to know about my life and the lessons I’ve learned
- Own a home with a big backyard
- Paint a room a bold color
- Own a floor-to-ceiling bookshelf
- See graffiti art in Melbourne, Australia
- Buy a piece of original artwork that I absolutely love, but can’t afford
analyfe
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I love this. I made a similar one but just for the next year. Also, I plan on doing your number 18 in April after I get my tax return back.
That’s awesome! I plan on doing yearly goals, but lifetime goals as well. That’s fantastic and I’m a bit jealous – I look forward to reading about it!
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“Get a cream pie thrown at my face” LOL!
A sense of humor and learning to laugh at yourself is such a great thing – I would laugh so hard about that for years.
I think it’s great! For me, a pie in the face is something I’ve always laughed at and to give other people the opportunity to laugh at my expense (as long as it isn’t malicious) would be great. I take myself so seriously…I need to give myself permission to let loose and be silly every now and then.
Great way of looking at it!
All the best with letting yourself loose then (I’ve never had any success with it 
Maybe it’s how I’m wired!)
When do you plan to get that pie on your face anyway? I’ve seen that things that look the easiest on the bucket list stay on it the longest!
You know, that’s a great point – I’ll have to make sure that gets done within the next few months! And I’ll have to share pictures so everyone else can get a good laugh out of it too.
Hi Erin! Your Bucket List has some similar things on it as mine…also, have you looked at dayzeroproject.com? It’s part of the 101 things in 1001 days project. I’m following your blog-yay!
http://howficklemyheart.wordpress.com
That’s awesome – lists of goals and dreams are so much fun, especially when you find others on a similar pursuit. I hadn’t until just now, but I love it and I think I’ll start a list there when I get the chance! Yay, I’m so happy to connect!
You knew I was gonna love this!!! What’s a Toastmaster class? LOL!
Toastmaster’s is a program that helps you with public speaking and presentations…things I’m not currently very gifted in haha!
one of the things on your list is attend a meditation retreat…do visit amritapuri.org… and find someone who’ll help you in attending a retreat in the place where you live or nearby..
i am attending a spiritual retreat in a place some 100 kms frm whr i stay..in the first week of december.. all the best to you
Your number 117, connecting with some one on every level is a bit over doing it isn’t it? I mean, isn’t half the fun of a meaningful relationship finding someone that helps you discover new things through their own hobbies and interests? Someone that connects on every level is like finding someone exactly like you, and that’s nice, but wouldn’t you get bored just talking to a “mirror”?
I suppose I wasn’t entirely clear there – I want someone who’s values and core life goals (family, career, travel, etc.) are in alignment with my own. I’d actually prefer someone with completely different interests and hobbies because I need someone who can continually teach me and challenge me to step outside my comfort zone.
It’s entirely possibly to connect with someone on every level even when you have entirely different hobbies and interests – I can’t put it into words, but I’ve encountered it enough times to wholeheartedly believe that.
It’s a pity you don’t have a donate buottn! I’d certainly donate to this excellent blog! I suppose for now i’ll settle for bookmarking and adding your RSS feed to my Google account. I look forward to fresh updates and will share this website with my Facebook group. Talk soon!
Hi! I am Mae, from Philippines.. This is a nice list to make. I’ll make one for myself, too.
And by the way, i have something to share with you about earning a passive income. That if you’re interested to listen.
Your list is a doorway, waiting to lead you on life’s adventures. Thanks for using analyfe as a conduit into your journey.
Four years ago, as a woman of 38, I found the courage to turn my world topsyturvie and shake it hard – quit my job, travel the world, volunteer in third world medicine and begin to write via a blog.
The Elephant Cloud was born and my life has never been the same.
You have no idea Erin, where your blog, your desire, your talent will take you if you don’t take those risks on your list. Life is too short!
If you are interested, http://elephantcloud.net/
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