When I was in high school, I decided I wanted to be the type of old person who had so many ridiculous and crazy stories of things I have done, places I have been, and people I have met that the only question that would make sense is: “How did you have time to do everything?” When I settled on that as a huge goal in life, I began crafting a bucket list of sorts… Only, it is more of my “life” goals, but the meaning is essentially the same I suppose.

So, regularly I revise my bucket list because I think it should be ever-growing and molding; plus, I must replace the items I have accomplished with new ones!

A couple of years ago, I re-organized my list and created categories which has made it easier to manage, follow, update and honestly just be really excited about. So…

It is time to update my Life Goals list again!

Experiences:

1. Watch the sunrise AND sunset from each side of every ocean or sea (a = Sunrise, b = Sunset): 1. Pacific (b), 2. Atlantic, 3. Indian, 4. Arctic, 5. Southern, 6. Mediterranean Sea (a), 7. Caribbean, 8. South China Sea, 9. Bering Sea, 10. Gulf of Mexico (b), 11. Okhotsk Sea, 12. East China Sea, 13. Hudson Bay, 14. Japan Sea, 15. Andaman Sea, 16. North Sea, 17. Red Sea, 18. Baltic Sea
2. Have a croissant at a French cafe 
3. Ride a gondola in Venice
4. Stay in a hostel
5. Attend Loy Krathong, the sky lantern festival in Thailand
6. Attend La Tomatina in Spain
7. Be in Spain for running of the Bulls (but not participate)
8. Move somewhere new alone
9. Participate in a giant food fight
10. Drink whiskey at a pub in Ireland
11. Ride a helicopter
12. Ride an elephant
13. Ride a camel in the desert
14. Ride through the Panama Canal
15. Horseback ride through a coffee plantation
16. Jump off a waterfall
17. See the Pyramids at sunset
18. See a glacier in Antarctica
19. Visit the church made entirely of bones
20. Visit ancient ruins
21. Stay in the ice hotel
22. Stand on the Great Wall of China
23. Go to the top of the Eiffel Tower
24. Stand inside the Taj Mahal
25. Tube down a river
26. Learn to roll in a kayak
27. Learn to snowboard, and ski
28. Learn to wakeboard and water ski
29. Drive a sports car over 100mph
30. Go parasailing
31. Go paragliding
32. Go dog sledding
33. Go on a Safari in Africa 
34. Go rock climbing
35. Go to the Kentucky Derby
36. Go white water rafting
37. Go Sky diving
38. Go on a multi-day biking trip
39. Go on a cruise
40. Go wine tasting
41. Wine taste at a vineyard in Italy
42. Climb a volcano 
43. Climb a glacier 
44. Climb a mountain
45. See and/or climb Mt. Kilomanjaro and Mt. Everest
46. Hike the Inca Trail 
47. Watch the sunrise or sunset over the Grand Canyon
48. Watch the Northern Lights 
49. See a shooting star 
50. See Bioluminescent Plankton 
51. Ring a church bell
52. Choose fifty favorite places to relax and connect with God
53. Attend the entire summer Olympics
54. Zip line through a canopy
55. Drink lemonade on the front porch swing on warm summer night
56. Live in a house with a window seat and wrap around porch
57. Christen a boat
58. Learn to surf
59. Learn to paddleboard  
60. Dive with Manta Rays in Hawaii
61. Swim in the Dead Sea
62. Swim with a whale
63. Snorkel the great barrier reef in Australia
64. Swim with bioluminescent plankton in Puerto Rico
65. Scuba dive 
66. Tango in a milonga 
67. Spend a night in a treehouse
68. Have a big wedding celebration with everyone I love

Travel:

1. Set foot on all seven continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.
2. Set foot in all fifty states:Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
3. Cross the Canadian border 
4. Go to Cuba
5. Go to Spain
6. Straddle the equator on two continents
7. Take a road trip across the U.S.
8. Have an adventure in Greece
9. Take a month-long vacation without computers
10. Live in another country for a year
11. Go to Fiji
12. Spend a summer touring Europe
13. Go to Hawaii
14. Go to South America with my sister

Personal:

1. Attend a Ball
2. Learn Latin dances: Argentine Tango, Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue, Cha cha, Bachata, Rumba, Mambo,
3. Learn to West Coast Swing
4. Be a published artist
5. Get art in a gallery
6. Write a book or novel
7. Finish and publish “Facts of Life”
8. Throw a block party
9. Blog consistently for 10 years
10. Go a day without speaking
11. Organize a retreat
12. Start and run my own business
13. Get my second degree black belt
14. Get a tattoo (I have two)
15. Do two pull ups 
16. Own a very large dog 
17. Be conversational in two languages: 1. English 2. Spanish
18. Learn a least enough in three additional languages to semi-understand
19. Make my own list of the hundred best things to eat
20. Plant a tiny orchard
21. Grow vegetables in my own garden
22. Go berry picking
23. Make completely homemade pies 
24. Make butterscotch from scratch (I have a recipe, now I just need to get all the ingredients and do it!)
25. Run a 10k
26. Run a half marathon
27. Shoot every major gun: Pistol, Shotgun, Rifle, Muzzleloader, Revolver
28. Start a fire without a match
29. Build a house from start to finish
30. Own a Beach house with friends

Giving:

1. Help someone get through college
2. Do something for someone they can never repay
3. Tithe my whole life
4. Start a non-profit or help run one
5. Buy stock on my own
6. Do one grand loving gesture a year
7. Be debt free by 35
8. Use my work to improve lives
9. Remove money as a concern from my life
10. Gift 1 million dollars to missions (not tithing)
11. Help my family become debt free
12. Give people in ministry free vacations at the beach house

Total, there are 124 things on my bucket list so far, which realistically is more than that due to the sub points. And, since this is an ever evolving Life Goals, things will likely be crossed off and added to this year.

In 2013, I crossed off 12 things from my list!.. In 2014, I aim to cross off more than double that!

I am currently working on a list of 29 things I want to do in 2014 because I am turning 29 on the 29th of January! One of the things I have discovered as I compile this “29 Things” list is, most “30 things to do before you’re 30” lists are lame, and almost all of the “29 things to do when you are 29” lists I have found are stupid. So, I will attempt to create an actual solid list of things to do in a year, and leave out things such as, “Forgive” “Fall in love” or “get married” as key points on my list… My list will be much more active and intentional.

I cannot wait to share my 29 things I want to do in 2014!