Since I've been focusing on All Things ME, I decided I would write a Life List.
You know, a life list...no? Well, it's basically a bucket list, but I feel like it's more
than just a bucket list. It's a list of amazing things that may feel unattainable
but not completely unfathomable, others may just be grand, and then there are
also those that aren’t so grand but something you’ve always wanted to do, etc.
You don't, however, want to include things that you could accomplish in an afternoon.
Those goals, or shall I say tasks, don't belong on a life list. The things on a life list
should be measurable. You want to make sure it's specific enough to be able to
recognize when you have actually accomplished it. And when you've accomplished it,
don't remove it, date it! It's doesn't matter the order of your life list, just start
brainstorming and write things down. Do not let the rational you talk dreamer you out
of writing anything down either. Write it down. Your list will grow too, you don't just
write it once, you will most likely continually come up with new things to add.
Today I added another one to the list. There are so many possibilities, a plethora of
them in fact…. NO...dare I say a virtual cornucopia of them! LOL!
You know, a life list...no? Well, it's basically a bucket list, but I feel like it's more
than just a bucket list. It's a list of amazing things that may feel unattainable
but not completely unfathomable, others may just be grand, and then there are
also those that aren’t so grand but something you’ve always wanted to do, etc.
You don't, however, want to include things that you could accomplish in an afternoon.
Those goals, or shall I say tasks, don't belong on a life list. The things on a life list
should be measurable. You want to make sure it's specific enough to be able to
recognize when you have actually accomplished it. And when you've accomplished it,
don't remove it, date it! It's doesn't matter the order of your life list, just start
brainstorming and write things down. Do not let the rational you talk dreamer you out
of writing anything down either. Write it down. Your list will grow too, you don't just
write it once, you will most likely continually come up with new things to add.
Today I added another one to the list. There are so many possibilities, a plethora of
them in fact…. NO...dare I say a virtual cornucopia of them! LOL!
I spoke with a coworker about whether she had a life list or had even heard of one.
And if she had what would be on it? She was intrigued by the idea and she said the
only thing she could come up with (right then) was that she'd always wanted to go
to Vegas. Open your mind to the endless possibilities that could be on your life list.
But make sure these are things that actually matter to you. If going deep sea diving
is not something that really floats your boat, don't write it down, but if snorkeling in
the Grand Cayman islands is
more your style write that down.
And if she had what would be on it? She was intrigued by the idea and she said the
only thing she could come up with (right then) was that she'd always wanted to go
to Vegas. Open your mind to the endless possibilities that could be on your life list.
But make sure these are things that actually matter to you. If going deep sea diving
is not something that really floats your boat, don't write it down, but if snorkeling in
the Grand Cayman islands is
more your style write that down.
So, I started my life list. I will share it with you. It's fun to think about what you would want
to see on your life list. Swimming with dolphins would have been on my life list if I'd started
one sooner. But I did that for my 40th birthday. THAT was awesome. What an experience.
I guess I could add it, and just date it, yes, I think I will do that.
to see on your life list. Swimming with dolphins would have been on my life list if I'd started
one sooner. But I did that for my 40th birthday. THAT was awesome. What an experience.
I guess I could add it, and just date it, yes, I think I will do that.
What’s on your life list?
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My Life List
(started July 2018, in no particular order)
- Learn to play ukulele
- Road trip to Alaska
- Set up an Etsy store for my artwork
- Create artwork for Etsy store
- Take a road trip, anywhere, to just take pictures
- Write a book
- Take a taxi in NYC
- Swim with dolphins -did this for my 40th birthday in Cancun!! Kaaa-Kaw!
- See a Broadway show in NYC
- Learn to solve a rubix cube
- Create a cookbook with photos
- Go Sightseeing in Greece -on a scooter/vespa
- Sketch a barn like my grandma did
- Go to the hot air balloon festival in New Mexico -Happening in Oct 2018!!
- Build a tiny house
- Go camping, alone. (Eeek!)
- See the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)
- Do the splits -at least one more time in my life
- Take a road trip across the U.S.
- Attend Sturgis -Buffalo Chip
- Stay in a Yurt
- Write a successful blog
- Live in a loft
- Visit the Blue Grotto (a sea cave on the coast of the island of Capri, southern Italy)
- Eat a croissant in a French cafe. (In France!)
- Reach my goal weight.
- Fall in love again.
- Visit all the National Parks:
State
|
National Park
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Date visited
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Alaska (8)
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Denali
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Gates of the Arctic
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Glacier Bay
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Katmai
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Kenai Fjords
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Kobuk Valley
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Lake Clark
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Wrangell - St. Elias
| ||
American Samoa
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American Samoa
| |
Arizona (3)
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Grand Canyon
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Late 90’s/Early 2000’s
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Petrified Forest
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Saguaro
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Arkansas
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Hot Springs
| |
California (8)
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Channel Islands
| |
Death Valley
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Joshua Tree
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Kings Canyon
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Lassen Volcanic
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Redwood
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A few times
| |
Sequoia
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Yosemite
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Sept 2009
| |
Colorado (4)
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Black Canyon of the Gunnison
| |
Great Sand Dunes
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Mesa Verde
| ||
Rocky Mountain
| ||
Florida (3)
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Biscayne
| |
Dry Tortugas
| ||
Everglades
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Hawaii (2)
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Haleakala
| |
Hawaii Volcanoes
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Idaho
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Yellowstone
| |
Kentucky
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Mammoth Cave
| |
Maine
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Acadia
| |
Michigan
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Isle Royale
| |
Minnesota
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Voyageurs
| |
Montana (2)
|
Glacier
| |
Yellowstone
|
2014
| |
Nevada
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Great Basin
| |
New Mexico
|
Carlsbad Caverns
| |
North Carolina
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Great Smoky Mountains
| |
North Dakota
|
Theodore Roosevelt
| |
Ohio
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Cuyahoga Valley
| |
Oregon
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Crater Lake
| |
South Carolina
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Congaree
| |
South Dakota (2)
|
Badlands
| |
Wind Cave
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Tennessee
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Great Smoky Mountains
| |
Texas (2)
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Big Bend
| |
Guadalupe Mountains
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U.S. Virgin Islands
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Virgin Islands
| |
Utah (5)
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Arches
| |
Bryce Canyon
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Capitol Reef
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Canyonlands
| ||
Zion
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Virginia
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Shenandoah
| |
Washington (3)
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Mount Rainier
|
Several times
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North Cascades
|
Several times
| |
Olympic
|
Several times
| |
Wyoming (2)
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Grand Teton
| |
Yellowstone
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