from

  • ✔ Live abroad (New Zealand, Canada)
  • Travel in a campervan
  • Road trip across the USA
  • Own and renovate a property
  • ✔ Do a cooking course in South East Asia (Chiang Mai 2016)
  • ✔ Go to the taping of a chat show (The Jonathon Ross Show)
  • ✔ Move abroad (Canada)
  • ✔ Skydive/bungee jump (skydive in Salisbury & bungee in Whistler)
  • Go to the top of the Gherkin building - London
  • ✔ Visit Auschwitz, Poland
  • Learn a language
  • Do a wine tour in Tuscany, Italy
  • Eat pizza in Naples, Italy
  • ✔ Own property
  • ✔ See the Northern Lights (Iceland 2015)
  • Do an overnight train ride from Mumbai to Delhi
  • Feed a monkey in the wild
  • Start a blog
  • Earn passive income online
  • Go to the Isle of Wight festival
  • Travel on the Trans-Siberian railway
  • ✔ Learn how to take great photos with an SLR camera
  • Go on holiday with a huge group of friends
  • ✔ Go to Glastonbury (2016)
  • Put some of my best photos from around the world on large prints
  • Do an unassisted pull-up
  • Stay in a mega swanky hotel in NYC
  • Moonlight cinema in Central Park, NYC
  • Go to the Olympics
  • Scuba dive in the Pacific
  • See a Geisha in Japan
  • Travel around the coast of Australia
  • Fly around NYC in a Helicopter
  • Visit every continent (5/7)
  • See live music in Tennessee
  • Eat BBQ in Texas
  • See the murals in Belfast, Ireland
  • Learn to sing
  • Go on safari in Africa and see the ‘Big 5’
  • Go to Hawaii
  • ✔ Travel solo
  • Visit Loch Ness
  • ✔ Live near the ocean
  • Go ice swimming in Finland
  • Manage a team of people
  • Attend a TED conference
  • ✔ Volunteer
  • Party in Vegas
  • ✔ See the Grand Canyon
  • ✔ Eat pizza in Italy
  • Do a wine tasting in Paris
  • Mentor someone
  • Be an extra in a Hollywood movie
  • Learn to ski
  • House-sit in a foreign country
  • ✔ See the Eiffel tower in person
  • Have a hotel party
  • ✔ Cut all my hair off

From [https://valcitygal.wordpress.com/life-list/]

  • ✔ Fall in love
  • Grow old with somebody
  • Get married
  • ✔ Own a dog
  • ✔ Own a cat
  • ✔ Have a romantic candlelit dinner
  • Go on a romantic honeymoon
  • ✔ Go on a weekend getaway
  • Receive a dozen roses from somebody
  • ✔ Receive flowers for no reason
  • Kiss under mistletoe
  • Kiss underwater
  • ✔ Kiss a stranger
  • ✔ Be a bridesmaid
  • Be a maid/matron of honour
  • Be a godparent
  • ✔ See the Grand Canyon, USA (2008)
  • ✔ See the Eiffel Tower, France (2009)
  • See the Pyramids, Egypt
  • See the Parthenon, Greece
  • ✔ See Niagara Falls, Canada (2015, 2019)
  • See the Sistine chapel, Italy
  • See the Mona Lisa, France
  • Visit the Louvre, France
  • Visit Notre Dame, France
  • Attend a luau, Hawaii, USA
  • Visit Machu Picchu, Peru
  • Visit Santorini, Greece
  • ✔ Visit Disneyworld, USA
  • ✔ Travel outside of my own country
  • ✔ Travel outside of my own continent
  • ✔ Travel to New York, USA
  • Travel to Boston, USA
  • Travel to Philadelphia, USA
  • Travel to San Francisco, USA
  • ✔ Travel to Los Angeles, USA (2018)
  • ✔ Travel to Las Vegas, USA (2008)
  • Rent a beach house
  • Travel to Hawaii, USA
  • ✔ Travel to California, USA (2018, 2019)
  • ✔ Travel to Arizona, USA (2008)
  • ✔ Travel to Florida, USA
  • ✔ Travel to Italy
  • ✔ Travel to England
  • Travel to Mexico
  • Travel to Japan
  • ✔ Travel to France
  • Travel to Egypt
  • ✔ Visit Paris (2009)
  • ✔ Travel to Scotland
  • ✔ Travel to Ireland
  • Travel to Jamaica
  • Travel to the Bahamas
  • ✔ Travel to the Greek islands
  • Travel to Tahiti (or anywhere in the south pacific)
  • ✔ Travel to BC, Canada (2015)
  • ✔ Travel to Alberta, Canada (2015)
  • Travel to Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Travel to Manitoba, Canada
  • ✔ Travel to Ontario, Canada (2015, 2018)
  • ✔ Travel to Quebec, Canada (2018)
  • Travel to Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Travel to Nunavut, Canada
  • Travel to the Yukon, Canada
  • Travel to the Northwest Territories, Canada
  • Travel to P.E.I., Canada
  • Travel to New Brunswick, Canada
  • Travel to Newfoundland/Labrador, Canada
  • ✔ Step foot on at least 4 continents
  • ✔ See the Rocky Mountains (2015)
  • See the desert
  • ✔ Visit the Harry Potter theme park at Universal in Florida
  • ✔ See the Colosseum, Italy (2015)
  • Travel to 50 countries
  • Visit Chichen Itza, Mexico
  • Stand on the Bridge of Sighs in Venice - Italy
  • ✔ Ride on the Tube in London - England
  • ✔ Visit Buckingham Palace in London - England
  • ✔ Visit the Tower of London - England (2022)
  • Climb to the top of the Acropolis, Greece
  • ✔ Tour a castle in Europe
  • Visit the French Riviera
  • Sleep in a haunted hotel or house
  • ✔ Stay at a bed and breakfast
  • Stay in a castle
  • ✔ Take a river cruise
  • Stay in a hut on the sea Tahiti-style
  • ✔ Stay in a 5 star hotel
  • Go on a cruise around Alaska
  • ✔ Sleep on an overnight train (The Canadian 2015)
  • ✔ Spend Christmas away from home (New Zealand, Canada, South Africa)
  • ✔ Spend New Year’s away from home (Auckland, Toronto)
  • Visit Antelope Canyon - Arizona, USA
  • ✔ Take a road trip
  • Stay in a room with a private plunge pool
  • See the Redwoods - California, USA
  • See Lake Louise in Alberta - Canada
  • Go to the Scandinave Spa - Canada
  • ✔ Visit Diagon Alley at Universal in Florida - USA
  • ✔ Move to a new city (Toronto)
  • ✔ Ride a segway (Crawley 2023)
  • Play minigolf on a cruise ship
  • ✔ Ride a double-decker bus
  • ✔ Visit a Christmas market in Europe (Budapest, London)
  • Go to a masquerade ball
  • Run an Amazing Race-style race
  • Attend a black-tie gala
  • ✔ See Cirque Du Soleil (Las Vegas & Florida)
  • Buy fresh flowers every month for a year
  • Go to a rave
  • Take a wine tour in Napa or Sonoma - California, USA
  • ✔ Take wine tour in Niagara on the Lake - Canada (2018)
  • ✔ Enjoy pasta and wine in Italy
  • ✔ Go to a casino
  • ✔ Go camping
  • ✔ Go to the circus (Eastbourne)
  • ✔ Go to the zoo
  • ✔ Go to the theater
  • ✔ See a ballet (Royal Opera House, The Nutcracker)
  • ✔ See an opera (Toronto, Glyndebourne)
  • ✔ Go to the symphony (Vancouver 2015)
  • ✔ Climb a rock-climbing wall (Milton Keynes)
  • Perform 10 acts of kindness
    • 1 -
  • ✔ Picnic in a vineyard
  • ✔ Go through a hedge / corn / hay maze
  • ✔ Go down a zip line (Go Ape, Whistler, Chiang Mai)
  • ✔ Ride a catamaran (Dominican Republic 2018)
  • ✔ Tour a chocolate factory (Makana Confections, Kerikeri)
  • Go paint balling
  • ✔ Go go-karting (Spain)
  • ✔ Swim in the ocean
  • ✔ See the Northern Lights (Iceland 2015)
  • ✔ See the Statue of Liberty - New York, USA
  • ✔ Go on a safari (South Africa 2022)
  • ✔ Fly first class (Florida)
  • Go on a hot air balloon ride
  • ✔ Ride in a limo
  • ✔ Go to Medieval Times
  • ✔ Rent a scooter in a foreign city (Chiang Mai 2015)
  • Go Christmas caroling
  • Ride a motorcycle
  • ✔ Get a body-scan at the airport
  • ✔ Go to Comic Con (London)
  • Watch an Olympic event live
  • ✔ Be a part of a wedding
  • ✔ Pet a stingray (Toronto Aquarium 2018 & 2019)
  • Throw a surprise party
  • ✔ Ride in a helicopter (Las Vegas 2008)
  • ✔ Ride a camel (Lanzarote?)
  • ✔ Spend time on a sailboat
  • Sit on a jury
  • ✔ Sing karaoke
  • Gamble in Las Vegas - USA
  • Take a ride in a gondola in Venice - Italy
  • See Phantom of the Opera
  • ✔ See the Nutcracker on stage (ROH 2022)
  • ✔ Go whale watching (Victoria 2015)
  • ✔ Take a picture with a guard in London - England
  • ✔ See a volcano
  • ✔ Shoot a gun (South Africa 2022)
  • ✔ Walk in a cemetery at night
  • ✔ See Big Ben
  • ✔ Go to a spa
  • ✔ Swim in the Mediterranean Sea
  • ✔ Swim in the Caribbean Sea (Dominican Republic 2019)
  • Swim in the Pacific Ocean
  • ✔ Shower in the dark
  • Learn to play the guitar
  • Have a near death experience
  • ✔ Get a professional massage
  • Take someone on a surprise vacation
  • Stop biting my fingernails
  • Make a homemade beauty product
  • Learn how to read music
  • Learn how to use knives properly in the kitchen
  • ✔ Learn how to eat with chopsticks
  • ✔ Get my driver’s license (2018!)
  • Learn another language
  • Learn how to play chess
  • Learn to ballroom dance
  • Learn sign language
  • Make a craft for every season/holiday for 1 year
  • ✔ Have a spa day
  • Learn to sew a hem
  • Learn how to play piano
  • Knit a scarf
  • Knit a blanket
  • Live to see a female president
  • Turn my phone off for an entire week
  • ✔ Wear false eyelashes
  • Jump (or get pushed) into a pool fully clothed
  • ✔ Pull an all-nighter
  • ✔ Watch 2 movies at the cinema in one day
  • Order room service
  • Hold my own garage sale
  • ✔ See an endangered animal (Cape buffalo, rhino)
  • See a tornado
  • Sing in front of a crowd
  • ✔ Paint pottery (Worthing 2020)
  • Complete the Sunday NY Times crossword puzzle
  • Solve the Rubik’s cube
  • ✔ Dye my hair (every colour ever)
  • Get a perm
  • ✔ Get a facial (Hout Bay 2023)
  • ✔ Get a manicure (Christchurch 2017, Hout Bay 2023)
  • ✔ Get a pedicure (Hout Bay 2023)
  • Fingerpaint
  • ✔ Paint a painting
  • Take a picture of the same scene in the four seasons
  • ✔ Learn how to tie a tie
  • Learn to knit
  • Learn to do my own taxes
  • Learn how to play basic piano
  • Learn how to play poker
  • Complete the 5×5 Rubik’s cube
  • ✔ Lie in bed an entire day
  • ✔ Go fruit picking
  • ✔ Get surgery (tonsillectomy 2021)
  • Make a colouring book
  • Ride in a submarine
  • Participate in a costume contest
  • See a fight
  • ✔ Complete a 1000 piece puzzle alone
  • ✔ Go see a movie by myself
  • ✔ Make a scrapbook (for Mums 50th)
  • ✔ Break a mirror
  • ✔ Walk under a ladder
  • ✔ Experience acupuncture
  • ✔ Request a song on the radio (Lady Marmalade on Mid Sussex Radio)
  • Organize an Easter egg hunt
  • ✔ Walk barefoot in the sand
  • ✔ Get a tooth pulled (4 total)
  • Take underwater photos
  • ✔ Vote
  • Have my palm read
  • ✔ Meet someone famous (Imagine Dragons)
  • ✔ Make a candle
  • Plant a tree
  • ✔ Spend an entire summer away from home
  • See a lunar eclipse
  • Watch a meteor shower
  • ✔ See a shooting star
  • Overcome my fear of spiders
  • Take an art class
  • ✔ Take a cooking class (Chiang Mai 2015)
  • ✔ Win something (Halloween cake competition at work)
  • Live alone
  • ✔ See a drive-in movie (Loxwood, Tulleys)
  • ✔ Have a candlelit bath
  • Create a collection of personal recipes
  • ✔ Create a collection of recipes I find in magazines/online
  • Host a classy dinner party
  • Host a murder mystery dinner
  • Host a wine and cheese party
  • ✔ Host a Halloween party
  • Grow my own vegetables
  • Grow my own herbs
  • Eat at a 3 Michelin star restaurant
  • ✔ Bake a cake
  • ✔ Bake cookies
  • ✔ Be made breakfast in bed
  • ✔ Go to a wine tasting (Napier, Stellenbosch)
  • ✔ Make my own spaghetti sauce
  • ✔ Make soup from scratch
  • ✔ Make a pizza from scratch
  • ✔ Try 10 different types of cheeses
  • ✔ Eat sushi
  • Make crème brûlée
  • Make Black Forest cake
  • ✔ Own a dutch oven
  • ✔ Have bangers and mash in England
  • Have Boston cream pie in Boston - USA
  • ✔ Make a traditional Yule log (2021)
  • Make a red velvet cake
  • Own an All-Clad pan
  • ✔ Make sorbet or ice cream
  • ✔ Own a stand mixer (KitchenAid)
  • Eat a beignet in New Orleans
  • ✔ Eat deep dish pizza in Chicago - USA (2018)
  • Eat baked beans in Boston - USA
  • Eat Belgian chocolate in Belgium
  • ✔ Have gelato in Italy (2015)
  • ✔ Have ouzo in Greece
  • ✔ Make fresh pasta
  • ✔ Have a proper English tea - England
  • ✔ Make my own bread
  • Enjoy a pastry and coffee in Paris - France
  • Cook all the recipes in a cookbook
  • ✔ Donate to charity (cat sanctuary in Rome)
  • ✔ Own a credit card
  • ✔ Cut a credit card
  • ✔ Own an SUV (Hyundai Kona)
  • Own a one of a kind painting
  • ✔ Own my very own ‘little black dress.’
  • ✔ Win more than £5 on a lottery scratchcard
  • Win a slot machine jackpot
  • ✔ Sell something on Ebay (mostly shoes)
  • ✔ Buy something off of Ebay (mostly clothes & books)
  • Own a piano
  • ✔ Own a flat screen TV
  • Own diamond earrings
  • Bet on slot machines
  • Own a good set of chef’s knives
  • Save up $10,000 in emergency funds
  • Go on a shopping spree of more than $1000
  • ✔ Spend an entire day reading
  • ✔ Own my own library of books
  • ✔ Read a book in one day
  • ✔ Read The Catcher In The Rye
  • ✔ Read the Harry Potter series
  • ✔ Read the Twilight series
  • Read Anne of Green Gables
  • Read a book on Oprah’s list
  • ✔ Read by the fireplace
  • ✔ Read by the pool
  • ✔ Read in the bathtub
  • ✔ Read in a hammock
  • Read an entire textbook
  • ✔ Listen to an entire audio book (Born A Crime - Trevor Noah)
  • Write a book
  • ✔ Read 30 books in a year
  • ✔ Watch 50 movies in a year
  • Watch all best picture movie winners from 1990 to today – continuous
  • Have my dream bedroom
  • ✔ Hang up a painting I painted
  • Own my own place
  • Grow a flower garden
  • Have a walk-in shower
  • Own a walk in closet
  • Have my dream kitchen
  • Have my dream backyard
  • Have an art room
  • Have a home emergency kit
  • ✔ Learn 5 homestead skills
  • ✔ Go horseback riding
  • Take a ballroom dance class
  • ✔ Snorkel
  • Do archery
  • Go snowshoeing
  • Go cross-country skiing
  • ✔ Learn to skate properly
  • ✔ Play glow-in-the-dark minigolf (Niagara 2018)
  • ✔ Go kayaking
  • Go canoeing
  • Learn Tai Chi
  • Go cave tubing
  • Throw a boomerang
  • ✔ Throw a frisbee
  • Throw a dart
  • Throw a horseshoe
  • Participate in the walk to end breast cancer
  • ✔ Work out in a gym
  • Take a class at a gym
  • ✔ Follow a weight loss program and succeed (used NHS app, 2021)
  • Maintain weight for at least 1 year
  • ✔ Exercise at least 2 times a week for a month
  • Exercise at least 2 times a week for a year
  • ✔ Play bocce ball
  • Go on a helmet dive
  • Go zorbing (NZ?)
  • ✔ Indoor skydiving
  • Ride a dune buggy (Dubai?)
mar 8 2016 ∞
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