Friday, May 25, 2018

My "39" bucket list

I'm pretty sure that all of my friends who helped me create my bucket list have been waiting with baited breath for the finished product. After a month of planning, dreaming, and narrowing it down, I finally have my list. Just kidding! May has just been really busy, crazy, hard, and did I mention busy?  So, I wanted to put my list on a blog as a way to hold myself accountable to actually completing it.  I am really excited about the adventures that are ahead of me and I am really ready to enjoy my last year in my 30's. Writing this list has already challenged me. I am nervous about starting this list because I want to follow through on all of these things perfectly. I'm an "all or nothing" kind of girl and sometimes when I think I am not going to do something 100%, then I don't do it at all.  If anyone is reading this, will you hold me accountable to this list? Also, would you ask me if I am having fun being 39? (because that is the goal!)



  1. Plan a getaway with the hubs
  2. Go on a Girls Trip
  3. Take a writing class
  4. Take Hanna Joy to the American Girl Store
  5. Go to a Cubs game
  6. Eat something I’ve never tried before
  7. Meet up with an old friend
  8. Go on a 10 mile bike ride
  9. Take a Fall adventure
  10. See the city lights at Christmas
  11. Dance under the stars
  12. Get Published
  13. Play something with Jennavieve that is messy
  14. Do something that challenges me out of my comfort zone...without complaining
  15. Take a dance class
  16. Once a week Random Act of Kindness
  17. Indoor skydiving
  18. Go on a Zip Line Adventure
  19. Write a letter to each kid to give to them on their 18th birthday
  20. Run a race
  21. Write 39 Snail Mail letters(just for fun)
  22. Be an extra in a movie
  23. Read 39 books this year...including some classics and some re-reads from childhood
  24. Write a letter to myself to be opened in 10 years with pictures of the family
  25. Take Drake somewhere to learn more about trucks, etc.
  26. Perform in a public performance
  27. Keep a blog documenting the adventures of the big 3-9
  28. Learn something new(TBD)
  29. Plan a cousin get-together
  30. Watch a sunrise and a sunset...same day but different states
  31. Plan and do a service project with friends
  32. Take Lucas on an adventure
  33. Make a new friend
  34. Take time to learn about a cause that I don’t agree with(to confirm or deny my current feelings)
  35. Interview several aunts and uncles about their childhood(s) and their thoughts on their parents
  36. See a movie with Damion in the theater(his choice)
  37. Say sorry to someone(and mean it), even if I don’t want to
  38. Have a party, just for fun
  39. Go camping

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