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Bucket list linky: what do you want to do?

September 21, 2011 By Ellen

What is on your life-long to-do list? Do you have burning ambitions? Of course you do.
The 2007 film The Bucket List starred Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman as two terminally ill men who go on a road trip with a list of things to do before they kick the bucket. 
Not, before anyone asks, that I am terminally ill, or even slightly under the weather. I just think that it’s good to know what you’re aiming for. 
Here is my bucket list:
  • See the aurora borealis. A long-held ambition that even defied a trip to Iceland.  
  • Fly a seaplane to some fabulous Scottish West Coast island hideaway.  
  • Become comfortable with public speaking, maybe even enjoy it.  
  • Climb Kilimanjaro. Super sister says she’s up for this.
  • Visit the Australian rellies, in Australia. 
  • See my sons all settled in homes, jobs and lives that make them happy. 
  • Learn to salsa dance. 
  • Get a novel published. 
  • Go on a yoga retreat.Transatlantic Blonde fancies this.
  • Fit back into all those clothes. 
  • Work less. 
  • Ski more. 
  • Get a non-fiction book published. Done
  • Conquer the clutter (or at least make peace with it). Lost interest in this
  • Have a lovely garden. And this
  • Learn to take good pictures with my lovely new camera. 
  • To be the kind of confident freelancer who can pick and choose. 
  • Visit Russia.  
  • Visit India. 
  • Stay in an ice hotel. Ms JS of Priority PR, we will do this.
  • Visit New Orleans. 
  • Learn to say no without feeling bad.  
  • Go fire walking.  
  • Travel on the Orient Express. 
  • Spend a night in New York.  
  • Learn to paint, and I don’t mean emulsion.  
  • Continue to share daily conversations with my lovely husband.  
  • Continue to spend memorable times with my fabulous family.  
  • Finish the Times crossword.
  • See the RSC at Stratford. Thanks mum. 
  • Climb more mountains.  
  • Go back to live in Cumbria. 
  • Cook more food for more people more often.  
  • Don’t leave a day unseized.

Now I’m not one for telling people what to do – unless I married or gave birth to them – but if you fancy it, draw up your own. @mmelindor says she’ll have a go. In fact, she suggested a little linky. So here you go:



Filed Under: Bucket list, Linky

Comments

  1. Little Me says

    September 21, 2011 at 2:26 pm

    Great idea. Can't wait to see what other people come up with.

  2. Oh Mammy says

    September 21, 2011 at 3:03 pm

    Excellent! Was just writing one when this appeared. Have linked up. xx

  3. Deb at aspieinthefamily.com says

    September 21, 2011 at 4:59 pm

    Great idea and I love the list. Might join in if I can think of something. Deb x

  4. Ellen Arnison says

    September 21, 2011 at 8:28 pm

    Deb, I hope you do, I'd love to read it.

  5. Oh Mammy says

    September 21, 2011 at 11:55 pm

    Ooh I'll go on the Orient Express with you. I forgot about that one! 🙂

  6. Ellen Arnison says

    September 22, 2011 at 8:16 am

    Brilliant, I'll get us some tickets!

  7. Shell Louise says

    October 3, 2011 at 10:36 pm

    Love this idea and really enjoyed writing my list 🙂 xx

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