Life List

I’ve made a lot of references to my Life List without actually sharing it. I’ve been working on it for a while and still feel it’s not quite done. But I suppose that’s the nature of Life Lists isn’t it? I think my goals 10 years ago are vastly different than mine today and will be 10 years from now. But I do think it’s pretty neat to catalog them all in one place.

I originally learned of Life Lists from Mighty Girl, who has had several items on her Life List sponsored by some big companies. She hosts a site called Go Mighty which allows people to share and collaborate on their Life Lists. I encourage you to create one and I’d love to hear a few of your biggest goals!

Life List or Bust

1. Backpack Europe.
2. Become a member of the Travelers’ Century Club (16 so far: Mexico, Canada, Costa Rica, The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France, Spain, Israel, Cyprus, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore.)
3. Ride a camel in the desert.
4. Swim with bioluminescence.
5. Walk the Great Wall of China.
6. Hike Angkor Wat at sunrise.
7. Visit Machu Picchu.
8. Touch a Buddha statue at Borobudur.
9. Deliver offerings to a temple.
10. Build a family.
11. Buy land and/or build a house.
12. Plant a symbiotic garden.
13. Be self sufficient with power, water, and food.
14. Master the preservation of food: Pickle, Jam.
15. Bake the perfect challah.
16. Live abroad for at least a year.
17. Teach full-time.
18. Write my own complete curriculum.
19. Publish research.
20. Publish a book.
21. Work in Europe.
22. Become conversational in five languages: 1. English 2. Spanish 3. Indonesian.
23. Be certified to scuba dive.
24. Scuba dive Hawaii, Costa Rica, Great Barrier Reef, Red Sea.
25. Set foot in all 50 states (14 so far: OR, WA, CA, NV, ID, TX, AZ, FL, MA, MD, CO, GA, NJ, HI).
26. Coach a sports team.
27. Learn to drive a manual car.
28. Learn to drive a motorcycle.
29. Go clamming.
30. Go ice fishing.
31. Go ice camping.
32. Climb 3 mountains: 1. Krakatoa
33. Attend a yoga retreat.
34. Attend Carnival.
35. Master an instrument.
36. Record a song.
37. Take my kids to Disneyland.
38. Train a dog.
39. Attend SXSW and Coachella.
40. See a Broadway play.
41. Sail to Catalina Island.
42. Learn to surf well.
43. Make, bottle and gift beer.
44. Bike to work every day for a summer.
45. Get paid to run a website.