As I was contemplating what I wanted to accomplish, do or become during the decade of my 50’s,  I took a peek at what other people have posted. I searched “Bucket List” and found several personal lists. Thought maybe some of their ideas would be of interest for me as well.

Just for fun, I started a list of things I had already done, taken from their lists, that they still dreamed about.  Many of these items are so ordinary for me.  I would never have imagined they could actually show up on someone’s list of things to do before they die.  It made me take a step back and appreciate the life I have already lived and the opportunities I have taken for granted.

Visit Iguazu Falls * Live in a foreign country for 6 months * Learn a foreign language * Swim with the stingrays * Take a cruise * See the Grand Canyon * Go to Hawaii * See General Conference live * Knit something * Get a massage * Take public transportation * Ride a horse * Learn how to make pizza from scratch * Go skiing (water and snow) * Try orienteering * Watch a movie outside under the stars * Go camping * Join the church choir * Take Tap dancing lessons * Take Hula lessons * Ride in an aircraft carrier * Fire a gun * See an alligator in the wild * See a Toucan in the wild * See the Golden Gate Bridge * Go to Pike’s Place Market * See Mount Rushmore * Visit Yellowstone * Camp in the Redwood National Forest * Cut down my own Christmas tree * Visit Disneyland * Visit Disneyworld * Learn to make candles * Make homemade root beer * Take a calligraphy class * Sew something I can wear * Be an early riser * Kick a negative habit * Become a better speaker by joining Toastmasters * Make a difference in at least one person’s life * Write  a cookbook * Create my own website * Earn money online * Start my own business * Own a motorhome * Teach a college class * Invest in the stock market * Get married  * Have children * Go on that honeymoon that keeps getting postponed * Have a pet * Visit the San Diego Zoo * Milk a goat * Try out a new profession in a different field * Coach a soccer team * Quit a job you don’t like * Learn a strategy game * Surprise someone * Offer your service to a humanitarian cause * Experience a sunset * Experience a sunrise * Go Stargazing * Throw a mega party * Get a makeover * Play a musical instrument (clarinet) * Go on a road trip * Bake a cake for someone special * Camp in the wild * Visit a waterfall * Swim in the ocean * Walk in a valley * See snow * Read a book on a subject you never thought of reading * Fly a kite * Fall asleep on the beach * Fall asleep on grassy plains * Order room service * Take a limousine ride * Go snorkeling * Bury the hatchet with an enemy * Organize a picnic * Ride a rollercoaster * Fall in love * Be a waitress * Do a somersault * Help someone in need * Go to a costume party * Do something different with my hair * Go to church * Lose weight * Get a pedicure * See fireflies * Have my own apartment * Travel around San Francisco in a cable car * Have dinner in a location that overlooks the whole city * Learn to ice skate * Learn to roller skate * Learn to drive a car * Go canoeing * Go kayaking * Ride an elephant * Embarrass myself in front of a bunch of people * Wake up at 6 AM every day for 2 weeks * Visit 5 different museums * Ride a skateboard * Go Christmas caroling * Kiss under mistletoe * Kiss in the rain * Go to Hollywood * Enjoy a bonfire * Laugh til I cry * Cry with despair * Find something worth dying for * Party all night and watch the sun rise * Make my mother proud * Buy a house * Dance in the moonlight * Visit a natural hot spring * Drive the Pacific Coast Highway * See a shooting star * Feed the animals at at zoo * Visit an aquarium * Go snowboarding * Climb lots of stairs at an ancient temple * Build a sandcastle with my kids * See a double rainbow * Move further north up the west coast * Go on a trip by myself * Pay off a credit card