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The Challenge
I turned 50 last year, and when I look back at my life I sometimes wonder whether I shouldn’t have done more things. I’m not saying that I’m unhappy with the achievements I’ve made to date. I’m more wondering whether there haven’t been experiences I’ve missed out on because I haven’t been as adventurous as I should have been.
Just the other day I was reading a blog by Jo Walters where she invited her friend’s to put suggestions for a list of adventures that she wants to undertake.
The way I read her blog I believe she’s trying to do 250 things in the one year. I reckon this would be a little bit too much for me so instead I’ve decided to put together a list that I should try to achieve before I shuffle off this mortal coil.
As I intend to live for a very long time I’ve decided not to put a limit to the number of items I have on my “Bucket List”.
I’ll keep everyone updated on how things are going through posts and pages in this blog.
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Accepted
So far on my list…
1. Make a list of things you’re thankful for. (Thanks to Jo Walters)
2. Take up a new sport. (Thanks to Iona Elwood-Smith )
3. Write a book. (Thanks to Iona Elwood-Smith )
3a. And get it published! (Thanks to Debi Bell)
4. Spend a week walking everywhere. (Thanks to Iona Elwood-Smith )
5. Drive to Stewart Island. (Thanks to Iona Elwood-Smith )
6. Learn to knit. (Thanks to Iona Elwood-Smith )
7. Make a difference in someones life. (Thanks to Iona Elwood-Smith )
8. Memorize one book of the Bible. (Thanks to Ryan Heathers)
9. Sing karaoke. (Thanks to Ryan Heathers)
10. Accept a scary public speaking engagement. (Thanks to Ryan Heathers)
11. Raft through Class 5 whitewater rapids. (Thanks to Ryan Heathers)
12. Give away more money that what you’re comfortable with. (Thanks to Ryan Heathers)
13. Teach your grandchildren how to fly a kite. ( or build a fort, or a trolley, or something ). (Thanks to Andrew Frazer)
14. Bake some scones. (Thanks to Andrew Frazer)
15. Take on projects that you are not capable to do right now, but require you to learn some some skills in order to complete them. (Thanks to Andrew Frazer)
16. Organise a ‘clean up your street’ day. (Thanks to Andrew Frazer)
17. Do a Parachute jump. (Thanks to Mike Roche)
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Maybe
This is where you’ll find any ideas that I haven’t totally rejected, but that for some reason I haven’t quite put on the list yet. Click on the list number to find out why it didn’t make the list!
1. Sit in an Italian Piazza for a whole day, drinking coffee, eating pastries and just watching people. (Thanks to Iona Elwood-Smith )
2. Drive a Ferrari. (Thanks to Iona Elwood-Smith )
3. Bunjy jump in Queenstown. (Thanks to Iona Elwood-Smith )
4. Eat nothing but desert for a week. (Thanks to Iona Elwood-Smith )
5. Visit Israel (Thanks to Ryan Heathers)
6. Visit at least two of [ Rome | Lauterbrunnen | Alaksa | Scott Base | Galapagos ] (Thanks to Andrew Frazer)
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Rejected
This is where any suggestions that I reject end up! To find out why I’ve rejected them click on the list number.
1. Learn to sail
2. Swim with dolphins
3. Backpack cross-country for one month in a foreign nation (that speaks a foreign languague) and depend on random people to give you housing
4. Learn to fly an aeroplane
5. Become Prime Minister
6. Learn how to weld
7. Convert your house to run on solar energy
8. Build the biggest christmas light show
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The Rules
I’ve pretty much stolen these rules from
Jo Walters’ blog because she’s done them so well.
- My challenge, my rules!
- My decision is final. You’re welcome to enter into correspondence over issues, but you’ll have to have a great argument to sway me.
- I don’t have to do everything I add to my accepted list, but I do need a good reason for not doing it.
- You can’t shout at me for rejecting something, but I do promise to explain why.
- I can interpret list items however I like. But feel free to legal if you think I’ve cheated.
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