So I haven't seen "The Bucketlist" and I haven't been issued any sort of death sentence but was inspired by an old friend who made her own "not a bucket" list. I've been fortunate to travel quite a bit in my life, taking off after university and working and traveling around the world and still "living abroad" except London is home now. I used to hate it when people said, "I wish I could do that," cause I always thought, "well, you can!" I wasn't stopped so why would anyone else be. All you needed was a plane ticket and a working visa and once you got somewhere you got a job and supported your travels. That's why I don't think anything on my list is out of my reach and they are all things I've really wanted to do but it was much harder thinking of them than I realized. Let's get started!!
1. Learn to knit
2. Frame some of my photography
3. Read War and Peace
4. Get a Chanel bag
5. Learn sign language
6. Go kayaking on the Thames
7. Volunteer in London
8. Run a 10k
9. Bake my own bread
10. Pick one thing to do in Time Out each month
11. See Avenue Q
12. Finish a G2 crossword puzzle
13. Win the G2 photo competition
14. Go mountain biking
15. Have my own garden
16. Adopt a child
17. Buy a house
18. Make pickles
19. Host my family for Christmas in London
20. Get my French back
21. Write a book
22. Send Christmas cards
23. Swim with dolphins
24. Rent the funny bikes in Battersea Park
25. Have my 30th birthday and 5th anniversary in VEGAS!!
26. Hike part of the Appalachain Trail with my dad
27. Go on Safari in Africa with my mom
28. Rent a old school red convertible and drive up the coast of California
29. Have a pet gecko
30. Work on a ranch
31. Take a yoga class more than once
32. Go to the opera
33. Eat sushi in Japan
34. Get a meaningful tattoo
35. Learn to wear high heels
36. Hold a baby tiger/lion/jaguar/elephant/etc
37. Donate my hair to charity
38. Learn my family history
39. Have a library
40. Write a letter to David Sedaris telling him how much I love his books
41. Apply for my British passport
42. Eat a currie in India
43. Stay in a hut on the beach in Thailand
44. Take a dog sled ride
45. Learn about different types of flowers and plants
46. Meet Dante Calabria
47. Have a quilt made from my old t-shirts
48. Have a huge 69th birthday party with all my friends from my life
49. Work in a stall in a market
50. Update my blog and keep adding to it as I mark things off