February 12, 2009

What to do, what to do

I have been thinking a lot about doing the 1001 list where you make a list of what you'd like to achieve in the next so many days/years. I haven't started one yet, but I did find this fun little survey so here it is:

100 Things You Should Do in Your Life: (according to the internet and a blog I found)

1. Started my own blog - Yes, ta-da!
2. Slept under the stars - No
3. Played in a band - No, but I tried to start one in college. Bad idea.
4. Visited Hawaii - Not yet :)
5. Watched a meteor shower - Yes (college credit baby!)
6. Given more than I can afford to charity - No
7. Been to Disneyland/World - Yes
8. Climbed a mountain - Yes, a few of them actually.
9. Held a praying mantis - No
10. Sung a solo - No, unless the shower or the car counts
11. Bungee jumped - No thanks, not ever planning on it
12. Visited Paris - No, but maybe one day
13. Watched lightning at sea - No
14. Taught myself an art from scratch - Yes
15. Adopted a child - No
16. Had food poisoning - Yes
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty - Yes, in high school
18. Grown my own vegetables - Yes, little cherry tomatoes
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France - No
20. Slept on an overnight train - No, but that does sounds like fun
21. Had a pillow fight - Yes
22. Hitchhiked - No (not a good plan for this day and age)
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill - Yep, mental health days rock!
24. Built a snow fort - No, can't really do that in the south due to lack of snow
25. Held a lamb - No
26. Gone skinny dipping - Yes
27. Run a Marathon - No, but a lifetime wish to run that far
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice - No
29. Seen a total eclipse - Yes, as a kid
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset - Yes
31. Hit a home run - No, I wasn't the best in sports as a kid
32. Been on a cruise - Yes, the cruise to no-where overnight, puked the whole time
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person - No
34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors - Yes
35. Seen an Amish community - Yes, close to the wineries in NC
36. Taught myself a new language - Yes, but only know a little spanish
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied - Yes, as long as there is money in my pocket, then I am doing okay
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person - No
39. Gone rock climbing - No, but would like to
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David - No
41. Sung karaoke - Yes, in St. Lucia on our honeymoon
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt - No
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant - No
44. Visited Africa - No
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight - Yes - but it wasn't a great night
46. Been transported in an ambulance - Yes, in high school and college
47. Had my portrait painted - No, unless you count a street vendor
48. Gone deep sea fishing - No, again no boat rides for me
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person - No
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower - No
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling - Yes, in St. Lucia and Israel
52. Kissed in the rain - Yes
53. Played in the mud - Yes
54. Gone to a drive-in - Movie no, restaurant yes
55. Been in a movie - No, but on a TV show
56. Visited the Great Wall of China - No
57. Started a business - No
58. Taken a martial arts class - No
59. Visited Russia - No
60. Served at a soup kitchen - No
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies - Yes, and also ate a lot of them too!
62. Gone whale watching - No
63. Got flowers for no reason - Yes
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma - No
65. Gone sky diving - No, another never
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp - No, but went to the memorials in Israel and Washington, DC
67. Bounced a check - No
68. Flown in a helicopter - No
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy - Yes, but I am not sure where he might be now
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial - No
71. Eaten caviar - Yes - gross.
72. Pieced a quilt - No
73. Stood in Times Square - Yes, a few times - I heart NYC
74. Toured the Everglades - No
75. Been fired from a job - No - but I learned when to walk away from the bad ones
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London - No
77. Broken a bone - Yes, arm
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle - Yes
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person - No
80. Published a book - No, but thinking about writing one
81. Visited the Vatican - No
82. Bought a brand new car - Yes, but not by my choice
83. Walked in Jerusalem - Yes, in high school
84. Had my picture in the newspaper - Yes, in elementary school for raising the school flag.
85. Read the entire Bible - No
86. Visited the White House - No
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating - No
88. Had chickenpox - Yes, thanks to my brother
89. Saved someone’s life - No
90. Sat on a jury - No
91. Met someone famous - Yes, James Brown
92. Joined a book club - Yes
93. Lost a loved one - Yes
94. Had a baby - Not yet ;)
95. Seen the Alamo in person - No
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake - No
97. Been involved in a law suit - No
98. Owned a cell phone - Yes
99. Been stung by a bee - Yes
100. Ridden an elephant- No

1 comment:

ElisabethWK said...

Whew. That list makes me tired! I say, let's book some flights to Europe and tick off half the things on this list!