This is my bucket list, an organic adventure that has evolved, well quite a lot. I’ve found myself in countless predicaments I never thought possible for myself – ever. It has literally changed my life!
- 01. Take a leap of faith – done
- 02. Cook every recipe in a cookbook – done
- 03. Change someone’s life
- 04. Get a tattoo – done
- 05. Donate blood – done
- 06. Take a self-portrait every day for a year – done
- 07. Do a photo shoot (photographer)
- 08. Work experience – weatherman – done
- 09. Hold an art show
- 10. Elvis impersonator
- 11. Marathon 42k (in a wheelchair) – done
- 12. Join the circus
- 13. Random giveaway – Meat Pies (AFL football) – done
- 14. See a clairvoyant – done
- 15. Flash-mob
- 16. Get passionate about a cause – done
- 17. Guinness world record
- 18. TV show contestant
- 19. Befriend a year 7 class
- 20. Visit a town from a-z
- 21. Throw a party
- 22. Award named after me
- 23. Crash the red carpet
- 24. Talk at my old high school
- 25. Finish something I start
- 26. Vegetable garden – done
- 27. Road trip (destination chosen by dart)
- 28. Sweep someone off their feet
- 29. Dawn service on ANZAC day – done
- 30. Appear on neighbours – done
- 31. Adopt an animal in need
- 32. Learn a foreign language
- 33. Perform in a musical
- 34. Raise $10,000 for a charity – $7,905
- 35. Attend an AFL grand final
- 36. Hot air ballooning
- 37. Get something published (book) – done
- 38. Sing in a band
- 39. Research my Family tree
- 40. Stand-up comedy
- 41. Health retreat (juice protocol)
- 42. Be Santa Claus
- 43. Learn to bartend
- 44. Blind for a week – done
- 45. Host a backpacker
- 46. Big brother mentor
- 47. Do something truly spontaneous
- 48. Sleep on the streets
- 49. Sing in a church choir
- 50. Be there for someone who is in crisis (drugs)
- 51. Speed dating – done
- 52. Bet $1000 on black
- 53. Become involved with a support group
- 54. Bald – done
- 55. Meet the prime minister
- 56. Write to a pen-pal – done
- 57. Help someone tick something off their list
- 58. Colonic irrigation
- 59. Television commercial
- 60. Extra in a movie
- 61. Heartfelt memorabilia (heirloom)
- 62. Start a small business
- 63. Jury (court) duty
- 64. Elaborate surprise
- 65. Naked pose (nude model) – done
- 66. Make a short film
- 67. Ride in a Lamborghini – done
- 68. Grow a mullet
- 69. Live vicariously through someone else – Birdman Rally – done
- 70. Meet a relative for the first time
- 71. Epic photo bomb
- 72. Learn how to play chess
- 73. Street performance
- 74. Sporting team mascot
- 75. Witness a birth (deliver a baby)
- 76. Attend a movie premiere
- 77. Kiss a celebrity – Miranda Kerr -done
- 78. Backstage at a concert – Maroon 5 – done
- 79. Walking billboard
- 80. Fireman (firestation)
- 81. Body painted
- 82. Silent for a week – done
- 83. Haunted house
- 84. Street parade – Moomba – done
- 85. Visit a prisoner
- 86. Bachelor & Spinsters ball
- 87. Medical trial
- 88. Catwalk model
- 89. High school reunion – done
- 90. Join a protest – done
- 91. Front page of newspaper – done
- 92. Write my last will and testament
- 93. Create a competition
- 94. Coach a team
- 95. Present an award
- 96. Medical training (cadaver)
- 97. Primary school friend – done
- 98. Ramadan
- 99. Donate something of significance
- 100. Lap of a race track
- 101. Invent something useful
- 102. Zoo keeper
- 103. Teach an adult to read
- 104. Raise awareness about an illness – done
- 105. Etiquette class – done
- 106. Find out about past lives
- 107. Music video
- 108. Attend a religious event – done
- 109. National honours
- 110. Challenge a champ
- 111. Brew beer – done
- 112. Attend a television finale – done
- 113. Dream date
- 114. Meditation (Buddhist teachings)
- 115. Meet a childhood icon – done
- 116. Random convention – Star Trek – done
- 117. Swim against the tide
- 118. Beekeeper
- 119. Crash a wedding
- 120. Attend a charity dinner – done
- 121. Extreme funeral
- 122. Judge a competition
- 123. Live my dream (ride a bike again)
- 124. Graveyard at night – done
- 125. Sky writing
- 126. Work at a soup kitchen on Christmas day
- 127. Meet someone who’s 100 – done
- 128. Carols by Candlelight – done
- 129. Volunteer at a cancer ward
- 130. Participate in an athletics carnival
- 131. Teach a class – RMIT – done
- 132. Enter a nationwide competition
- 133. Have a vision and follow it – Freedom Van – done
- 134. Witch doctor consultation
- 135. First aid course
- 136. Heavy metal gig – done
- 137. Invite 10 strangers to dinner
- 138. Random dress-up
- 139. Roller derby
- 140. McDonalds for a week
- 141. Run for local council
- 142. Join a committee
- 143. Finish university – doing
- 144. Scout troop – done
- 145. Singing telegram
- 146. Walk a mile in somebody else’s shoes
- 147. Security guard
- 148. Below -10 degrees – done
- 149. Sailing adventure
- 150. Step back in time
To further my quest for a normal life, many years ago while in hospital I started writing a ‘to do list’ (or a bucket list). However, the reality was that my physical inadequacies held me back and somewhat squashed these dreams.
You see I always thought a bucket list included things like Running with the Bulls or Climbing the Eiffel Tower, and well sadly these are unachievable for me. Still never one to shy away from a challenge I decided to get creative.
So instead I came up with a more realistic list with an equally diverse range of challenges with the hope that they would get me out and about and living life again – because in reality I’ve already let far too many years just slip by.
And to me this is the essence of a bucket list. It’s about challenging yourself and achieving things you might normally see as unattainable – and of course living a fulfilling life.
So fingers crossed the experiences bring some adventure and excitement to my life; not to mention a lot of anguish.
To begin living again is the ultimate goal.
Mark My Words 