MY BUCKET LIST

I think one of the greatest things about life is that it is a journey, not a destination. The world is an incredible place and there is so much out there. There is so much yet to be explored and experienced. I am always filled with wonder, and excitement whenever I dream of everything still yet to be. I’ve found writing the list like this therapeutic on bad health days. Knowing there are better days ahead, more adventure just waiting on the horizon.

I’ve had a running bucket list in my head since I was a child. It has changed a lot over the years. But one thing that hasn’t changed is I truly believe if you write down your goals they are more likely to happen. I know that when I write things down it helps me to visualize the path I need in order to accomplish things.

It’s a long list but I have an even larger list in my office! I also have a longer list of things that I’ve accomplished that I am so thankful for especially on hard days. I’ve kept a few of my accomplished ones on this list just to keep me motivated. Here are some of my hopes and dreams.

What’s on your list?

Canada Goals

• See the Northern Lights – 2017/2018/2019/2020
• See Niagara Falls– too may times to count
• Scuba dive shipwrecks in Tobermory, the Scuba Diving Capital of Canada
• See all 48 national parks – Currently 7/48 as of 2020
• See at least 100 provincial parks – 43/1656
• Whale watching in the Bay of Fundy
• See the foxes of Cavendish Beach
• See at least 50 National Historic Sites – 68/170

City Highlights:

• Toronto
• Ottawa
• Vancouver
• Whistler
• Kelowna
• Montreal
• Quebec City
• Churchill
• Winnipeg
• Regina
• Saskatoon
• Edmonton
• Calgary
• Banff/Jasper with my parents
• Halifax
• Charlottetown

Family Goals

• Go full term with a healthy baby
• Become a foster parent

Life Goals

• Live a full year in a foreign country
• Buy a house abroad – North America or Ireland

Hobby Goals

• Write a cookbook
• Renovate a camping trailer
• Renovate a church into a B&B or home – air bnb it 
• Buy + flip houses with my parents
• Complete NaNoWriMo – 2012
• Have a “signature dish” or two

Personal Goals

• Be 100% debt free
• Buy our 1st home – 2019
• Get a Pomeranian – 2013/2020
• Vote in an election – and every one since my first!
• Stabilize my health
• Lose weight to achieve a healthy weight
• Buy my dream car – Volvo XC60
• Go skydiving
• Learn to drive stick
• Read one book a week for a year – 2021 goal
• Have one hobby that I’m known for
• Learn to overcome my fears and self-doubts
• Find the love of my life – 2013
• Celebrate my 10/20/25/50th wedding anniversary
• Know that I’ve inspired someone for the better
• Be a mentor to someone
• Be someone’s shoulder to cry on
• Volunteer abroad
• Donate blood regularly – Josh does this for me since I cant lol

Education/Career Goals

• Get my Masters
• Get my Doctorate
• Get my real estate license
• Learn a second language
• Relearn French, German, and Russian
• Never stop learning
• Learn to Surf
• Learn to Sail
• Learn to play an instrument – relearn cello and piano
• Learn to fly an airplane or helicopter

Travel

• Go to 100 Countries
• Visit every continent (hopefully Antartica)
• See our Irish homeland with my parents
• Watch the Eiffel tower light up at night
• Float in the Dead Sea
• See Mount Everest in Nepal
• See the world Islands in Dubai
• See The Great Wall of China
• See The Giant Buddha Statue in Phuket, Thailand
• Climb the Sydney Harbor Bridge
• Experience Christmas markets in Europe
• Safari in Africa
• Hike Machu Picchu
• Go to Oktoberfest in Germany
• Ski in the Alps
• See cherry blossoms in Japan
• See lavender in Provence
• See the tulip fields in Holland
• Watch the Sunset in Santorini
• Watch the sunrise in Amalfi Coast in Italy
• See the “7 Wonders of the World”
• See the Leaning Tower of Pisa
• See Big Ben, London Eye, Tower of London
• See the Great Pyramids of Egypt
• Walk the walls in Dubrovnik, Croatia
• Swim in Iceland’s thermal pools
• Walk the Great Wall of China
• Cruise the Danube in Budapest
• Get lei’d in Hawaii
• Attend Carnival in Nice
• Eat breakfast with giraffes in Kenya
• Spend the night in a castle/Castle tour Europe

USA Goals

• Travel to all 50 US states – 6/50
• See every US National Park – 0/62
• See a Broadway play in New York
• See the Statue of Liberty
• See the Empire State Building
• See San Franciso with my parents
• Presidents Head Park in Croaker, Virginia
• Take a road trip across the United States
• Road Trip – Grand Canyon to Moab
• Road Trip – Route 66 – Illinois to California
• Road Trip – Pacific Coast Highway – Seattle to San Diego
• Do the Hollywood sign hike
• Magnolia Market at the Silos in Waco, Texas
• The Factory in Franklin, Tennessee

That’s it, my current list!