I've always been a fan of a bucket list. I've had one for years and usually have little ones if I go away somewhere. As I've gotten older the list is somewhat more realistic than it was as a child!
Back in 2014/2015 I wrote a 101 things in 1001 days list. Looking back on it now some of the things were a little bit silly but I think held me accountable to get stuff done. (Sort everything on the top of the wardrobe for example!) It was part bucket list, part to do list really! I've also been really lucky in my childhood that my Nanny and parents took me and my brother on two cruises so I've been able to visit a lot of countries that would have been on my list. As well as being on TV, being in the paper, I've been able to unintentionally tick things off my bucket list that I would have wanted to add.
This is the completed things from my 101 things list from 2014/2015. As you can see, some are random..."Buy 3 statement necklaces". My life was obviously WILD back then.
| 2014/2015 Completed |
| 1 | Buy 3 statement necklaces |
| 2 | Buy a 40mm lens |
| 3 | Be involved in something BIG [Britmums Live room moderator] |
| 4 | Buy a Cath Kidston dress |
| 5 | Complete an online course |
| 7 | Do something special with Dale for our 30th |
| 8 | Go for afternoon tea |
| 9 | Go fruit picking |
| 10 | Go in a hot tub |
| 11 | Go on holiday to Somerset |
| 12 | Go to 3 blog conferences |
| 13 | Go to the cinema with mum |
| 14 | Grow Butterflies |
| 16 | Learn how to create and edit videos |
| 17 | Make 5 new friends |
| 18 | New laptop |
| 19 | Photos for Big Nanny |
| 20 | Read 5 books |
| 21 | See an Orang-utan |
| 22 | See Blood Brothers on stage |
| 23 | Sort photos on laptop |
| 24 | Sort sponsored posts |
| 25 | Sort the top of our wardrobe |
| 26 | Take the boys on a road trip |
| 27 | Take the boys to the Panto |
| 28 | Teach Charles to pedal without stabilisers |
| 29 | Teach Harry to pedal with stabilisers |
| 30 | Teach Harry to pedal without stabilisers |
| 31 | Tidy, organise and add to my Pinterest boards |
| 32 | Try Oysters |
| 33 | Visit Scotland |
| 34 | Watch 10 Tom Hanks films |
| 35 | Watch Banger Racing |
| 36 | Watch the sunset |
| 37 | Drive on a motorway |
So as life has changed since then, my children are older, I have more freedom due to divorce and a lovely relationship now and the realisation that LIFE IS SHORT!!!...and inspired after listening to an episode 125 of 'The Brave Table' podcast by Dr Neeta Bhushan I created a new list.
The episode is titled
"How to live a fulfilling life and set meaningful goals" and is in conversation with Sebastian Terry. "I asked myself, ‘If I were to die today, could I say that I wouldn’t have changed anything?’, and just like that, I realized I was really unhappy. I didn’t have any purpose, goals, or know who I was. This was my a-ha moment. What could be more important than feeling happy?"
I can't wait to tick things off and with 33 more spaces to fill, to find other things to experience, learn, places to visit etc.
What would be on your list?
| New List |
1 | Eat at a Mexican restaurant |
2 | Eat at Duck and Waffle in London |
3 | Eat at a Vegan restaurant |
4 | Watch the sunrise |
5 | Grow Ladybirds |
6 | Drive A Quad Bike |
7 | Jet Ski |
8 | Go for breakfast by myself in a hotel |
9 | Present an award at an awards ceremony |
10 | Be on a mental health/Wellbeing judging panel |
11 | Shear a Sheep |
12 | Go on a Hovercraft |
13 | Create a Vision Board |
14 | Be a Member of a TV Studio Audience |
15 | Have a Cupping treatment |
16 | Visit a Vineyard |
17 | Watch 10 classic films I haven’t watched before |
18 | Do a Range Rover driving experience |
19 | Be on another Wellbeing Panel |
20 | Attend a Beer Festival |
21 | Destroy Stuff in a Rage Room |
22 | Take an ancestry DNA test |
23 | Be on a podcast |
24 | Drive a Tractor |
25 | Do the Tobbogan in Valkenburg |
26 | Go to the TT in Assen |
27 | See Andre Rieu in Maastrict |
28 | Go to Goodwood |
29 | Say “Yes” To Everything For One Weekend |
30 | Go to a Faulty Towers dinner experience |
31 | Go to a murder mystery weekend |
32 | Go to an auction |
33 | Take the boys on a plane by myself |
34 | See the 1975 |
35 | Go to Carnival in Maastrict |
36 | Visit Crete |
37 | Visit Utrecht |
38 | Visit Malta |
39 | Visit Venice |
40 | Visit Camden |
41 | Visit Keukenhof |
42 | Visit Prague |
43 | Visit Berlin |
44 | Take the boys to Legoland |
45 | Visit the Isle of Wight |
46 | Visit Edinburgh |
47 | Visit the Catacombs of Paris |
48 | Redesign my blog |
49 | Make 10 recipes from my Dutch cookbook |
50 | Take a Pottery Class |
51 | Take a Life Coaching course |
52 | Read "That Sucked, Now What" by Dr Neeta Bhushan |
53 | Read "The Chimp Paradox" |
54 | Restart blog |
55 | Create a blogging schedule |
56 | Consistenly stay under 11 stone |
57 | Have a conversation in Dutch with a Dutch person |
58 | Have a Facial |
59 | Have my Palm Read |
60 | Only drink water for a week |
61 | Go meat free for a week |
62 | Work with a mental health charity |
63 | Attend a mental health/wellbeing conference |
64 | Learn about Buddhism |
65 | Make a list of 25 things I like about myself |
66 | Complete the 30 day shred |
67 | Stick my phone on airplane mode for a whole weekend |
68 | To be decided |
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100 | To be decided |
