A morbid thought I know, however as I have started the countdown to half a century (can’t bear to mention the actual number!) I have started a Bucket List. As defined in the English Oxford Dictionary: bucket list noun informal
- a number of experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have or accomplish during their lifetime.
“making this trip is the first thing on my bucket list” I have started to make a list and as I achieve them I have been ticking them off. Some of the things may be unachievable such as making my first million, but a girl must dream. Also snogging Hugh Jackman or Tom Hardy may be difficult to achieve and lookalikes are out of the question, but you just never know. Hugh or Tom may see my blog one day (fingers, legs and eyes crossed) and decided to grant me my wish. I have already ticked off a few things such as dancing in the rain and jumping in puddles although the latter did annoy the other school mums who would not let their children join in. I have also swum with dolphins (albeit with a lifejacket on – see further down) and been charged by a Bull Elephant which was not on my Bucket List but nearly made me meet my maker sooner rather than later. I have flown in a helicopter over the Amazon and been Cayman hunting at night and I survived a cyclone. Some of the things that I have not ticked off yet include:
- sitting in a bath of baked beans! (don’t ask)
- learning to swim
- running a marathon
- riding a horse on the beach
- driving a hovercraft
- going on a Segway
- taking an alpaca for a walk
- feeding giraffes
- going shark cage diving
- going on a zip wire
- becoming a Granny (oldest is only 20 so plenty of time)
- writing a book
- singing in a choir
- appearing on stage
- getting arrested (sorry wrong list that should be in my ticked items)
- getting a tattoo of butterflies on my wrist to represent my two aunts that passed away
- doing a stand-up session in a comedy club
And then there’s the items that involve travel that should be on everyone’s Bucket list. These are my top four choices and if they are on your list then click on the links near each one to see how you can tick it off your list: Machu Picchu, Peru