Munchkins_mama Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I keep seeing this. People crossing things off of their Bucket Lists. I don't have one. Until this year, I had no idea what it even was! When I try to think of things, I can't come up with much. I guess I'm just trying to survive till the kids grow up and can't think much past that. haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I don't. I think I'm too practical or something. Or maybe I'm already content? Maybe I don't have a vivid enough imagination. I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applesing Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I don't have one. I am quite content with my life, and I don't need all of the bells and whistles of this world to feel fulfilled. There are things I would like to do, to be sure, but the most important things involve growing closer to God and being with my family. The things of this world pale in comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytwomonkeys Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 i do! here's my top 2 biggies: visit the masai mara in kenya complete a full marathon (hoping to do it this year) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffnkids Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I don't. I'm just trying to enjoy my family and my life as much as possible! I do have a dear friend who definitely is a "bucket-lister" - - - to the point that she married a man that she felt "lukewarm" about quite possibly so she could cross off "wedding" from her Bucket List! (They are now divorced, but no kids - not sure if that's on her list). At this point in my life I don't need the stress of a bucket list! If my house is reasonably clean, my family is eating mostly nutritious meals, my children are learning, and I have enough energy to kiss my hubby goodnight - - - then I feel pretty darn good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munchkins_mama Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 Maybe that's it. Maybe I'm just too content. ( NOT saying that anyone who has one isn't content!) I really like where I am in life and I'm sure I'll be able to accomplish many things before I die. If not, oh well. There are a lot of cool things I'd like to do though. I'd like to eat my way through Europe. haha. I like to learn to dance. I'd like to be some sort of something in the field of natural food/medicine/childbirth. I guess I kinda have a list, but I will in no way feel as if my life isn't complete if those things don't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 (edited) Never heard of that. Now I'm gonna have to Google. I'm reading the answers and if it means making a list of bunch of stuff to do or see before you die, I have to say I don't have a bucket. I've seen a lot, done a lot, gone places. I've never been to Asia, and I would like to, but I would never bungee jump or willingly parachute from a a plane... Get better, deeper sleep? Go to bed earlier and fall asleep in a timely manner? Do those things count? Getting better sleep and visiting SE Asia are about as grand as I can consider right now. Oh! Grandchildren, and health and money and motivation to take them wherever they want to go. Let's add daughter and son -in-laws who control themselves if I make a mistake. I don't wanna read about any of my slip-ups online someday. :) Edited October 29, 2011 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytwomonkeys Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 it's based on the idea that, "every man dies but not every man lives"... not that a person needs to *do* or *see* a lot to experience life -- it's just for fun honestly. a person that marries to mark off an item on a list -- well, that's just weird. it's simply things you would like to do or see before you die. it can be as simple as a cartwheel (mentioned in another thread) or as grand as volunteering at the masai mara in kenya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoGal Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I do! I started the cartwheel thread. :D But it is just for fun. I won't feel discontent if I don't do the things on my list. I just think it is fun to think of things I'd like to do and then give them a try. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munchkins_mama Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 I do! I started the cartwheel thread. :D But it is just for fun. I won't feel discontent if I don't do the things on my list. I just think it is fun to think of things I'd like to do and then give them a try. :) That is where I heard it today. :) ( I'm new here, should I have titled this thread " S/O- bucket lists?" haha There seem to be so many etiquette rules to break on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elise1mds Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Sort of. Mostly I just have stuff I want to do. They're not *requirements,* though, and if I don't accomplish every single thing, I won't feel unfulfilled. They're simply goals. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Absolutely! I'm working on it, but here are some of the things on my list: See all the continents Learn to play the sax Become more fluent in Spanish Become MUCH more fluent in French Finish the book I started writing a long time ago. :001_huh: Finish a triathlon (chickened out this summer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I want to milk a cow. And then make butter from the milk. I want to go para-sailing, even though I'm afraid of heights. I want to complete a full hat with a buckram base. That's it. :tongue_smilie: Well, scuba diving in Hawaii or somewhere with tropical fish would be cool, but if I were in a situation where I was given a dead-line, it wouldn't be a must-do. Just a nice-to-do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaffodilDreams Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Yes. There are things I'd love to do/see/experience before my time is up, and I actually do have such a list (and have crossed off a few items). However, nothing could ever top my experience as a mom to my Dd. I'm living my dream, and if this is all I ever get from here on out, it is way more than enough for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I do not.;) In fact I find the whole idea strange really. I'm not the type to write to do lists. In my view if you write the list and don't get to it you'll be disappointed. I would rather just live to the best of my ability and not worry about it.:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Sure do! They are a bunch of holidays I'd like to take, crafts I'd like to try and books I'd like to read, mostly. Great if I get them done, but since it is about 500 items long, odds are slim I'll manage them all. :lol: The newest item on my list is to learn to play a hammered dulcimer. What's excruciating thing is I have enough in my account to buy a beginners instrument. We need a nail biting smilie! :) Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 My oldest says I'm too young for a bucket list. Funny thing is that she has one! It's not written down, but I'd like to go to a 5 start restaurant and stay in a 5 star hotel. But those aren't going to happen until the kids are out of the house and we're not paying for college any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friederike in Persia Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 It's not written down, but I'd like to go to a 5 start restaurant and stay in a 5 star hotel. But those aren't going to happen until the kids are out of the house and we're not paying for college any more. That one would scare me. What would you wear? What would you do? WHO would pay? On my list there are only 2 and dh doesn't think very highly of number 2, so I'm not sure that'll ever happen. Go to a spa type place (with a friend who's been before) Help out with the Sisters of Mercy in Calcutta for 2 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee in NC Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I guess I do, but never really thought of it as a "bucket list." I want to move to the Appalachians and work on Economic Development and poverty issues. It's been on my "list" since I was 14 and spent a week in a remote place in WV. I want to run a 5K. I might move up from there, but a 5K is a good start. That's pretty much it. I am a boring person, huh?:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Maasai Mara is well worth the trip (says the girl who grew up in Kenya!) i do! here's my top 2 biggies: visit the masai mara in kenya complete a full marathon (hoping to do it this year) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Bucket list.....yeah kind of. I grew up overseas so I did a great deal of traveling the world (primarily various parts of Africa and Europe) before I got married. China and India were still on my "must see" list. I had been to Hong Kong and Singapore, but hadn't actually gone into mainland China (I went to Hong Kong before they were officially "China.") But 5 years ago I did get to visit China. I didn't get to Tian Jian where my dad grew up, which was a disappointment, but I did get to see most of Beijing, travel up to Inner Mongolia and see the grasslands, and go back down to Guangzhou and back to Hong Kong. India is still on my list but it isn't as important as it once was. Run a marathon? Nah, not even interested. I would like to get thin.....is that a bucket list item? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I guess I do, but it's not set in stone. They are jjust things I've always wanted to do - you know, since I was a kid. And, now I'm finally doing them. 1. Swim with the dolphins - even though I'm scared of deep water. (Did it! Doing it again!) 2. Parasail. (Still too scared!) 3. Run a marathon. (Done! Never doing it again!) 4. Meet and feed all different types of animals (mostly birds). I just love birds. I want to meet them close up. 5. Visit Galapagos. (See the animal one!) 6. Cruise through the Panama Canal. 7. Travel lots!!!! I never did as a kid (much - we camped a lot) and I want my kids to see more of the world than I did. 8. Get really unbelievably rich and go around doing really good things for people. Wouldn't that be amazing???? There's more. Can't think of them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I'd like to swim with the dolphins and sky dive before I die. Dh bought me a trip to Discovery Cove for a gift but I haven't gone yet, and dd11 and I are thinking about sky diving for my 50th in two years. I always wanted to do an African safari but I hate to travel. These uncertain times make me hate travelling even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snickelfritz Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I don't, in the context of being discontent if I can't do them. I AM trying to get better about doing those things that I say "I always wanted to do that....." 1. I'm (slowly) learning violin with dd's. That's been a wish for 15-20 years. I'm not very good and will probably never really play for people, but that wasn't part of my desire to learn. 2. I'm trying to train for a half marathon. I keep having to backtrack to give my joints time to strengthen, so not sure if I'll be able to do it. But, I'm trying. I want the window sticker really bad. The one that says 13.1. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I'd like to swim with the dolphins and sky dive before I die. Dh bought me a trip to Discovery Cove for a gift but I haven't gone yet, and dd11 and I are thinking about sky diving for my 50th in two years. I always wanted to do an African safari but I hate to travel. These uncertain times make me hate travelling even more. We're going to Discovery Cove as a family next year! I loved swimming with the dolphins so much, I'm taking everyone. DO IT!!!! Heck, you should come when we're there!!! I 2. I'm trying to train for a half marathon. I keep having to backtrack to give my joints time to strengthen, so not sure if I'll be able to do it. But, I'm trying. I want the window sticker really bad. The one that says 13.1. :tongue_smilie: You can do it!!! Heck - even if you have to walk most of it. You WILL get that sticker! Honestly, I smile every time I walk up to the back of my car and see my 26.2 and 13.1 stickers. You will get it!!!! Now, I need a triathalon one!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 We're going to Discovery Cove as a family next year! I loved swimming with the dolphins so much, I'm taking everyone. DO IT!!!! Heck, you should come when we're there!!! It would be SO nice to meet you!!! We had a trip booked for Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands years ago. Dh and I were going to stay in huts in the rain forest, take the whateveritscalled through the rain forest (as well as hike through it) AND go to the Galapagos!!! All I can say is............. GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 It would be SO nice to meet you!!! We had a trip booked for Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands years ago. Dh and I were going to stay in huts in the rain forest, take the whateveritscalled through the rain forest (as well as hike through it) AND go to the Galapagos!!! All I can say is............. GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE. ;) So, when are you going???!!! We even have a condo rented already and your family would fit! We'll be there Aug 25 - Sept 1. This is our do-over vacation after we had to leave our cruise in Mexico for Andrew to have his surgery. He's doing most of the planning. So, did you go to the Galapagos? I've priced out trips for our family and think this is one that will have to wait until the kids leave home! If you went, would you go back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassy Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 This is the first time I've ever heard of a bucket list. Strangely, however, only two days ago I was thinking along similar lines. I was dusting the piano in our dining room, the piano that everyone in the family can either play, or is learning to play. My father's family all played brilliantly, but sadly he died when I was young and my mother refused to get a piano (house too small), so I never learned. While I was dusting I suddenly started reflecting on the fact that I would probably die never having learned anything about playing the piano. Suddenly this made me decide that as soon as all the boys are in school I would start lessons with the lovely lady who teaches the boys. I'm rather too old, but, hey, I might live to 100, so there's plenty of time. When I informed DH that evening about my ideas he was delighted and thought it a brilliant idea. So I'd actually unwittingly started a bucket list! Now that I've started I just might think of a few more - I'm at that age, I think: a mild mid-life crisis :D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I don't, but I think it might be an interesting thing to do. On the other hand, I tend to find the most joy and wonderment in things I happen across in my life that I never even knew existed. I tend to become so myopic that I miss a lot of beauty and amazement going on right in front of my face, so maybe a list wouldn't be the right thing for me. I have a niece with an actual list. At 27 years old she has crossed off a lot of stuff! Most recently she checked off "climb Mt. Everest". She didn't summit, but she and my sister made it to Everest Base Camp on the South side of the mountain. How cool is that? I would never have even thought to do it, and now she can cross it off her list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munchkins_mama Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 It's interesting to see everyones goals! I have been thinking about it since last night. I don't really have any big aspirations, but I thought of a few things. I'd love to make a formal dress. I have a sewing business, but it's mostly bags and baby stuff. It would be awesome to make a gown, then have somewhere to wear it! I have a friend who runs 1/2 marathons for fun. (ack!) I would love to have that accomplishment under my belt. THere is a 1/2 marathon that goes through Disneyland and ladies wear fairy wings while running it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 So, when are you going???!!! We even have a condo rented already and your family would fit! We'll be there Aug 25 - Sept 1. This is our do-over vacation after we had to leave our cruise in Mexico for Andrew to have his surgery. He's doing most of the planning. So, did you go to the Galapagos? I've priced out trips for our family and think this is one that will have to wait until the kids leave home! If you went, would you go back? Sorry..... I had to leave. We haven't set a date for DC, and aren't you sweet with your offer! I'd never infringe on your family vacation, but I would stay nearby so we could do something together! I can't believe I didn't explain myself more clearly. We had our trip to CR and Galapagos booked when I found out I was pregnant. I was worried about getting bitten by something poisonous so we cancelled the trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetMissMagnolia Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Nope. I'm not into creating even more opportunities for disappointment or falling short. I need to live my life right now and it's too hard when I feel I need to accomplish many other things in the future...I can get so discontented! I'm not trying to be a downer, but life is tough right now and to have a list of things that I may never, ever get to do or be or accomplish would make me feel like crap. It could give someone else hope, I'm sure, but that's not how I'm wired. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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