It wasn’t long ago that I wondered to myself, are there things I want to do before I die? and could come up with only one. Around that time I was struggling in many ways; an abusive relationship, and the overwhelming darkness that is depression.
It was surprising to me, even then, how little I could see past my current circumstances – how even if I thought really hard, I couldn’t come up with things I wanted out of life, because I didn’t see these things as true possibilities. Almost like a barrier to the mind, I was stuck with the sense of, it’s never going to happen, I couldn’t even craft my wildest dreams, that is how far I was from myself.
It has taken a lot of growth, ups-and-downs, lessons I didn’t want (but life wanted me to have), for me to get where I am today. Even now, things are not perfect – nothing ever really is, but after years of struggling I have finally come to a place where I see past the barriers (most days).
Life to me, now, is anything and everything you want it to be.
In light of that, I decided to reevaluate that 1-item bucket list from so many years ago. This is my “unlimited life” – 100 things I would like to experience, eat, and in general, life goals I want to accomplish before I kick-the-bucket.
What would you do if the thought of money wasn’t a roadblock? If you didn’t care what people thought, or how long it would take you to get it?
My hope is that some of the items on my list may inspire you to create a list of your very own.
1. Buy our first home
2. Walk Hadrian’s Wall
3. Conquer the Pacific Crest Trail
4. See Eminem perform live
5. Attend Farm Sanctuary celebration for the Turkeys on Thanksgiving
6. Visit Puffins in Iceland
7. Write a successful novel
8. Have an ultimate Harry Potter weekend in London
9. Attend a Goga (Goat Yoga) class
10. Visit every state in the US
11. Run a half marathon
12. Run a full marathon
13. Eat breakfast with giraffes in Kenya
14. Read all “100 Books Everyone Should Read Before They Die”
15. See the pyramids of Egypt
16. Obtain my bachelors degree
17. Obtain my masters degree
18. Visit Ireland
20. Own an El Camino
21. Stay the night at The Swan House in Oregon
22. Hike in Zion National Park
23. Eat at Hell’s Kitchen in Las Vegas
24. Go to New York City
25. Purchase an RV
27. Learn how to play one song on the guitar
28. Have a cabin in the woods writing retreat
29. Be involved with an animal sanctuary
30. Hike Mt Katahdin with Aaron
31. Balcony breakfast in Santorini
32. Visit a castle in Scotland
33. Meet Genevieve Padalecki
34. Take a dip in the Blue Lagoon Iceland
35. Backpack in the Rocky Mountain National Park
36. Swim with a whale shark
37. Explore Hobbiton in New Zealand
38. Go to Comic Con dressed in costume
39. Take part in environmental conservation projects
40. Trek Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
41. Own my very own rescue farm
42. Stay at a fancy resort in Mexico
43. Walk the steps of the Sydney Opera House
44. Wake up to see the sunrise every day for a month
45. Take a cooking class in Italy
46. See the lavender fields of Provence
47. Attend a music festival with my husband
48. Take a pottery class and make my own dish set
49. Bike across the Golden Gate Bridge
50. Hike the Na Pali Coast, Kalalau Trail
51. See a play on Broadway
52. Establish a solid meditation routine
53. Night dive with Manta Rays on the Big Island
54. Mount Batur sunrise hike in Bali
55. Attend a yoga retreat
56. Take a dancing class
57. Grow and maintain a healthy vegetable garden
58. Spot the Loch Ness Monster in Scotland
59. Ghost tour of Edinburgh, Scotland at night
60. Fill a gratitude journal
61. Wonder the street markets of Amsterdam
62. Complete the family collection of poetry
63. Tour the National Mall in Washington D.C
64. Take a boxing class (or two)
65. Learn self-defense
65. Find a Banana Slug in the Redwood forests of California
66. Visit all of Forbes Top Six World’s Most Beautiful Libraries
67. See the fall leaves in New England
68. Sleep under the stars
69. Run my own business
70. Visit a Christmas Market in Germany
71. Take the Polar Plunge
72. Be 100% debt free
73. Sleep on a boat
74. Spend two weeks in Paris
75. Buy a book from Shakespeare Company Bookshop
76. Sleep in a Yurt
77. Visit the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Gardens (Jardim Botânico)
78. Participate in a charity run
79. Volunteer work in Sri Lanka
80. Explore temples in Thailand
81. Take a train ride across the U.S
82. Have a Jim & Pam moment at Niagara Falls
83. Stargazing in Joshua Tree National Park
84. Host a three-course vegetarian dinner party
85. Build a piece of furniture on my own
86. Deadlift twice my weight
87. Hike my top 15 Trails of the U.S
88. Stay the night in the Beatles Suite in Downton Denver
89. Take a walking tour in Savanah Georgia
90. Go to a “Dining in the Dark” dinner
91. Run a Spartan Race
92. Live in another country for a year
93. Lead a major project to a successful completion
94. Take an archery class
95. Be a member of a live studio audience
96. Snorkel the Great Barrier Reef
97. Learn a new language
98. Tour the Glowworm Caves of Waitomo, New Zealand
99. Go a year without purchasing anything new
100. Conquer one of my biggest fears – go skydiving
Share some of your own list with me below! I would love to hear it.
2 responses to “My Unlimited Life – 100 Bucket List Ideas for Your Own Travel & Goals”
Such a great list. I am working on the 50 state list, how many do you have left to go?
Those look to be some awesome goals. And you have some awesome pics up here as well. Wishing that you get to check off these bucket-list items soon!