If you were following along last year, you’ll know that I crossed three items off my bucket list!
18. Go on a cruise
I went on a cruise! How lucky am I? I went with two of my friends from work, one of their parents, and my son. We had a blast! I feel privileged to say I’ve crossed this item off. I didn’t think I would do so as soon as I did after making my first bucket list blog. Check out my blog post “Bucket List #18 and #35.”
35. Own a robot vacuum
I’m such a goof. I love this being on my list. This was definitely a tax return purchase. It isn’t one of the crazy expensive ones, but still a purchase I didn’t want to splurge on without extra money. I don’t use it as often as I’d like, but I’m still pleased with my purchase! Check out my blog post “Bucket List #18 and #35.”
39. Ride on a train
I accomplished this early on in January. The 14th to be exact. It didn’t go how I expected, but I crossed it off the list! Go check out my blog post “Bucket List #39.”
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There was an item that should have been on my list but I forgot until the moment it happened.
- Get on a jumbotron
My best friend invited me to a basketball game. I wore my favorite sparkle dress from Swan and Sparrow Boutique. I received numerous compliments on the outfit. Then my time to shine finally came. My best friend and I made it on the jumbotron! I tried to capture the moment with my phone, but I missed it.
I later found an app that searches for the jumbotron moments and was able to capture it and save the awesome memory. Thank you to my friend for helping me cross this item off my list.
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I partially accomplished a couple of items but I cannot fully cross them off the list.
- Walk on the side of a road when a car drives through a puddle and get splashed by it
I almost wrote a blog about this one because I was so excited about it, but I couldn’t get the wording right, and it started to seem silly. Anyways, my air conditioning busted in my car in 2023. I typically drive with my windows down now. One day after a rainstorm I had my windows down and drove towards work. Shortly after pulling off from a light, I got blasted with a wave of water on the driver’s side. How wonderful! I cracked up laughing. I loved it even though I was a little wet for work. I knew this was likely the most probable situation that my bucket list item would come true. I would likely see it coming any other time and I liked the surprise of this situation.
- Fill at least 100 journals with my thoughts
I started writing in one journal a month. I wrote in 11 of them and felt fairly accomplished towards this goal. I didn’t fill any of them up but I’m going to write in each again in 2024 and keep moving.
- Become fluent in Spanish
I bought Duolingo at the end of 2022 and spent all of 2023 practicing Spanish. I reached a 400-day streak recently and I’m planning to keep moving forward. I’m nowhere near fluent, but I’m still working on getting to a point to hopefully be a better resource for my clients.
- Have a picture with all eight of my siblings
I didn’t get a picture with all eight of my siblings but I did with three of my older siblings and that was a huge accomplishment. I would still love to have all of them together one day but we’ll see if that happens!
I also wanted to add a few more items to the list.
- Catch a foul ball or a home run ball at a baseball game
- Write a blog a week at least one year
- Be on a game show
- Indoor skydive
- See the aurora borealis
I’m up to 57 items on the list! I’ve crossed off four! 53 to go!
I’m not sure if I feel any differently about the bucket list this year. I have no plans to accomplish any of these items yet. I do feel that my motto for my life and my son, “Adventure Awaits,” is as important as ever. I wish I had more confidence that I would be able to complete more items more frequently. Unfortunately, the money aspect is an issue. Most of my items cost money. I’m working on saving money so I can plan more trips. A few of my friends helped with the items from last year, so I will probably start tag teaming some friends in to see what we can accomplish together.
I think I’m going to shoot for these items this year:
1. Pet a Giraffe
16. Go horseback riding
56. Indoor Skydive
There are lists on google with thousands of items on them. I wonder if having a huge list like that would be better or if keeping it smaller is the way to go? I guess a long list or a short list can be equally as unattainable. I can’t even begin to imagine a life event where I would meet any of the famous people on my bucket list. I think having dreams is a good thing but having a thousand items would get overwhelming for me. I’ll stick to my short list with a few likely unattainable items. To each their own.
This blog is short and basically just updating y’all. Nothing super interesting. Thank you for reading anyways!
Remember, your dreams are important. Do whatever it is that makes you happy. Take risks but also don’t be afraid to stay in your comfort zone. Getting out of bed every day is hard enough. Don’t make having a bucket list drain you if you do not accomplish anything on it. Be proud of yourself for getting through each day! You’re loved and valuable regardless of what you do in life.
Ariel Pierce 