<p>toblin, I think your second item is on my husband’s bucket list too. Good luck to you both.</p>
<p>I’d like to start my own business some day. </p>
<p>Learn to play the cello.</p>
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<p>I can do this! PM me if you’d like instructions.</p>
<p>Bucket List</p>
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<li>Launch child and see him become a man at peace with himself and the world.</li>
<li>Stay married to my spouse for another 20 years. Plus 20 more. And I hope longer still.</li>
<li>Hold my grandchild and/or be an honorary grandmother to many others.</li>
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<p>Land a “keeper” striper from the sand ??? Call me clueless here.</p>
<p>Lorelei- just a little hearted exercise in verbalizing your dreams/goals. I dont know how seriously I take it. These days I find myself thinking differently about things. </p>
<p>Last night at book club we discussed the whole concept, it is fastinating what you discover about someone when you begin talking about a “bucket list”. </p>
<p>So much of everyone’s list, and my own include travel. And experiences. Little about material things, be a millionaire, owe a huge home/car/boat. Interesting…</p>
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When I first read this I thought it said open a bottle of champagne WITHOUT a sword (and that it was a joke). pugmadkate, you can use a sword to open a champagne bottle? wow.</p>
<p>Land a “keeper” striper from the sand is my H’s summer goal. This means a striped bass big enough to legally keep, from the beach as opposed to a boat.</p>
<p>I’m kind of in Lorelei’s camp. I’m trying to structure my life to do what’s really important and let go of what will linger and make me feel like I’ve missed something.</p>
<p>This is the same reason I don’t identify with those who were identifying with the Talking Heads song in the other thread on this board–the one about reaching midlife and looking at your life in disbelief.</p>
<p>So, I’m writing that novel I said I wanted to write (almost done with first draft.) I’m taking my Irish-American H to Ireland this summer because he’s never been there. But I’m letting go of going to a lot of the other places in the world that I might not get to, because the cost would impede the way I want to live the rest of my life. I have also let go of seeing both kids graduated–the second kid is up in the air, and at this point, not in my hands.</p>
<p>Things I am working toward are making more time for writing, spending less time at work, being outside–walking, kayaking, biking, just being-- as much as possible, and being with the people I love. But that’s all the present, not a list for the future.</p>
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<p>Absolutely. Infact, my mother-in-law taught me how to do it. My spouse is a Marine, so we have sword and it seems a shame to not use it! It’s actually very easy to do and it always gets a good reaction. I wish we all lived close to each other, I’d buy a case of cheap champagne to demostrate.</p>
<p>Have 1,000 daffodils blooming on the hillside section of my property. I have over 400 there now and am adding new cultivars each year, planting about 50 bulbs each fall. The display is an April joy to me and my neighbors.</p>
<p>Have all my gardens in good shape and low maintenance as much as possible. </p>
<p>Have the house thouroughly decluttered, streamlined and papers well organized so that when I “go” there is no mess to be cleaned up. All outstanding house projects done and only routine maintenance needed.</p>
<p>Have all photos organized online and in albums. Learn more about digital photography and develop nature and portrait photography as a hobby.</p>
<p>Want to be part of a compatible book group.</p>
<p>Would like to see shows, travel in retirement, etc. with compatible friends.</p>
<p>Want H to do his bucket list, and compare goals for retirement.</p>
<p>See my kids independent and flourishing in their lives. Would love to be a guest in their homes on occasion and a support (occasional babysitter even?) to them when needed. Hope to be a welcomed and appreciated relative to them and their families, and never a burden/obligation. </p>
<p>Entertain at least once a month.</p>
<p>Volunteer for my local library.</p>
<p>Speak French fluently - I’m oh-so-close, but not-quite-there.
Hike the Grand Canyon and see the Vermillion Cliffs.
Visit/see the entire California coast and see/swim in the Pacific Ocean.</p>
<p>I’ve managed to do most of the things I’ve wanted to do, but there’s always something interesting to add to the list!</p>
<p>Visit Australia and New Zealand</p>
<p>Run a half marathon</p>
<p>Learn to swim</p>
<p>celebrate my Golden wedding anniversary</p>
<p>These are great lists! It’s inspiring to read others and gives you ideas for your own life.</p>
<p>1,000 tulips! That’s a cool idea, jyber! We have a public space adjacent to our property–something like that could be really neat!</p>
<p>colmomto2: Trust me, your swim in the Pacific Ocean will be of short duration, unless you are doing it with a wetsuit or in Hawaii!</p>
<p>Seriously!? Wow. Glad I responded to this thread. Think of how surprised I would have been when I hit the water. Well, I guess I need to add “get a wetsuit” to the list!</p>
<p>see my youngest have his bar mitzvah in Israel
hug my children as they graduate
cry as they wed
beam as they become parents
hold a grandbaby and have one run into my arms
live in Asheville NC
have an artist studio
volunteer with an organization helping children around the globe</p>