Bucket List

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

It was a busy one for me, that’s for sure. I decided that this weekend I would take the time and visit some friends I haven’t seen in a while. So, I hopped in my car and drove the long six hours across state to their school.

It was a bittersweet feeling, being at a college. I miss the college life and surprisingly the stress that comes with studying for exams, but I was also happy that all I have to focus on is getting better and not finding time to study for my next set of tests. While visiting with them and filling them in with my current situation, they started to ask me some interesting questions. Questions like “Do you regret anything in your life?” or, “Do wish you could change something?” the questions seemed never-ending.

At first, I was offended by what was being asked. How could someone think the worst of my situation and then go on to ask if I thought I lived a good life or not? But then I realized they were basic questions that any young twenty-year-old would probably ask if their life was suddenly turned upside down the way mine has been.

As we continued with our conversation, we started to talk about things we wanted to accomplish in life and things that are important to us. We began discussing the idea of making a list of things we wanted to accomplish. So, for the next hour we sat and each wrote out our own individual lists. I have heard of bucket lists before but never realized the importance of them.

Each of us made our lists for different reasons. For me, it’s a list of twenty-five wishes, hopes, and adventures. Some of my tasks I never pictured myself doing and others just seemed like exciting new experiences. Others made them as a path or guide for where they wanted their lives to go. Here are a few things that showed up on our lists:

• Dance in the rain
• Write little notes every once in awhile to the people I love
• Skydive
• Hold a snake
• Get a tattoo
• Learn something new
• Say sorry to someone I hurt needlessly
• Run in a 5k

These are not huge unmanageable tasks, but they are all things that we have dreamed or thought about. So, instead of dreaming or thinking about it we decided that we are going to tackle them. I encourage you all to write down things you want to accomplish. The list doesn’t have to be very big, but you may surprise yourself with the things that you want to set out to do. I would love for you to leave a comment about something you want to do before you die and maybe I will have to add it to my list. I look forward to reading all of your adventures!

~Katie

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