My Short Bucket List

A bucket list is defined as a number of experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have or accomplish during their lifetime. When I was diagnosed with lung cancer I had mentioned that I wanted to start a bucket list and I received some unpleasant feedback. It was thought that if I started a bucket list then it meant that I thought that I was dying. I do not think that is the case and you can have a bucket list at any point in your life, mine just happened to be after I was diagnosed with lung cancer.

Life is about experiences

When I was diagnosed, I was 30 years old. I had experienced some things but there are far more things that I would like to experience. Three years into my diagnosis my twin sister and I traveled a lot. We went on two cruises and visited our sister in Texas. We also got to see our favorite artist perform a benefit show for young adult cancer survivors in Colorado.

It wasn’t until just recently that I put my list onto paper. I have titled it 40 before 40. I am 38 now so I have 2 years to get thru a list of 40 items. I have crossed off a few things already! A lot of them involve traveling and because I work full time it may be a bit hard to get to those.

40 before 40 list

Here is my 40 before 40 list – to be completed before 9/15/2023.

1. Double date at Puttshack (done)

2. Fogo de chao double date

3. Go somewhere that has an awesome cheese board

4. Read 40 books in 12 months

5. Go to Las Vegas

6. Coffee in Seattle

7. Broadway play in New York

8. Lunch at the park

9. WY, Wes, auntie and uncle movie date (done, Sonic 2)

10. Emmy girls day (done, Valparaiso, IN)

11. Make Ruru a bucket list

12. Family day at the cottage

13. St. Louis – Dinner and Goodwill

14. Indy brunch

15. Iowa road trip

16. Take Wy to the SkyDeck

17. Summer in Holland, MI

18. Day trip to Morton Arboretum

19. Weekend in TX – Daiso store and thrifting

20. Starved Rock

21. Find sea glass

22. Garden of gods

23. Myopic books in Chicago

24. Heaven on seven

25. Thrift store tour of Illinois (done)

26. Weekend trip to Philly for cheesesteaks

27. TN thrifting

28. Weekend in WI

29. Weekend in MN

30. Start a food stockpile

31. Crochet a mini project

32. Steaks on the grill with the fam

33. Cajun shrimp w/ hubby (done)

34. Go to CO

35. Go to a ramen restaurant

36. Ice cream date with hubby

37. Eat a cupcake flight

38. Wine flight with Denise (done)

39. Farmer's market in a different town

40. Booked a ticket for tomorrow in Tempe

What is on your bucket list?

Let me know in the comments what is on your bucket list? Do you have any of the same ones that I have on my 40 before 40 lists?

Let me know if you have any tips!