Hi everyone!
I’ve decided to post something a bit different today. As you may or may not know, I very recently turned 30 years old. A lot of people have asked how I feel about it and to be honest I’m not that fussed. The only thing I have felt is just how fast time is speeding by. The years really do feel like months, and the months like weeks these days. And that brings me onto the aim of this post. I’ve decided to make up a very high level list of 35 things to do before I’m 35 – I figured that this puts me under a bit more time pressure than a 40 for 40! I also decided not to include stuff like get married/get a house/have kids because I think putting a time limit on stuff like that is just a bad idea. Without trying to pad out this blog post too much – lets do this!
- Visit every Disney theme park in the world
- Climb the highest peaks in Scotland, England and Wales
- Complete the Run Disney France 36k challenge
- Run a marathon
- Run a 5k in under 20 minutes
- See the Northern lights
- Go on a skiing holiday
- Visit at least 5 new European countries
- Visit Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon
- Visit the Studio Ghibli Museum
- Visit the Isle of Skye
- Take a surfing lesson
- Volunteer for at least 5 full days a year
- See a Premier League game at every London stadium
- Visit Akihabara in Tokyo
- Get even slightly proficient in a new language
- Read 50 new books
- Watch The Sopranos and The Wire from start to finish
- Take an online course in something random that interests me
- Go to a D23 event
- Treat my mum to a weekend away
- Take my granpa on a day out of his choice
- Wean myself off drinking fizzy drinks
- Be able to do 15 pull ups
- Be able to bench my body weight comfortably
- Learn about graphic design and photoshop
- Reconnect with old friends
- Continue connecting with new people through social media and social events
- Cut down how much time I spend procrastinating (is this ironic given I’m spending time writing this post?)
- Take more risks with clothing
- Learn to better let go and enjoy the moment
- Visit New Orleans and have beignets in the French Quarter while listening to jazz music
- Learn how to actually decorate a room
- Improve my DIY skills – learn to at least build a set of shelves or a shoe rack
- Watch at least 50 of the top 100 rated films on IMDB
Well that’s my list for now. Its not perfect by any means, nor is it likely to stay the same over the year. I’d like to revisit this at least once a year and see how things are getting on – or what will likely happen is I’ll do none of these until I crap myself when I’m 34 and try to rush through all of them.
Do any of you guys have your own “bucket lists” or similar? What’s on yours?