Quest for Happiness [Day 18]

Holy Moly! I've been blogging for 18 days straight now! One thing that definitely made me happy today is that realization. I wasn't convinced I'd be able to keep this up when I started so I am pleased with my progress so far.

I'll admit yesterday's entry was a tad bit cheesy, I just love that joke! Today I'm headed in a different direction. 

I want to share some of my big dreams, things I want to accomplish and places I want to go. I've been working on my "Bucket List" for many years so I'll share the highlights.

Before you start reading, this may not be a conventional bucket list. Some of my ideas are a little abstract rather than events I can scratch off a list. My thought is, once I'm old and grey I can look back and hopefully feel like I accomplished all I set out to. Those in bold are things I've already seen or done!

Travelling Soul: Places to See

Travel my own country: Visit all the provinces and territories, I'm about half-way on this!

Visit France: See the Eiffel Tower

Go to Australia: Hold a Koala Bear and see the Sydney Opera House

Visit London, England: Visit Big Ben, Double Decker Buses; Buy awesome Royal Family masks!

Go to Scotland: My father & grandparents went when he was young and I've been curious ever since.

See New York from the Empire State Building
See Toronto from the CN Tower

Take Action: Trying New Things

Go rock climbing and repel myself: It took three months, and a few tears but I did it!

Ride a mechanical bull: Anyone know where to find one?

White Water Rafting

Camp every summer

Run a marathon

Hike the Confederation Trail

Go to a Broadway Show

Milk a cow

Ride a horse

Learn to understand one sport: I'm working on hockey & football it's going to take time though!

Being Responsible: Staying Safe and Healthy

Spend money wisely and always have money in a savings account

Become a good, safe driver: I need to conquer my nerves on this one!

Wear sunscreen

Eat right and exercise often to keep healthy

Read everyday (screen time doesn't count!)

Eat fruit and vegetables daily

Take multivitamins: I don't try hard enough at this one. 

I love football, I'm just not always sure how it works!

Live, Laugh, Love: The Abstract Goals

Own a house

Laugh everyday

Learn to forgive (Accept that mistakes happen)

Worry less, stay calm and don't panic!

Keep my family close

Stay in touch with friends: My ability to do this fluctuates, sometimes I pull away- I need to fix that!

Get Hitched and start a family

Practice Yoga

Go to Church

Get wild and crazy sometimes

Have my written work published: Three years on the university paper taught me a lot!

Read War and Peace

Making a Difference: Sharing and Developing Talents

Discover a job that I love where I can make a difference: I had one, now to find another!

Feel accomplished at the end of each day

Have a positive impact in the lives of others

Become bilingual

Graduate university with distinction

Volunteer in a soup kitchen

Donate Blood as often as possible

Become a strong confident leader

Always seize opportunities to learn new things

If you don't already have a Bucket List, I highly recommend taking some time to write one. When you know what you want out of life you are one step closer to having it.

My progress has stalled on a lot of these, especially traveling. I am slowly scavenging pennies for a trip to Europe that will hopefully scratch many of those goals off my list. With my recent decision to not work this summer and to go back to school it might be a good time to work on some of the other goals!

Ironically, given how this blog started, for the first time in 18 days I do not plan to write again for the next four days. I am taking a tech-vacation (ok, and a real vacation!)

Technology connects us, allows us to learn from one another and to share our stories. It also keeps us up all night, distracts us from connecting with those we actually live with, and encourages us to sit on our butts rather than enjoy the sunshine.

As much as I love blogging I am excited to take a few days off and get out and see some sights! Don't worry I will make up for it with lots of photos and stories upon my return to the world of technology.

Keep Smiling :)