I've read bucket list books and sites looking for inspiration, but most of the time you'd need an infinite amount of money and time to travel the world, buy expensive things and an insane amount of talent to achieve all of the goals. Not to mention some are specific to certain areas, genders or ages. I've tried to make a list here that almost anyone can complete if they are motivated to expanding their horizons and getting out of their comfort zones. Some may not be for everyone, such as those in very rural areas, people with alcohol issues, people with limited mobility and those with very limited funds. Feel free to skip whatever you are unable to do and choose what fits you. I highly recommend not just doing the things you are comfortable with, though, as doing things you aren't comfortable with usually end up being the best things you do. You don't need to try to do all of these things in one year. Set a goal of 10, 15, even 20 years if you have to, but the more things you try to accomplish, the more you will change your life for the better!
- Create your own bucket list of at least 100 things you want to do before you die
- Be a tourist in your own city
- Spend the day at a spa
- Adopt a shelter animal
- Participate in Free Hugs
- Volunteer your time at a shelter, or other worthy cause
- Go on a ghost hunt
- Do 50 random acts of kindness
- Take a flying lesson or discovery flight
- Watch every movie on the imdb top 250 list
- Watch a sunrise and sunset in the same day
- Visit 5 different museums
- Try 15 types of ethnic cuisine
- Ride a skateboard
- Knit something
- Get a massage
- Take public transportation
- Sing karaoke in public
- Feed animals at the zoo
- Order room service
- Ride in a canoe and/or kayak
- Go caroling
- Sew something wearable
- Throw someone a surprise party
- Ice skate
- Roller blade
- Ride a segway
- Get a makeover at a salon
- Sponsor a child
- Name a star
- Go to a comedy club
- Learn and perform a magic trick
- Bake cookies for your neighbors, co-workers, etc
- Take a cooking lesson
- Learn to make one really nice meal from scratch
- Create your own personal recipe book
- Shoot a gun
- Shoot a bow and arrow
- Give up meat (for at least a week)
- Write letters to 5 people who positively influenced you
- Tour a factory
- Participate in NaNoWriMo
- Host a dinner party
- Pay the toll for the car behind you
- Take a bubblebath by candlelight with champagne, wine or sparkling cider
- Go on a hayride
- Wish upon a star
- Play the lotto
- Take a lesson to play a musical instrument
- Learn to swim
- Identify 10 constellations
- Drive or ride on a motorcyle
- Climb a rock wall
- Climb a tree
- Toss a coin into a fountain
- Send postcards from your home city
- Join postcrossing and collect postcards
- Vote
- Sell something online
- Visit a nursing home
- Play chess
- Eat caviar, brie, and lobster
- Play golf
- Become an ordained minister
- Speak in a foreign accent for a whole day
- Build a snow, sand or dirt man
- Read a holy book from cover to cover
- Meditate
- Make and bury a time capsule
- Take a jumping pic
- Write your will
- Plan your own funeral
- Host a scavenger hunt
- Take the scenic route
- Buy stock
- Ride in a limo
- Paint a picture
- Get a caricature done of yourself
- Go to a religious service of another faith
- Learn to say hello in 26 languages
- Shop on Black Friday
- Get a complete physical done with blood work
- Get an adjustment from a chiropractor
- Get hypnotized
- Have a past life regression session
- Dress up fancy and go somewhere mundane
- Play darts
- Play pool/billiards
- Bet on a horse or dog race
- Play poker
- See a play/musical
- Change a flat tire
- Donate blood
- Register for bethematch.org
- Become an organ donor
- Learn a dance
- Make spaghetti sauce from scratch
- Take a class on Craftsy
- Ban negativity from your life
- Do "it" in public
- Zipline
- Jump off a diving board
- Slide down a waterslide
- Ride a rollercoaster
- Send a care package
- Thank a veteran
- Carve a pumpkin
- Be passionate about a worthy cause
- Be passionate about a sports team
- Be someone's biggest fan
- Plant a tree
- Geocache
- Plant a garden
- Paint a room purple, hot pink or neon green
- Host a theme party
- Have a signature look
- Have a cool nickname
- Attach notes to balloons and release them
- Get a tan
- Grow your hair long
- Cut your hair really short
- Start a blog
- Speak pig latin
- Do a charity walk/run
- Make s'mores over a campfire
- Go camping
- Get something pierced
- Get a tattoo
- Get something besides your eyebrows waxed
- Try out for a reality show
- Decorate your yard for a holiday or occasion
- Take a CPR class
- Make something out of clay
- Go bowling
- Go to a concert for a band or singer you've never heard of
- Watch a Shirley Temple movie
- Make homemade ice cream
- Make homemade root beer
- Go to the opera
- Mosh
- Release sky lanterns
- Play the harmonica
- Read a classic novel
- Take a day trip someplace new
- Learn to make a good mixed drink
- Have a signature drink
- Take a tennis lesson
- Hire a maid for a least one day
- Write a letter to an editor
- Write a letter to a senator/congressperson
- Sign a petition
- Start a petition
- Listen to the other political party with an open mind
- Write a poem
- Research your family tree
- Ask your elders to write down their stories for you, or write them down for them. If you don't have elders, write your stories down for future generations
- Attend a professional sports game
- Attend a minor or little league game
- Sew a memory quilt
- Tour a vineyard
- Do a wine tasting
- Eat at a fancy restaurant
- Eat with chopsticks
- Write down your dreams for at least one week
- Sleep on a satin pillowcase
- Read Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
- Try to juggle
- Start a campfire
- BBQ with charcoal
- Buy something for a stranger off their wish list/registry
- Leave an inspirational message on a sticky note in a bathroom or public place
- Write to a celebrity
- Be a pen pal
- Complete a crossword puzzle without cheating
- Make reservations
- Use the valet service
- Bleach or dye your hair, or wear clip on hair extensions
- Sleep under the stars
- Listen to classical, new age, jazz and world music for one hour each or longer
- Try to break a world record
- Study a foreign language
- Send someone flowers, just because
- Continue your education
- Busk
- Sell avon
- Complete a couch to 5k challenge
- Eat a pickle pop
- Try 10 new restaurants
- Go to a festival
- Make something out of duct tape
- Take an art class
- Watch a movie outdoors
- Take a hike
- Picnic in the park
- Eat food from a street vendor
- Do something that completely terrifies you
- Learn to love yourself
- Listen to a radio station you don't normally listen to for a day
- Choose different pizza toppings
- Make and decorate gingerbread men
- Create passive income
- Watch a game at a pub
- Quit a bad habit in 21 days
- Bake homemade bread
- Crochet
- Ride a horse
- Go to the symphony
- Win something
- Memorize "Who's on First"
- Tie a tie
- Learn to play something on the piano and/or guitar
- Learn and use the envelope system of paying bills
- Star gaze
- Smoke a fancy cigar
- Master the art of self confidence
- Hand write letters to your friends and mail them
- Have nice undergarments
- Take a great picture, print it, frame it and hang it on the wall
- Watch at least one game of soccer, hockey, and cricket
- Cheer wildly
- See a foreign film at the theater
- Wear a crazy hat out in public
- Feed the ducks
- Spend the day at the beach or lake
- Completely plan your dream home down to the fine details
- Play truth or dare
- Follow people who inspire you on Twitter and/or Facebook
- Go somewhere where you are the minority
- Learn the origins of the holidays you celebrate
- Hold the door open for strangers
- Join a club or team
- Shop at a flea market, swap meet or garage sale
- Start a collection
- Contribute to someone's kickstarter
- Donate to an animal shelter
- Write a note and leave it in a library book
- Make a giant rubber band ball
- Get a mani/pedi
- Share your wisdom with someone
- Walk in the rain
- Fast for a few days
- Start a retirement fund
- Eat something really crazy
- Have the restaurant staff sing to you for your birthday
- Learn self defense
- Learn 5 or more yoga poses
- Compost
- Recycle
- Start a scrapbook with mementos and souvenirs
- Stay in a bed and breakfast
- Play relaxing sounds or music as you sleep
- Nap in a hammock
- Write a list of everything you're grateful for
- Imagine you won $5 million, and plan what you would spend it on down to the penny
- Buy something from an auction
- Start a fan page for someone or something, doesn't have to be a celebrity!
- Toast to something with champagne or sparkling cider
- Get a book signed by the author
- Visit a different state, country or province
- Do the Clean Sweep test and try to improve your score
- Donate 10,000 grains of rice on Free Rice
- Give a loan on Kiva
- Do a 365 day photo project
- Make an origami crane
- Try 25 new recipes
- Order something different off the menu
- Visit a farmer's market
- Wake up 30 minutes earlier than usual
- Boycott something
- Send a post card to Post Secret
- Ask an elderly person to tell you a story
- Ask a child to teach you a song
- Flirt with someone
- Go bike riding
- Beat a video game
- Put together a 1,000 piece puzzle
- Pick up litter
- Play Rock Band, Guitar Hero or Band Hero
- Spend the day watching cartoons
- Enter a writing contest
- Go surfing, sledding or 4-wheeling
- Have professional pictures taken
- Raise butterflies, tadpoles, praying mantii or have an ant farm
- Cut down on or give up caffeine
- Donate some money each month to your favorite charity
- Start watching a tv show you've never seen before
- Try a new hairstyle
- Watch a car race
- Have an emergency fund
- Build up a one month food stockpile
- Drink only water for a week
- Buy a word of the day calendar and learn a new word every day
- Try a different type of coffee, tea, soft drink, beer, or mixed drink
- Try kombucha tea or kefir
- Find the coolest thing in your city and photograph it
- Take a photo from a skyscraper or tallest building you can find
- Give someone else a massage
- Watch a movie marathon
- Pick your own fruit
- Take a photography class
- Watch a documentary
- Write a letter for future generations to read
- Write a letter to yourself to open in 10 years
- Forgive others
- Forgive yourself
- Have a hot stone massage
- Ride in a horse drawn carriage
- Try 10 new fruits/berries/veggies
- Try juicing or make smoothies
- Get lost on purpose
- Have a water balloon/water gun fight
- Think of something you are grateful for every morning when you wake up for at least a week
- Make a dream board
- Change a diaper
- Know what you like and not be afraid to articulate it
- Learn to properly use basic hand and power tools
- Use a soldering iron
- Do a home repair project yourself
- Learn basic car maintenance
- Be interviewed on video
- Build and fly a kite
- Jumpstart a car
- Have your home safety inspected
- Make sure your home is properly insulated and weatherproofed
- Be a FLYlady (or FLYguy) for at least a week
- Clip coupons
- Find the event calendar for your city, or a bigger city nearby, and make note of the fun stuff coming up you can do. Set reminders to do them!
- Use reusable grocery bags
- Take a morning jog
- Create an alter-ego
- Say YES more often
- Say NO more often
- Haggle
- Take a vow of silence (for at least an hour)
- Play a prank on someone
- Break a superstition
- Realize how beautiful/attractive you are
- Do your own taxes
- Go a full day without spending any money
- Eat nothing but fresh food for a week
- Make a blessings jar
- Go mirrorless for a day
- Sit in a sauna
- Find someone with your same name
- Do a cleanse
- Bake a cake
- Learn the janitor's name
- Write to your hero
- Do bookcrossing
- Create a budget
- Go on a news fast
- Start a gratitude journal
- Make something out of paper mache
- Write down your regrets then flush or burn them
- Apologize
- Have a catchphrase
- Get to know your neighbors
- Get a mammogram or prostate exam
- Give up TV for a week
- Go commando
- Write your personal manifesto
- Eat at a restaurant alone
- Go to the movies alone
- Tell a joke on open mic night
- Make fresh squeezed juice
- Get someone to help you pick out new clothes
- Shop at a resale clothing store
- Get properly fitted for clothes/bra/etc
- Delete your social media profiles for at least a week
- Have a passionate love affair (your spouse counts! Don't cheat!)
- Pay off your debt
- Make rock candy/crystals
- Have at least one really nice outfit for special occasions
- Go on evening walks
- Hit a baseball
- Dribble a basketball and shoot a goal
- Throw a football in a spiral
- Kick a goal with a soccer ball
- Get a facial
- Buy something from an infomercial
- Make homemade pickles
- Host a game night
- Memorize a great joke
- Know your limits
- Ask for a raise
- Listen to someone worse off than you
- Write thank you notes
- Get tested
- Open your chakras
- Learn to identify poisonous and edible plants in the wild
- Be a clown for a day
- Learn how to make balloon animals
- Participate in the Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World has Ever Seen
- Spend a day giving high fives to everyone you see
- Compliment 20+ people in one day
- Learn to sew something
- Learn to knit and/or crochet
- Read 100 of the greatest books ever written
Who ever did this, thank youvery much. You helped me do my 1000 things to do in my life list.
ReplyDeleteHi I am also putting together a list. What are your 1000?
DeleteHi I am also putting together a list. What are your 1000?
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ReplyDeleteThank you for this list. I'm young poor and have a bad leg from a car wreck so this is by far the best bucket list ever. I've bookmarked it so I can come back and try some of these. I have made my own banana bread (tried to find a way to use up my rotting bananas) and have three tattoos (butterfly above breast, "angel" on upper back, and a cute purple cat on my good leg). I've also adopted many cats. I love them. ^.^
ReplyDeleteCongrats on accomplishing items of the list and sorry about your leg. I am making a list of things to do before I'm 30. I'm 26 and a half! I too am poor. Everytime I see bucket lists they seem slightly unfathomable. Like Dr Peggy said, it's often expensive travel. I added some of these items to my list of things for before I'm 30. I did not add tattoo, but something about your "cute purple cat" makes me think maybe I should give it a go. Obviously, I would come up with my own thing to get, but yeah. : )
DeleteGuys & girls, I came to #100 and was in tears. By 398 i was sobbing like a baby at my desk. Thank you for helping me to put my own list together complete with mundane and difficult things to do. But thank you for helping me see how blessed I already am because half the things on your list is ticked already... and i will do them again just for the sake of doing them again! Blessings always from a rainy South Thailand summers day
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ReplyDeleteThis list is just awesome!. I used some for my list and I did around 50 of these things in my life and looking forward to do the rest
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