Thanks for the inspiration, Holly!
In a world full of bucket lists, I was tickled at the idea of doing an “Anti-Bucket” list, or things I won’t do before I die. It wasn’t as easy as I thought–most things I can at least justify trying once!
- Stop traveling. You may have gathered from this blog that I’m obsessed with travel. No? Well, travel is my jam. I feel so lucky to be living abroad and traveling so much right now, and I’m extremely fortunate to have been able to travel as much as I have (see my past travels here). I know the nature of my traveling may change over my life, but I always want to make it a priority. Even if I end up moving back to the States someday, I hope to travel near and far and everywhere!
- Stop writing. This one is easy, because no matter what has happened in my life, I’ve never stopped writing!
- Stop dreaming. This one may sound a little cheesy, but I hope I never lose my ability to dream of grand plans. It doesn’t always matter if the plans happen, because dreaming is the point.
- Settle down. Going along with “stop traveling,” I never intend to pick one spot and stay there forever. I may find a place I come back to, maybe even a home base, but I hope I never stop moving and shaking things up!
- Get a six-pack. As in, a six-pack in the abdominal area (I’m okay with many six-packs of beer). While I’m not against getting in shape, I know I will never be dedicated enough to get a six-pack. And I am okay with that!
- Buy designer clothing. I at least won’t make a habit of this. I just can’t justify it! Although I have learned the hard way that moving abroad with quite a few clothing items from Target was not the best idea–the few more expensive clothes I have are still going strong, and all of my Target leggings are full of holes. Here’s some free advice: invest in decent basics before moving overseas with one suitcase!
- Go bungee jumping. There are many extreme sports that I’d be interested in trying, but bungee jumping is not one of them. It looks so jarring, and unlike skydiving, I’m not sure you even get to get a good view of the gorge/canyon/whatever your jumping into upside down.
- Go cage diving with sharks. Again, there are many ways I’m dying to interact with nature (including more scuba diving). But cage diving? Feeling trapped behind bars while the boats tries to bait a gigantic predator? No, thanks.
- Travel to war zone for tourism. At least not intentionally (although I would consider volunteer work or a job in a war zone).
- Bring a video camera into the Louvre (or any major museum, or any museum for that matter). Or a selfie stick. Or a kid in a stroller.
- Be a morning person. Now this is one I kind of hope changes–but after almost three decades of life, I still am not a morning person. I just naturally stay up late! Too bad our society thinks everyone should be a morning person.
- Sew my own clothes. After many various sewing projects that have been utter failures, I have come to the conclusion that I will never be a stellar sewer (is that the right word?). I will settle for learning how to mend holes in my clothes, though.
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QUESTION:
What is on your anti-bucket list? Tell me in the comments or write your own post and leave me the link!