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My new bucket list

I do love a list. I actually bought a book last year called The 52 list Project, which I haven't got round to using, I have an app on my phone for my shopping list, I even have a list of things I want to write about. I think its stems from my mum, she always wrote a to do list of the housework etc and its such a great satisfaction to cross things off. Back in 2009, I decided to write a bucket list of things I wanted to do before I was 30 which I came across recently, I realised that I had actually crossed quite a few off, not necessarily before I was 30 but still. Some of them I looked at and wondered why they were on there in the first place . I've broke it down into sections below: Things I have managed to cross off the list. Things I still want to do. Things I have removed off the list New things to add to the list. 1. Been there, done that. Go to a football match Go to Paris Learn to shoot Go camping Go on a gondola in Venice Visit the Grand Canyon Eat in Dans le Noir Try oysters Run a marathon Go to New York 2. Still to do. Write a book Go on the orient express Become financially stable Go to Australia & New Zealand Go on an Alaskan cruise See the Rocky Mountains Go in a hot air balloon Go on Safari Learn to make cocktails properly See the Northern Lights Whale watch Learn to use chopsticks Family Tree Go to Lapland on the huskies Visit Disneyland Florida Go to Cornwall Learn to ski Ride on a tandem bike Fly a kite Learn to draw. Drive around America 3. What was I thinking... Learn to ride a horse - I'm not sure why this was on there, I rode a horse in Mexico once (called Machete) and I honestly thought I was going to die that day. Maybe I was feeling brave the day I wrote this list. Go for Regression - I've heard a few horror stories about this, not sure I quite fancy it now. 4. New things added See the Great Wall of china Stay in a cottage near the Lake District with an open fire Fly somewhere in First Class Learn to play the piano I am planning to write this this down and cross try to achieve one thing each year. Whats on your bucket list?

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