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My Life List

Read a little bit about what I think of Life Lists. Then see mine below:

29 of 123 completed!

Adventure

Rate: Done: Goal: Comment: Date:
9 Sky dive
9 Learn to race a MC Marking this complete as I took a professional race class, and can now scrape peg on my Hayabusa… still want to actually race though. 7/1/2006
9 Snowmobiling
9 Catch some fireflies
9 Fishing 20 times
8 Visit a nude beach
8 Go whale watching Watched the J Pod Orcas in the San Juan Islands with my daughters. 6/20/2007
8 Whitewater Kayaking
8 Hang glide
8 Play poker in Las Vegas
8 Ride in a hot air balloon Went down to Arizona and flew in a hot air balloon with my daughters up to 7500 feet! Amazing. 4/2/2009
8 Swim with dolphins (wild)
8 Go see the olympics (summer and winter)
8 Horseback riding I’ve done this many times, but want to have more opportunites.
8 White water rafting in the grand canyon
7 Release a message in a bottle
7 Go on at least a 3 day hike
7 Camping 10 times in one year
6 Go clam digging
6 Complete a 26 things list (www.sh1ft.org/26things)
6 Another tattoo
6 Fly in a helicopter In Nelson B.C. to the top of Mount Nelson. A hot exit. 10/14/2007
6 Scuba In Belize. 12/27/2007
5 Go into space
5 Deep sea fishing
4 Learn to surf In Costa Rica on a big board. 2/10/2008

Charity

Rate: Done: Goal: Comment: Date:
9 Do 5 large positive actions for the world
7 Really help a homeless person get on their feet
6 Give blood at least 10 times
6 Live simply so others may simply live
5 Take a volunteer vacation

Creativity

Rate: Done: Goal: Comment: Date:
9 Draw horse for Briana Finished for her 10th birthday. 1/21/2007
9 Draw every day for 20 minutes or more for a month Accomplished this by drawing every morning for a month. 3/15/2007
9 Create an outstanding drawing
8 Participate in the arts at least once a month
8 Paint someones body
8 Buy nice digital SLR Bought a Canon Digital Rebel. 2/2/2007
8 Take at least one meaningful photograph every day for a month
8 Take a great photograph
8 Take a group of Old Barn pictures Rode around the Eastern WA area and took many photos of old houses and barns. 10/15/2007
7 Write an article for the Web Wrote my first full articles for my own site. 3/12/2008
7 Draw Aleah and Briana for Ann
6 Make a calendar out of my own photos
5 Produce a piece of art every month for a year
5 Create a bonsai plant
5 Cook a gourmet meal
4 Restore a vintage automobile
3 Write a book

Financial

Rate: Done: Goal: Comment: Date:
10 Make all my income passively
9 Get completely out of debt Owe no debt at all 9/15/2007
8 Pay off all CC debt Put remaining CC debt on Home Equity. 7/15/2006
8 Go a month without an extra buying at all
8 Create a budget and stick to it

Health

Rate: Done: Goal: Comment: Date:
9 Get into awesome physical shape
8 Vegetarian for 30 days Actually went 2 months. 2/8/2007
7 Finish a triathlon
7 Track blood pressure for a month Complete, but didn’t see the point. 3/1/2007
6 Acupuncture
6 Floss every day for a month
6 Swim a mile without stopping
6 Fast for a week
6 Take a martial arts class

Learning

Rate: Done: Goal: Comment: Date:
8 Own a great telescope and use it
7 Create a Linux server for all data Converted to Linux completely for all my server and home needs. 2/1/2008
7 Learn to shoot a gun well (rifle and handgun)
7 Learn sign language
7 Learn how to make sushi
6 Own a great microscope and use it
5 Learn to speak a new language
5 Learn to read heiroglyphics
5 Learn to identify the major constellations
4 Learn the general theory of relativity

Pleasure

Rate: Done: Goal: Comment: Date:
9 Watch the sun rise and set on the same day
8 Try Absinthe I got completely drunk and sick the next day. 3/31/2007
7 See Shakespeare in the park
7 Go to an opera
7 Go to a Broadway show
7 See a Kabuki play
7 Sex in an airplane (Mile high club) On flight to Belize. 12/27/2007
7 Get Japanese massage
6 Get hot stone massage
5 Get palm read Went to palm reader at the fair. 9/9/2008

Self Improvement

Rate: Done: Goal: Comment: Date:
10 Get in touch with my inner self
10 Feel love unconditionally I really reached this over a long period of time working on my inner self. I truly felt unconditional love, and it is blissful. 8/1/2008
9 Fill a journal with thoughts, images, quotes, lyrics that inspire me
9 Write out my Life List Need to keep updating it though 6/3/2006
8 Write in a journal every day every morning. 11/29/2006
8 30 days without a video game Mainly was to quit WoW, which I did. The cravings still hit often though. I do play some online quick games now and again. 1/28/2007
8 Keep track of all dreams for 30 days Want to do more to reach lucid dreaming. 11/29/2006
7 30 days without TV Stopped watching all TV for good. 3/15/2007
7 Attend a personal development seminar/meeting
7 Wake up at 6 or 6:30 for 30 days helped to change my sleep patterns. 11/29/2006
6 Dress nice every day for a month
6 Be completely honest with someone
4 Apologize to someone I’ve hurt I’ve done this a few times now. And I am trying to make it a habit to keep things out in the open instead of holding them in. 7/1/2008
4 Forgive someone who has hurt me

Social

Rate: Done: Goal: Comment: Date:
9 Get caught up in awesome all night conversation. Watch the sun come up together. After a fun time out geocaching, Janelle and I stayed up until the sun peeked thru the trees :) 8/1/2009
8 Buy and share an awesome bottle of wine
8 Make a great new friend
8 Talk to one new person a day
8 Do something with the girls they will never forget each month
8 Have an old fashioned outdoor picnic
7 Only shop at locally owned stores
6 Tell a stranger they are beautiful
6 Look up 4 people from my past and find out how they’re doing
6 Learn to Salsa dance Have learned the basics… so much more to go though. 7/15/2009
5 Write a letter to a person I admire
5 Buy someone flowers just because
5 Email 3 people who I read online
4 Find biological fathers family
4 Mentor someone
3 Buy a round of drinks for the bar

Travel

Rate: Done: Goal: Comment: Date:
10 Motorcycle around the US I completed this journey after nearly 4 years of thinking of it. 14,000 miles over 34 states in 38 days. Amazing adventure. 7/15/2008
10 Travel light across the world
10 Live in another country for 30 days
9 Keep track of every place I’ve been on a map Now track for both the world and US where I have been. 6/25/2007
8 See the amazon rain forest
8 Fly first class
8 Travel by train
7 Visit every continent 3 of 7 so far – 43%
6 Visit every state 40 of 50 so far – 80%
6 Visit every country 8 of 170+ so far – 5%
5 Visit every national park

Popularity: 11%

  • I think I can help with this one “Watch the sun rise and set on the same day”
    Come to Florida….. it’s easy to travel across state in one day….

    I love your list…. no I don’t have a life list, do you mind if I borrow some of yours??
    Mine currently has “swim with dolphins” and that’s it… it needs help

  • This is an awesome Life List! You may want to check out http://www.mylifelist.org for a great new website that uses the power of social networking to help people achieve their goals!!
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