Thursday, January 8, 2009

100 things..

Why are there so many lists at the beginning of the year?
Lists you start, lists that others start for you...
...it is never ending.
But a new list-it has possibility.
Well THIS list, it made me think.
Thanks Sasha! Had to nab this!!

The things I have done are bolded & blue.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity.
7. Been to Disneyland (World)
8. Held a praying mantis (and been pinched by it!!)
9. Climbed a mountain.
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped.
12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14.
Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child.
16.
Had food poisoning
17.
Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty. (they don't even let you do this anymore, do they??)
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked (WAY back when!!)
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24.Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping (Back when I WAS skinny! Now I would be "chunky dunking) :)
27. Run a marathon
28.Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31.
Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise ( I don't want to. They thrown their garbage out to sea!)
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors. This is hard, since I am adopted!)
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language.
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (Money has nothing to do with being satisfied. I have HAD "enough" money at one time, and I was miserable! I am broke now. And I am VERY satisfied! :) )
38.
Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39.
Gone rock climbing
40.
Seen Michelangelo's David (no, but I have seen Monet's "lily pads"... HUGE-in size and impression-that should count for something! And Picasso, and Chagall... I got to see "La Maricee" I love that painting... Notting Hill thing. :) )
41. Sung karaoke
42Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43.
Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46.
Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48.Gone deep sea fishing
49.
Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Walked
in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58.
Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia (does Ukraine count??)
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61.
Sold Girl Scout Cookies (not YET!)
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64.Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy

70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72.
Pieced a quilt

73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77.
Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published in a book
81.
Visited the Vatican
82.
Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life (If only animals counted!)
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous

92. Joined a book club

93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake

97.Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

100. Read an entire book in one day.

I have done a lot. (61)

I have a lot to do. :) (39-and a bunch more on my OWN list!)

Be blessed today!!

And CONGRATS Sasha on Scrapbook Trends!!

1 comment:

Colleen said...

I have done 41 of the items. Looks like you are off to a better start