One of my friends, who has an amazing blog, Wendy created a list of goals to be completed in one year’s time. A new take on the bucket list, check hers out @ hellowendycity.com. It has inspired me to do the same.
So here’s my list
1. Ride an elephant (I did this when I was at a carnival when I was ohhhh maybe 4-5 years old, thank god there wasn’t a CPS worker there that day)
2. Do a temple stay
3. Hike Wolchulsan ( Travis and I hiked this is 2010, and I almost died, maybe that’s a little of an exaggeration)
4. Go to Jeju and hike Sunrise Mountain ( I don’t think that’s the actual name, but I know the sunrise is breathtaking from the peak)
5. Match the amount of money that I spend on shoes to some form of charity. (anyone that knows my shoe obsession will realize this may be a substantial amount of bones (a new Canadian term that I’m testing out). I’m too embarrassed to already say how much has been donated and its only January ;)
6. Take a weekend trip to Seoul with the girls.
7. Go to the gym 5 times a week, so overall 260 times this year, which gives me 105 days to be lazy, doable I think!
8. Wear my Granny’s fur coat. This sounds silly, and yes a little gross, it is real fur. But it was one of her first purchases on her own living in the “big city.” So if it is special to Granny, it is special to me. So I’m going to dust it off, and give it one more night out on the town ;)
9. Blog more often. Let’s say 3 x a month. Yes, I have a need to quantify things.
10. Go on a picnic.
11. Save some money, which may be difficult # 5 ;)
12. Attend a yoga class in Korea.
13. Improve my Korean…yes I have been here for 7 months, and no my speaking hasn’t really improved much. Embarrassing, I know.
14. Be a better daughter, sister, girlfriend, friend, etc. etc. I think improving relationships is always a good idea.
15. Lay on the beaches of Key West with the boyfriend and my best friends. Trav and I were suppose to go like two summers ago, and we still have not made it.
16. Wear more sunscreen, so I don’t look like a leather purse by age 35. (refer to #15)
17. Learn how to knit and knit some stuff
18. Sing in a Noreabang. (without being physically forced by school staff)
19. Go skiing.
20. Plan my trip to the orphanage in Kenya.
21. Get a teaching position for my 2nd year in Korea.
22. Have a sleepover with the Hardy girls. ( I miss those!)
23. Go camping.
24. Eat less sugar.
25. Watch a sunrise from top of Yudalsan.
26. Watch a sunset from the top of Yudalsan.
27. Be a participant in the Free Hug. (which friend is going to join me in this)
28. Volunteer at a homeless shelter. (when I am home in the summer)
29. Take Charlie on more walks.
30. Read some of the classics. (I’m open to suggestions)
31. Go to Wando. (an island near Mokpo)
32. Be more silly. I get really embarrassed easily, and could benefit from being more of a goof
33. Make a collection of my photos from my adventures in Korea. (and Travs photos as well, let’s face it his are way better!)
34. Get extensions. I love ridiculously long hair
35. Not throw a fit if Travis wants to take my picture (since we will only be in the same country for about 4 months hopefully this will be easy, and by no fit, I mean a smaller one)
36. Stop being so critical of myself. ( I have been told this is true, can you believe it?)
37. Develop or improve 5 friendships. I by no means consider myself a friend collector. Let’s be honest, I do have the world’s greatest friends, but I don’t think there is ever any harm in having too many friends. Some are closer than others, but they all bring a new aspect to your life.
38. Focus more on peoples’ positives.
39. Be more assertive.
40. Run a half marathon.
41. Complete the “sprint” distance of a triathlon. (and not die!) My friend Erin Shaw has inspired me!
42. Stop planning my future (obsessively I might add) and just enjoy the life that I’m living right at that moment!
I think 42 is a good number. It gives me about three-four to do month. And obv, I’m already failing miserably at #42! By far the most difficult for me. :/
Some of these will be very concrete to check off, ie #1, 6, 10 19.
I’ll just do the activity, take the photos and report to you!
About 20 of my goals fit into this category, and I’m guessing these will be the easiest to check off.
Some of them will have to be made on a weekly-monthly effort basis ie # 5, 7, 9, 11, 24. So I’ll update you every so often on my successes or failures.
I also put goals that will take more than a one-time event to achieve ie # 20 and 41. Damn, regretting that one already! But I also don’t like failure, so this will be motivation, hopefully ;)
14 goals fit into this category.
Some of them are immeasurable and I will have to change my way of thinking to accomplish them. These by far will be the most difficult ie 14, 36, 38, 42.
There are 8 of these goals!
It’s already 19 days into 2011, so I need to get started. Wish me luck, something tells me that I’ll need it.
Everyone has goals, needs to feel like they are working toward their purpose, or somehow making a difference in this world. It doesn’t have to be quite the level of Mother Theresa, but we as human beings need that sense of achievement.
Hopefully this list will help me to achieve some of my goals and sense of purpose. Some of them are light hearted and some are very meaningful and #5 is both.
I don’t think that anyone needs to donate 100% of their lives to charity or service of others, but if we all donated only 5% of our lives than the world would be a much greater place with minimal effort. And yes, I plan on running for the next Miss USA pageant. Please refer to 7, 24, 28, and 34. ;)
Another motivation for getting started on my list for the year was my cousins’ grandmother passed away this week. She was 95 years old, so she lived a full life and she will be greatly missed by all her family and friends. Rest in peace, Naomi.
The issue with the “bucket list” is you never know how full your bucket is. So stop wasting time, make your list, and cross your goals off one at a time.
