8 September 2012

My Life List

I was reading my new favourite blog and discovered the writer has a life list. I looked into it, and he's written a very good article about how most people write lists of wishes and never get around to doing them because they are of a huge nature and do not fit into what they want from life. He made a good point of saying life wishes should actually be goals as opposed to something that will be forgotten about and brushed off as life's youthful desires.

So, because of this I have decided to make my own life list using the guidelines and advice set out in his blog post, which you can read here if at all interested.

I actually only really wanted somewhere to put this list where it would be out of the way so as not to clutter up my room but accessible so I can check on it from time to time, and do any necessary 'pruning'. However, I have been unable to find any good websites for this so it's going on my blog instead, and I thought I'd make a short post about it.

Would love to see what ideas other people come up with!

And without further ado, here is my list (it will also be present on a permanant page where it will be updated. Also, consider it a living, breathing thing as it will forever change - such as more books will be added, but this requires research. I'm not happy with the categories either and will shuffle them around one day):

Achieved: 7/59

TRAVEL


1. Road Trip around North America

2. InterRail around Scandinavian Europe

3. Visit Indonesia

4. Visit the Galapagos

5. Explore South America

6. Visit Antarctica

7. InterRail around Eastern Europe

8. Visit New Zealand/Australia

9. Explore the wilderness of Canada

10. Visit Asia

11. Explore the area that I grew up (Scotland)

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE


12. Complete the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64)

13. Complete the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64) without cheating

14. Learn to drive - COMPLETED (October '08)

15. Write a will

16. Learn a classical piece of music on the piano

17. Learn Spanish

18. Obtain an University degree - PROGRESS - SO close now

19. Complete my Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award

20. Have a go at developing my own photos

21. Read Of the Origin Of Species

22. Finish reading The Lord of the Rings

23. Go on a scientific expedition - COMPLETED (April '12) - Expedition to Punta Francés on the Isle of Youth, Cuba where I scuba dived on Coral reefs and carried out research in the forest.

24. Hold a Tarantula - COMPLETED (April '12) - Held a Tarantula in Cuba (did not overcome my fear of spiders though).

25. Give Blood - COMPLETED (May '12) - Gave blood for the first time. I now aim to continue giving blood for the forseeable future.

26. Visit a large American Theme Park

27. Fly in a Hot Air Balloon

28. Fly in a Glider - COMPLETED (Circa 2005) - Flew a Glider myself. Pretty incredible experience.

29. See the Northern Lights

30. SCUBA dive on Coral Reefs - COMPLETED (April '12) - Part of the scientific expedition to cuba. This was one of the best weeks of my life to date. Worth all the time put in to achieve this, and will be looking to do it again in the future.

31. Build my own House

32. Complete 100 hours of voluntary work

33. Be a vegetarian for atleast 30 days

34. Wild camp in the Scottish Highlands for atleast 3 nights

35. Travel by plane and train in 1st class

36. Own Chickens

37. Grow and eat my own Vegetables and Herbs

38. Live with Friends - COMPLETED (September '10 onwards) - Lived with friends in my second year of uni, and still live with friends now that I have left uni.

39. Bring up a puppy and see it through life

40. See a famous band live

41. Skydive

CAREER


42. Become a fully qualified Paramedic

43. Become an air ambulance Paramedic

FINANCES


44. Own a VW Camper Van

45. Own my own house outright

46. Pay my Father back

47. Own 100 CD's

48. Own atleast 2 acres of land

49. Sell 10 different prints of photos that I have taken

50. Become debt free

51. Raise £10,000 for Charity

RELATIONSHIPS & FAMILY


52. Get Married

53. Have Children

54. Have Grand Children

PHYSICAL FEATS


55. Run a Half Marathon

56. Complete 200 consecutive sit ups

57. Complete 100 consecutive push ups

58. Trek to Everest Base Camp

59. Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro

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