As my 18th birthday approaches and I'm making some very momentous decisions in my life, everything is seeming to come into focus recently. For the past year many aspects of my future were up in the air, and although nothing is certain at the moment, I'm finally content with not knowing the details of what lies ahead. This new found shift in perspective alongside the sudden realization that adulthood is just around the corner has forced me to think about where I see myself in the upcoming years. Although like most others I would like skip ahead 5 years and find myself happy and carefree, fully supported by a well paying job doing something I love and fulfilling my passions in life, I know that this is neither possible nor likely. While I may not be able to control such general aspects of my life, I want to be sure to fulfill the smaller tasks that make me happy on my way to that perfect fulfilled life. This is my bucket list that will hopefully guide me throughout my upcoming years and remind me to find happiness in the small things in life, regardless of how blurred or frightening the future may seem at times.
- Go to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
- Bake a successful batch of macaroons
- Learn to cook
- Learn Arabic
- Jump off of a diving board
- Go to a drive-in movie theater
- Learn to drive a truck
- Travel (Greece, France, England, Italy, Egypt, Spain, Germany, etc)
- Meet someone named Holden
- Spend an entire day at the library reading (from opening to closing)
- Write a short story
- Compose a book of poems
- Be published in a magazine, book, etc
- Learn to play guitar
- Go on a road trip
- Be a tourist in my own town
- Get to know my parents as people rather than parents
- Create my own business
- Go to high tea
- Start selling my jewelry
- Reread the entire Harry Potter series
- Movie hop
- Go on a spontaneous trip to the beach
- Go night swimming
- Rewatch the entire series of Gilmore Girls
- Take a class at the Rec Center I know nothing about
- Go on a legitimate hike
- Take a yoga/Pilates class
- Attend a wedding
- Be a bridesmaid
- Be a maid of honor
- Smile at strangers
- Meet someone at a coffee shop (shout out to Taylor Swift's "Begin Again")
- Wear a mascot uniform of some sort
- Make my own sushi
- Finally watch the Titanic
- Learn all the states and their locations (Sadly, I don't know an embarrassing amount)
- Learn to shoot a gun
- Go out for chocolate fondue
- Beat my boyfriend at a video game (Has only ever occurred twice)
- Go Ice Skating in Downtown San Francisco
- Go to an amusement park
- Road trip to Disney Land
- Meet Peter Pan, Mickey Mouse and Princess Ariel
- Adopt a puppy
- Get over my fear of cats
- Go to the snow
- Learn to ski and/or snowboard
- Build a snow man
- Run in a color run or charity marathon
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