inspired by undone by brooke taylor, i have created my own tempting fate list. in other words, a bucket list of sorts. i currently have a list for my entire life, but now i want to create a list of things to do during my year off from school. i think that in order to get the most from my year off, i need to constantly be trying new things. i need to experience the world and its greatness–or at least as much of the world as i can see in one year’s time.
i went with nelly to a Q&A with sherie rene scott. she had a lot of really great things to say, but what stuck with me the most is she said, “go where the joy is, go where your heart takes you.” she also said “find that piece of your work that makes you love it, because if you don’t love it you shouldn’t do it; indifference eats at your soul.” i couldn’t agree with her more. indifference is the one thing that most scares me, and the one thing i refuse to have. all i want from this life is to explore, travel, experience anything and everything i can, do things people wouldn’t expect me to, keep smiling, be so full of love that everyone around me feels it too, and never stop laughing. suddenly, “all i want” doesn’t sound like such a small request. but no matter, i’m on a mission to achieve inner peace and genuine happiness. as i read on the lovely mackenzie’s blog, “i have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living.”
so here is my ever-growing tempting fate list:
- Go to Disneyland.
- Go bungee jumping.
- Go sky diving.
- Spend a month in Mexico.
- Take a salsa class.
- Take a boxing class.
- Go bouldering.
- Take a tap class.
- Relearn Spanish.
- Make an oil painting.
- Run in the Color Run.
- Run in Run For Your Lives.
- Bike the Midnight Boston Marathon.
- See Norah Jones in Tahoe or San Fran.
- Ride horses again.
- Volunteer.
- Become a horoscope expert.
- Zen-ify my room.
- Become a yoga freak.
- Spend a day (or weekend) in San Fran.
- Explore LA.
- Go to Santa Cruz.
- Go to the St. Paul Rodeo.
- Start a book (or continue an old one).
- Go mudding.
- Have family night once a week.
- Get my bellybutton pierced.
- Spend Christmas with my Dad.
- Donate my hair.
- Read 10 books.
- Read more poetry.
- Write more poetry.
- Go snowboarding.
- Go contra dancing.
- Cook 5 new recipes.
- Go to Yosemite.
- Relearn to knit.
- Make friendship bracelets.
- Wear more lipstick.
- Get involved with an improv group.
- Go to Stage Coach.
- Go to Coachella.
- Take a hiphop class.
- Learn origami.
- Play piano.
- Go to family counseling.
Let’s see how many of these I can complete (:
life of gumption 