The one thing I really wish I could do more than anything else today is have the power to obliterate all the nasty fruit flies living in our kitchen. I drew the line when I had to clean out our tomato basket and discovered - cringe - maggots at the bottom! G-R-O-S-S. I've set up a jar/funnel trap as per instructions found at Re-Nest, so with luck we can stop getting our protein through accidentally ingested bugs!
As with my recap of the "100 Things" lists, I'm bolding things I've done,
- Touched an iceberg (if glaciers count - Columbia icefields!)
- Slept under the stars (we're a camping family)
- Been a part of a hockey fight
- Changed a baby's diaper
- Watched a meteor shower
Given more than you can afford to charity- Swam with wild dolphins
- Climbed a mountain (never on foot)
Held a tarantula(and never again)- Said "I love you" and meant it (every day!)
- Bungee jumped
- Visited Paris
- Watched a lightning storm at sea (been on one boat when our neighbour's was struck!)
- Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise (didn't make it that long!)
- Seen the Northern Lights
- Gone to a huge sports game (hockey, baseball)
- Walked the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty
- Grown and eaten your own vegetables (big surprise, right?)
- Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
- Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
- Had a pillow fight
- Bet on a winning horse (won $10)
- Taken a sick day when you're not ill
- Built a snow fort
- Held a lamb
- Gone skinny dipping
Taken an ice cold bath- Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
- Seen a total eclipse
- Ridden a roller coaster (Rockin' Rollercoaster at WDW is the best!)
- Hit a home run
- Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
- Adopted an accent for fun (not for very long though!)
- Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
- Felt very happy about your life, even for just a moment
- Loved your job 90% of the time
- Had enough money to be truly satisfied (once, would love it again!)
- Watched wild whales
- Gone rock climbing
- Gone on a midnight walk on the beach
- Gone sky diving
- Visited Ireland (ever since watching Laws of Attraction)
- Ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
- Visited India
- Bench-pressed your own weight
- Milked a cow
- Alphabetized your personal files
- Ever worn a superhero costume
- Sung karaoke
- Lounged around in bed all day
- Gone scuba diving
- Kissed in the rain
- Played in the mud
- Gone to a drive-in theater
- Done something you should regret, but don't
- Visited the Great Wall of China
- Started a business
- Taken a martial arts class
- Been in a movie
Gone without food for 3 days- Made cookies from scratch (did today!)
- Won first prize in a costume contest
- Got flowers for no reason (thanks Andrew, and Mom, and Dad!)
Been in a combat zone- Spoken more than one language fluently
Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someoneBounced a check- Read - and understood - your credit report
- Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy (Rubik's cube!)
- Found out something significant that your ancestors did (one of my mom's ancestral relatives tried to burn down British parliament!)
- Called or written your Congress person (for Civics)
- Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
- Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
- Helped an animal give birth
- Been fired or laid off from a job
- Won money
- Broken a bone
- Ridden a motorcycle
- Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph
- Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
- Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
- Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
- Eaten sushi (now I'm hungry!)
- Had your picture in the newspaper
Read The Bible cover to cover- Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
- Gotten someone fired for their actions
- Gone back to school (yay!)
- Changed your name
- Caught a fly in the air with your bare hands
- Eaten fried green tomatoes
- Read The Iliad (only part)
- Taught yourself an art from scratch
- Killed and prepared an animal for eating (fish counts, Valli, I think!)
- Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
- Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
- Been elected to public office
- Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
- Had to put someone you love into hospice care
- Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
- Had a booth at a street fair
- Dyed your hair
- Been a DJ
- Rocked a baby to sleep
- Dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all fours
- Raked your carpet
- Brought out the best in people (hopefully!)
- Brought out the worst in people
- Worn a mood ring (child of the '90s, people!)
- Ridden a horse
- Carved an animal from a piece of wood or bar of soap
- Prepared a dish where four people asked for the recipe
Buried a child- Gone to a Broadway play
- Been inside the pyramids
- Shot a basketball into a basket
- Danced at a disco
- Played in a band (school band!)
Shot a bird- Gone to an arboretum
- Tutored someone
- Ridden a train
- Brought an old fad back into style
- Eaten caviar
- Let a salesman talk you into something you didn’t need
- Ridden a giraffe or elephant
- Published a book
- Pieced a quilt
- Lived in an historic place
- Acted in a play or performed on a stage (used to be in dance, plus school plays!)
- Asked for a raise
- Made a hole-in-one
- Gone deep sea fishing
- Gone roller skating
- Run a marathon
- Learned to surf
- Invented something
- Flown first class
- Spent the night in a 5-star luxury suite
- Flown in a helicopter
- Visited Africa
- Sang a solo
- Gone spelunking
- Learned how to take a compliment
- Written a love-story
- Seen Michelangelo’s David
- Had your portrait painted
- Written a fan letter (J.K. Rowling!)
- Spent the night in something haunted
- Owned a St. Bernard or Great Dane
- Ran away (down the street, as a kid)
- Learned to juggle
- Been a boss
- Sat on a jury
- Lied about your weight
- Gone on a diet
- Found an arrowhead or a gold nugget
- Written a poem
- Carried your lunch in a lunchbox
- Gotten food poisoning
- Gone on a service, humanitarian or religious mission
- Hiked the Grand Canyon
- Sat on a park bench and fed the ducks
- Gone to the opera
- Gotten a letter from someone famous
- Worn knickers
- Ridden in a limousine
- Attended the Olympics
- Can hula or waltz and polka.
- Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books (read and own all the original Nancy Drews)
- Been stuck in an elevator
- Had a revelatory dream
Thought you might crash in an airplane- Had a song dedicated to you on the radio or at a concert
- Saved someone’s life
Eaten raw whale- Know how to tat, smock or do needlepoint
- Laughed till your side hurt
- Straddled the equator
- Taken a photograph of something other than people that is worth framing
- Gone to a Shakespeare Festival
- Sent a message in a bottle
- Spent the night in a hostel
- Been a cashier
- Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
- Joined a union
- Donated blood or plasma
- Built a campfire
- Kept a blog
- Had hives
- Worn custom made shoes or boots
- Made a Powerpoint presentation
- Taken a Hunter’s Safety Course
- Served at a soup kitchen
- Conquered the Rubik’s cube
- Know CPR
- Ridden in or owned a convertible
- Found a long lost friend
- Helped solve a crime
- Responded to a NJP newsletter
- Dove from a height of more than 60 feet
- Ridden a donkey
- Danced to the strains of bouzouki music, while drinking raki on a small island in Greece
- Taken a cooking class
- Seen your child graduate
- Been very proud of someone else's accomplishments
- Caught a fish
- Smelled a rose
- Eaten an heirloom tomato
- Cooked for more than 50
- Gone waterskiing, wakeboarding or tubing
- Owned a dog or a cat
- Celebrated a milestone birthday
Had hemorrhoids...wink...wink...- Hitchiked
- Walked out of a store without paying for something
- Helped a stranger
- Come in contact with a wild animal (bear, moose, deer, elk, cougar....)
- Seen the Pope, Prime Minister, President
- Piloted a plane
- Taken a ferry to Alaska
- Swam in the Dead Sea
- Visited the elderly in a care home
- Given birth
103... out of 124, because apparently I'm missing one... but I can't find it!
I have lived twice as long as you Sarah so have had more time to accomplish all of these things. You are well on your way though to a fulfilling life:D
ReplyDeleteThe one thing I really wish I could do more than anything else today is has the power to obliterate all the nasty fruit flies living in our kitchen.
ReplyDeleteI really hate the fruit flies and especially when they are in my kitchen as I am very fond of cooking and like my kitchen to be very clean and thanks and do post more.
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