I have a notebook I carry everywhere with me. It’s pink and gold and says “CARPE THAT DIEM” on it.

A few years ago, I started writing a bucket list in it. Full of wild things like “Have dinner with Dwayne Johnson” and “Ride in a cattle drive” and “Run the Boston Marathon” (not sure I really want to do that last one, but you never know).

And for the longest time, I never did anything with it. I wrote things into my book and never did them.

I did one or two by accident, but the most of the things I was adding were REALLY exorbitant..

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But lately, I’ve been doing things that scare me. Things that make me say “I always wanted to do this”. Things that make me remember why I work so hard and why I love to do what I do and allow myself all sorts of opportunities.

So I added to my bucket list. And not-so-systematically, I’ll mark things off my list. It’s a living document, so it will grow too. I’ll keep track here.

This summer, I have plans to check off at least three…so stay tuned <3

CUPCAKE’S BUCKET LIST

1. 1. 1. Learn to surf
    2. Be invited to the White House
    3. Go up in a hot air balloon
    4. Ride in a cattle drive
    5. Drive Route 66
    6. Go to a yoga retreat
    7. ~~Visit Red Rocks~~ (done June 29, 2015)
    8. See Thailand
    9. Visit Tokyo
    10. Catch a fish
    11. Visit the Wailing Wall in Israel
    12. See the cliffs at Dover
    13. Kiss the Blarney Stone
    14. Hike Artist Point
    15. Hike Kilauea
    16. Run the Boston Marathon
    17. Run Dopey
    18. Do yoga in the Costa Rican rainforest
    19. Walk a red carpet
    20. Dance the hula in Hawaii
    21. Learn to ride a motorcycle
    22. Ride a scooter in Italy
    23. Get published
    24. Visit India
    25. Celebrate Holi
    26. Play in a marching band
    27. Stay in a villa in Italy
    28. Visit a chalet in Switzerland
    29. See Mont St Michel
    30. Snorkel in Palau
    31. Learn to juggle
    32. Learn another language (conversational-level)
    33. Visit Oaxaca
    34. See Morocco
    35. Visit the temples in Bali
    36. See the bats in Austin
    37. Get beignets in New Orleans
    38. Be an extra in a movie
    39. Be onstage at Cirque
    40. Learn to make a good croissant
    41. Stand on the great wall of China
    42. Get a bamboo tattoo at Wat Bang Pham
    43. Soak in the thermal pools in Iceland
    44. Bike through the tulips in the Netherlands
    45. Visit Petra in Jordan
    46. Float in the Dead Sea
    47. Visit Stonehenge
    48. See the Taj Mahal
    49. Ride a camel to the pyramids
    50. Ride a gondola in Venice
    51. Ice skate at Rockefeller Center
    52. Stand on the equator
    53. Be able to do the “scorpion” yoga pose
    54. Attend a wine tasting in Napa
    55. Swim with sharks
    56. Have dinner with Dwayne Johnson
    57. Have a pint in a pub in Ireland
    58. See the Northern Lights
    59. Drive a Ferrari
    60. Go on an African safari
    61. Fly in a helicopter
    62. Visit Machu Picchu
    63. Stay in the Ice Hotel
    64. Try circus-style aerials
    65. March in a Mardi Gras parade
    66. Visit Christ the Redeemer in Rio
    67. See a show at the Hollywood Bowl
    68. Wear a big hat at the Kentucky Derby
    69. Be in the audience for a TV show
    70. Cook with Alton Brown
    71. Do a handstand in front of a palace
    72. Catch a foul ball
    73. Have a drink at Club 33
    74. Eat a Dole Whip
    75. ~~Be an AP Holder at Disneyland~~ (done October 1, 2015)
    76. ~~March in a protest~~ (done at Womens’ March, Jan 21, 2017)
    77. Go sea kayaking
    78. Enter something in the county fair
    79. Learn to ride a long board
    80. Go swimming with dolphins
    81. Win an award
    82. Eat at a Michelin star restaurant
Is there something you think I should add to this?
What’s on YOUR bucket list?