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. 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

2. Is there something you think I should add to this?
   What’s on YOUR bucket list?