One of my biggest fears is becoming stagnant. Not moving forward or pursuing anything and settling for a life that is not what I desire. To combat this fear, I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about ideas about life and everything that I want to see, hear, eat, do and explore lately. I’m thinking it is time to share my running life bucket list with the world! I’ve got a mix of local, short term list goals and a healthy dose of more long term planning dreams. I’m a big fan of Lara Casey’s downloads on her website. This photo of her’s is serving as the perfect inspiration to chase my dreams!

{the life bucket list}

1. Visit the town I was born in (Bad Hersfeld, Germany)
2. Ride a gondola in Venice
3. Build my own home
4. Perfect a chocolate fondue recipe
5. Be a tourist in my own city
6. Go to the Summer Olympics
7. Watch a sunset at Konza Prairie
8. Go to Jerusalem
9. Go on a Traveling Wildcats trip with the K-State Alumni Association
10. Take a Viking River Cruise
11. Throw a surprise party
12. Go to a Kansas City Chiefs game
13. Visit Machu Picchu
14. Marry someone special
15. Go on an African Safari
16. Visit Neuschwantstein Castle
17. Learn to ski
18. Be a Godmother
19. Roadtrip through Kansas
20. See Wicked on Broadway
21. Go Sailing
22. Take a cooking class
23. Bake homemade bread
24. Own Hunter rain boots
25. Visit the Met in NYC
26. Visit the Almafi coast
27. Go to Spain
28. Own a fancy camera
29. Ride a tandem bike
30. Give fly fishing a try
31. Own property that has a barn
32. Go on an international mission trip
33. See the pyramids in Egypt
34. Stay in a tropical island resort
35. Create something with pallets
36. Go on a weekend getaway with girlfriends
37. See a foreign film at a theater
38. Step foot in the Sea of Galilee
39. Build a shed
40. Visit New England in the Fall
41. Flip a house
42. Sit on a jury
43. Make a perfectly timed five course meal
44. Sell something at a Farmer’s Market
45. Read a book in Central Park
46. Meet Ree Drummond
47. Step foot on the field at Yankee Stadium
48. Go to an NBA game
49. Cook a recipe from Julia Child’s cookbook
50. Camp in a National Park
51. Make a difference in someones life
52. Have a dog
53. See the Northern Lights
54. Build a bench
55. Buy myself a pearl necklace
56. Make a family cookbook
57. Milk a cow
58. Visit Ireland
59. Hike on the Appalachian Trail
60. See the President speak
61. Go to Dubai
62. Visit Boston
63. Perfect making homemade biscuits
64. Attend a Sporting KC game
65. Visit the George W. Bush Presidential Library
66. Ride in a Hot Air Balloon
67. Plant a tree and help it grow
68. See the Acropolis in Greece

Got something you think I should add to the list? Comment and let me know, I am always looking for new things to add! Stay tuned under the {behind the blog} tab to check out updates on how my list is coming along!

best, courtney