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Bucket List

I’d once created a bucket list of 30 things to do in my 30th year and am happy to report that I’d actually done most of them. I’m not generally a list maker but I get why people do it – it was so satisfying to tick things off both big and small.

But there were about 10 things I hadn’t gotten around to and couldn’t just leave them. So I began to think about more things I’d always wanted to do from the mundane (cook) to the big (Ritz Paris). And so the 101 Things To Do Bucket List was born.Below is a list of things to do and a list of things I’ve done. I’m sure it’ll take me a lifetime to accomplish them all which is totally fine. My goal is to cross off at least two a year. We’ll see how it goes.

The Bucket List (To Do)

  1. Own a Rust custom ring

  2. Travel on the Royal Scotsman

  3. Learn to sleep easily & consistently

  4. Get a subscription to Country Living UK

  5. Donate over a million dollars over my lifetime

  6. Take all my best girlfriends on a weekend getaway at once

  7. Have a custom dressing room or large walk-in closet

  8. Better my penmanship and write by hand more

  9. Stay at the Ritz Paris

  10. Own a claw foot tub

  11. Get my ears pierced

  12. Get a sewing machine

  13. Grow and harvest an edible garden

  14. Take a photo every day for at least a year

  15. Own a (Airstream type) trailer or camper

  16. Buy every book on my Amazon Wishlist at once

  17. Buy an Hermès horse bag charm, preferably in orange

  18. Have at least one room decorated in de Gournay wallpaper

  19. Own a first edition of “Le Petit Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

  20. Visit Glencoe Scotland and replicate the painting I have with a photo

  21. Make a tent like the one in the movie, “The Holiday”

  22. Frame every Anthropologie catalog I worked on

  23. Get a makeup lesson from Lisa Eldridge

  24. Be on ‘Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me‘

  25. Do an unassisted handstand

  26. Own chickens and/or ducks

  27. Read every book I own

  28. Touch an elephant

  29. Restore a chateau

  30. Make a difference

  31. Try the trapeze

  32. Own a pony

  33. Go fly fishing again

  34. Swing dance

  35. Visit Gaspe Bay

  36. Have a private chef

  37. Go on a cattle drive

  38. Have a massage every four to six weeks for a year

  39. See Monet’s Water Lilies at the Musée de l’Orangerie

  40. Have theme music follow me for a day. Like in a movie

  41. Love my home, my city and work – all at the same time

  42. Take a photo every day for a year

  43. Go on a pony picnic

  44. Learn to skateboard

  45. Have a saline pool

  46. Fly a plane

  47. Belong

The Bucket List Of Things Done

  1. Drive a golf cart (Sep 25, 2024)

  2. Volunteer with my dog (2020-2023)

  3. Karaoke (September 2023)

  4. See an Icelandic Pony in person (2023)

  5. Take Sunday’s off for at least a year (done 2020-2021)

  6. Own a Fortnum and Mason hamper then have a picnic (April 2021)

  7. Walk the beach every day for a year & collect enough shells to fill a large jar (2020)

  8. Watch the sun set every night for at least a year (Jan-Dec 2020)

  9. Own a king size bed (July 2020)

  10. Get a ukulele again and play it often (November 2017)

  11. Get rid of (and stop collecting) all moving boxes (Done June 2016)

  12. Linger (Done)

  13. Have breakfast in bed and then stay there for the day (Done)

  14. Take a self defense course (Done September 2015)

  15. Own real Belgian Linen curtains (Done in 2014)

  16. Eat a great gluten-free croissant (Done 2014)

  17. Have the most comfortable, cosy bed. (Done 2014)

  18. Take a trip with my BFF (Done in October 2013)

  19. Try paddle boarding (Done in August 2013)

  20. Go back to Maui (Done 2013)

  21. Work for a non-profit (done 2012)

  22. Have a trip planned for me. Even just a day (Done 2012)

  23. Zipline (Done in 2012)

  24. Horseback ride on a beach (Done Feb 2012)

  25. Not move for an entire year (Done in 2012)

  26. Create a home that I adore (Done in 2011)

  27. Upgrade my camera (Done in 2011)

  28. Buy a pair of Oliver Peoples sunglasses (done 2011)

  29. Visit the Channel Islands (Done in 2011)

  30. Get a pedicure. (Done in 2011)

  31. Be met at an airport (Done in 2011)

  32. Have Babycakes again (done 2011)

  33. Swoon (Done in 2011)

  34. Cook/eat at home everyday for at least a week.(Done in 2010)

  35. Own Lightroom (Done in 2010).

  36. Unpack everything. (Done in 2010)

  37. Condense all my web sites and like at least 1. (Done in 2010)

  38. Figure out WordPress. (Done in 2009)

  39. Have better and prettier shoes. (Done in 2009)

  40. Stay at The Plaza and read Eloise. (Done in 2009)

  41. Buy and wear a pair of jeans (Done in 2009)

  42. Photograph for Anthropologie (Done in 2009)

  43. Drive through the East Coast in Fall. (done 2009)

  44. Eat Oysters and drink champagne. (Done in 2009)

  45. Stay at Hotel Particular Paris (done 2009)

  46. Have a stone home (done 2009)

  47. Cook an omelet that’s edible. (done 2008)

  48. Find a signature parfume. (Done in 2008)

  49. Speak French without having to hesitate or throw in an English word. (done 2008)

  50. Hire a financial planner (Done in 2007)

  51. Make someone else’s dream come true. (Done in 2007)

  52. Refurbish my farm chairs. (Done in 2007)

  53. Buy a fixer upper house and remodel it (Done in 2006)