The 2013 Bucket List

RUNNING:

1. Run the Boston Marathon DONE: April 2013

2. Run a race in a crazy costume

3. Run a Half Marathon PR DONE: January 2013

4. Organize all of our medals, bibs, and pictures into an impressive display

5. Volunteer at a race

2012 Rollover

6) Run a race every month.

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FITNESS:

1. Buy a bike

2. Compete in an Olympic distance triathlon

3. Get 4-pack abs (6 pack abs is asking too much I think)

4. Be able to do 50 push-ups in a row (boy kind obviously)

5. Hike up a 14er

2012 Rollover

6) Compete in a triathlon

7) Learn to swim.

8) Finish a Tough Mudder.

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TRAVEL:

1. Pick a small town we’ve never heard of and spend the weekend there

2. See another city during Christmas time

3. Spend the afternoon on a boat

4. Explore 2 of New Mexico’s “must see” places (Carlsbad Caverns and Chaco Canyon)

5. Attend an out of town festival

2012 Rollover:

6) Get Passport stamp #4

7) Go on a White Water Rafting weekend expedition.

8) Go to a live music festival.

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BECOMING A BETTER/MORE ENRICHED PERSON:

1. Volunteer consistently for an organization

2. Do one big random act of kindness

3. Watch 5 thought provoking documentaries

4. Take an art class

5. Study up on the history of Israel vs. Palestine

2012 Rollover

6) Read my way through Newsweek’s Top 100 Books of all time (the list and my progress is here on a sub page).

7) Relearn French

8) Do a massive house cleaning and reorganization.

9) Take the GRE.

10) Figure out what in the world I’m doing with my life and take steps to get there.

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MISCELLANEOUS:

1. Brew our own beer

2. Start a “house” savings account

3. At least once a month, choose a recipe and cook dinner with Aaron

4. Get a tattoo

5. Host a ridiculously over-themed Mad Men Party

2012 Rollover:

6) Pay off credit card debt.

7) Ride in a hot air balloon.

8) Start dressing my age

9) Learn how to use my camera and take awe-inspiring photos.

10) Write a novel.

11) Win something (anything) in a radio contest.

12) Invest in a piece of artwork.

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2012 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

1) Run a full marathon.  DONE October 2012

2) Visit a new state. DONE October 2012

3) Send a birthday card in the mail to people on their birthdays.

4) Go horseback riding on the beach. DONE September 2012

5) Buy a new car (hopefully BEFORE the Taurus self-destructs ). DONE April 2012

6) Choose an NFL Team to cheer for and learn everything about them (then go to one of their games). DONE (well, the choosing part anyway) August 2012

13 thoughts on “The 2013 Bucket List

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  2. I’ve got a full marathon and a Tough Mudder on my 2012 Bucket List too! And I’ve stupidly already signed up to both. At least they’re still far enough in the distance for me to not worry too much about them. :-)

    • Yeah…my marathon is in October, so I have a long time before I have to worry about it! Hopefully Tough Mudder goes well for you (apparently our city won’t host one until 2013). I think I’m less scared about the marathon than I am about the Tough Muddder!

      • Yeah, it looks brutal! I’m the only girl on my team, but I’m also (so far) the only one that can run the 10 miles! :-P It’s Scotland’s first ever TM, so couldn’t resist signing up. Not too keen on the whole being electrocuted thing, I must say…

  3. if memory serves me correctly, you have won something in a radio contest. Although is was so long ago, i don’t remember. it was tickets to ??

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    • Ooo! Cape Town! Definitely on my travel bucket list! Good luck on your marathon training. I need to start working on getting some of these bucket list items crossed off. I think I’m a little behind schedule.

  5. I stumbled upon your blog and find it really great! I read the Chicago Marathon as my first and only (so far) marathon and it is a really great course with great spectators. I signed up for my first Tough Mudder which is actually on my birthday :0! Good luck on your bucket list!

    • Thanks for stopping by! I’m so glad to hear you had a good experience with Chicago. I’m excited to do a Tough Mudder, but they aren’t coming to my city until 2013, so I may have to put off that item until next year!

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