One of my Christmas presents from mum this year was a deck of cards. not just any cards though, these take the form of cards with ten things on each, all somprising a list of ’500 Things You Have To Do Once in A Lifetime’. Just for fun, I thought it would be interesting to write them out and see how many I’ve already completed.Completed tasks are struck through.
- Milk a cow.
- Go up in a hot air balloon.
- Smash plates in a Greek restaurant.
- See the ruins at Chichen Itza, Mexico.
- Swim with dolphins.
- Ride a gondola in Venice.
- Throw a surprise party.
- Learn another language.
- Dance in a tropical rainstorm.
- Run a marathon.
- Read the complete works of Shakespeare.
- Make a pumkin jack-o-lantern for Halloween.
- Be an extra in a film.
- Give blood.
- Join a flash mob.
- Dress up as a superhero.
- Try to break a world record.
- Save a life.
- Gamble in a casino.
- Eat a fruit you’ve never tasted.
- Take a vineyard tour.
- Go snorkeling.
- Go first class on a plane.
- Stand at the top of the Eiffel Tower.
- Do a parachute jump for charity.
- Ride in a stretch limo.
- Visit the Taj Mahal, India.
- Host a dinner party.
- Learn the names of the stars.
- See the sun rise and
set over the sea. - Double Dutch with a skipping rope.
- Haggle in a bazaar.
- Cross the equator.
Compile a mix CD for a friend.- See three films at the cinema in one day.
- Cut all your hair off.
Go to the cinema on your own.- Sleep in a hammock.
- Spend a day talking like a pirate.
- Stand in a prison cell.
- Dance all night.
Travel on a steam train.- Shout ‘drinks are on me’ in a bar.
- Try hang-gliding.
- Get a personalised registration plate.
- Learn to tie a knot with a funny name (like a sheepshank or an icicle hitch),
- Go out in pyjamas.
- Learn to juggle.
Rescue an animal.Watch a lunar and solar eclipse.- Learn a poem off by heart.
- Ride an elephant.
Invent your own game.- Make fire by rubbing two sticks together.
- Give food to a homeless person.
- Walk along The Great Wall Of China.
Wait at a stage door for autographs.Cry in public.- Send a message in a bottle.
- See the Northern Lights.
- Eat caviar.
- Get married.
- Buy a world map, and stick pins in the places you’ve visited.
- Visit the ruins of Pompeii.
- Sleep in an igloo.
- Learn the phonetic alphabet.
- Catch a firefly.
- Learn to windsurf.
Buy one extravagant purchase.Drive a dodgem car at the funfair.Write a letter longhand.See a firework display.- Get hypnotised.
- Climb Mount Everest (at least to Base Camp).
Sell something on eBay.- Take part in a fencing match.
Leave a job you hate.Play Monopoly.- Visit a famous movie location.
- Toast marshmallows in a real fire.
- Take a flying lesson.
Keep a change jar.- Go to the Brazil carnival.
- Memorize every country name and capital city.
Watch a lightning storm.- Go paintballing.
- Have a caricature done.
Ride in a police car or ambulance.- Restore something old.
- Buy something from a TV shopping channel.
- Be a demonstration hair model.
- Teach someone to read.
- Play bingo.
- Go to a yoga class.
- Go out all night then go straight to work.
- Go on a blind date.
Visit Disneyland.Play with toys in the bath (over the age of 18).Ride a rollercoaster.- Stay in a five star hotel.
Catch a bus in another country with the locals.- Throw a slumber party.
Get a qualification.- Grow a bonsai tree.
- Go to the dog races.
Sing in a choir.- Cruise down the Nile.
- Form a band.
- Sing or recite poetry at the top of a mountain.
Take an afternoon nap.- Order the most expensive wine in a bar.
- Dance on a table.
- Win an award.
- Ask for a raise.
Adopt an endangered animal.- Ride a Harley Davidson.
- Give a massage.
- Do a bungee jump.
- Take a luxury holiday.
- Join in London’s Notting Hill carnival.
- Give old clothes to a shelter or charity shop.
- Learn to swear in three languages.
- Go rock climbing.
- Go to the ballet.
Learn to ride a bike.- Paint a work of art.
- Go to a comedy club.
- Read a religious book from cover to cover.
- Take part in a police line-up.
- Wear your shirt backwards for a day.
- Say the alphabet backwards fast.
- Take part in a demonstration.
- Bet on a horse.
- Go to Lapland to meet Santa.
- Design your own cocktail.
- Sky dive.
- Skim stones at least five times across a stream.
- Visit Uluru in Australia.
- Gatecrash a party.
- Learn how to use a pogo stick.
- Swim in the sea at night.
- Join in the mosh at a concert.
- Write to your hero.
- Dive in a submarine.
- Record your life story on CD and give it to a loved one.
Watch a silent movie.- Write a love letter.
- Volunteer abroad.
- Spend a day not walking but skipping.
- Make an item of clothing.
- Shine your shoes.
- Talk in a silly helium voice.
- Go on a safari.
- Drink Champagne out of the bottle.
- Go white water rafting.
- Attend a film premiere.
- Float in the Dead Sea.
- Spend the night in a haunted house.
- Learn a magic trick.
Outstare a cat.- Learn to hula hoop.
- Live in a different country for at least three months.
- Drive a forklift truck.
- Write a song.
- Spend a day at a health spa.
Make a confession.- Wear a crown or tiara for a day.
Meet your idol.- Buy shares (they can go down as well as up).
- Look through a telescope.
- Stand under a waterfall.
- Make your own ice-cream flavour.
- Mush a Husky Sled.
- Visit the Acropolis in Athens.
- Take an evening course at college.
- hug a tree.
- Travel to the Alhambra in Spain.
- Have a go on a potter’s wheel.
Enlarge a photo and hang it on your wall.- Design a T-shirt.
- Meditate.
Write a blog.Photograph London’s Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament.- Catch and eat a fish.
- Fly in a helicopter.
- Order room service in a hotel.
- Visit a model village.
- Take a martial arts course.
- Sit in thermal hot springs.
- Scuba dive.
- Walk over the Abbey Road crossing in London.
- Drive a convertible with the top down.
- Row a boat.
- Take a Turkish bath.
Calm a crying baby.- Get your face painted.
- Learn the 50 states of the USA.
- Down a pint of Guinness in one.
- Hire a metal detector.
- Take a road trip.
- Drink Kopi Luwak coffee.
- Abseil.
Shop in New York.- Look for the Mona Lisa’s eyebrows.
- Learn to roller blade.
- Listen to whale song.
- Name a rose.
- Watch a film marathon all in one day (e.g Star Wars I-VI, Indiana Jones, Lord Of The Rings).
- Learn to yodel.
- Hitchhike.
Paint a room.- Take a cooking class.
- Flirt with a stranger.
- Wear odd shoes in public, on puropse.
- Sign up for an experiment.
Buy a lottery ticket.- Visit every continent.
- Grow your own vegetables.
- Ride on a toboggan.
- Wangle an upgrade.
Stand at the top of the Empire State Building, NYC.- Hold a snake.
- Touch an iceberg.
- Be a spectator at the X Games.
- Ride a Bullet train.
- Travel the Trans-Siberian Express.
- Write a will.
Build a tower of cards.- Woyage through the Galapagos Archipelago.
Win a competition.- See a glass blowing demonstration.
- Wisit a jazz or blues bar.
- Ride a camel in the Sahara.
- Get a backstage pass to a concert.
- Ride on a jetski.
- Take the Orient Express.
- See Stonehenge in Englad on Midsummer’s Day.
- Go to a street party.
Learn an instrument.- See a geyser blow.
- Jump on a trampoline.
- See a Shakespeare play on stage.
- Watch a horror movie on Halloween.
- Declutter your home.
- Go skinny dipping.
- Conquer a fear.
- Keep a journal.
- Go to see an illusionist.
Go on holiday alone.- Go on an organised pub crawl.
I’ll post the other half in a day or two!
