This was much harder than I thought. I had to sit down, dream big – real big, let go of opinions, “reasonable” and excuses. And then, Ta-Da…100 THINGS I WILL DO BEFORE I DIE…in no particular order was born:
1. Qualify (& finish!) IM Hawaii
2. Expand TeamFab to include two beautiful children
3. Sit next to Oprah on her show
4. Run a sub3:30 marathon
5. Do a yoga class with my kids
6. Own a sunny destination family getaway home – perhaps on an island, that we share with our very best friends, the Watts’.
7. Take all Corkers/Watkins/Irwins on a family (all expenses paid) vacation as a token of our gratitude of their love.
8. Go on an African Safari with DouglasJamesPhotography
9. Create my own empire – where bliss is encouraged and passion grows on trees…and no one is confined to a “Monday-Friday” cubicle lifestyle.
10. Costa Rica Fam Vacay – feed the monkeys, slide down the mountains & watch Doug teach the kids to surf!
11. Hike Patagonia
12. European bike trip – France or Italy would do nicely
13. Successfully grow a veggie garden – maybe even an avocado tree too
14. Kayak trip to the Broken Islands in BC (guided)
15. Appear on the cover of Fast Company OR Inc. magazine for Entrepreneur of the Year with Bro & the CMO
16. Look into the eyes of our first born and be able to authentically tell him/her that they CAN do whatever they want in this world. Because I’m living my dream!
17. Say Yes to someone…and make it change their life!
18. Own a VW – NoMoSolo branded Van – orange & purple, of course, with custom licence plates
19. Take the family on a missions trip to a 3rd world country
20. Ride a custom painted road or tri bike w/ race wheels
21. Own (read: no mortgage!) a modest home with an outdoor kitchen and big windows with a view of possibilities
22. Learn how to paddle board in Hawaii
23. Drink a cappuccino in Paris with my Man
24. Own Porty named Ocho!
25. Sit front row when my Bro receives his first Noble Peace Prize – he’ll know I’m his biggest fan.
26. Plan an annual “Sister Weekend Getaway” with my Sisters-in law
27. Attend a training camp in Arizona
28. Hike West Coast trail (or Juan da Fuca!)
29. Weekend getaway to Portland, Oregon
30. Take my Mom to spa in Red Rock, UT
31. Run/Walk a 5km race with the Irwin Family…just because I know they can! NYC, Team Irwin?
32. Plan crazy-awesome-madly-in-love 5, 10, 15, etc, etc, etc Wedding Anniversary getaways!
33. Swim in a custom Splish suit
34. Be apart of a female only cycling club – fabulous women, strong legs, loads of laughs
35. Skate-ski in Whistler, après too!
36. Yoga retreat on Salt Spring Island
37. Invite a homeless person in for dinner
38. Live (permanently and unapologetically!) in Hawaii or San Diego for a finite period of time (so the gov’t doesn’t put us in jail!)
39. Hike Elffin Lakes, BC – with trail runner or snowshoes!
40. Hollyhock Resort on Cortes Island for a retreat
41. Ride to Jordan River for Surfer Balls
42. Golf in Ireland with my Man (He may golf, I may spa)
43. Weekend getaway to Rockwater Secret Cove
44. Pick up my Man for a date in a plane
45. Shake Anthony Robbins’ big, lovely hands. (Or maybe just give him a hug!)
46. Spend a weekend on Savory Island (pie included?)
47. Start a happiness movement that spreads globally.
48. Own on boat – of any shape or size, really
49. Custom closet organizer in every closet of our home, garage included.
50. Spend a week in the summer at Hornby Island, BC with our friends + kids
51. Surprise my best girlfriends with a weekend trip to the spa
52. Buy cruiser bikes for us to get around with a smile – mine will have a basket and his will have a kid-carrier!
53. Eat an avocado with Jason Mraz, from his farm
54. Receive an email from Howard Schultz expressing his interest in partnering with NoMoSolo (I will respond quickly with an enthusiastic, YES!) … because he knows it will drive Sbux revenue thru the roof!
55. Surprise a family at Christmas with dinner, anonymously.
56. Meet Leo of ZenHabits in San Francisco for coffee (organic & fare-trade, obviously)
57. Find a great reason to visit Colorado
58. Custom stationery, designed just for TeamFab so we can easily send gratitude snail mail J
59. Have dinner with Seth Godin in NYC
60. Complete an Executive MBA
61. Live off of cash, in jars perhaps
62. Hire a Personal Shopper who knows how to splurge at Anthropologie!
63. Jam in a drum circle (outside)
64. Have the world’s best NoMo Partners in all major cities around the world who are living the happiest life they could ever imagine!
65. Own black Range Rover – he will drive it.
66. Bathroom full of Aveda products
67. Experience a Christmas morning on a beach with mimosa’s and flip flops
68. Earn $1,000,000 before I’m 40
69. Live within close proximity to my Bro, always – our kids will be best friends!
70. Blow up DouglasJamesPhotography around our home – it will serve as a gallery!
71. Have my website crash from too many views.
72. Invite Sheryl Crow & Wyatt over for dinner at our home (Doug won’t mind!)
73. Coffee in Fort Langley, BC
74. Feng Shui our home – garage included – clutter be gone.
75. Go for a ride with the Corbinator in MT (or Hawaii!)
76. Own a pair of dark purple Hunter Rain Boots
77. Be a guest on Danielle LaPorte’s TV show where she rocks out with amazing entrepreneurs
78. Take my kids to swimming lessons – they don’t need to want to become pool rats, but they will learn to swim.
79. Appear on Dragon’s Den…and hook those dragons, simply for 5 smiles.
80. Cheer for my Mom in her first marathon! It will be a walk of victory in so many ways for her.
81. Hike a mountain with my Dad. Anywhere. Any size. Just make it to the top for a picture with “thumbs up!” – so totally appropro!
82. Read Atlas Shurg
83. Keep a jade plant alive long enough that I am able to cut branches and give them away to friends
84. Stay in a hut over the water in Bali
85. Buy Doug a BMW K1200RS motorcycle, with hard bags, matching outfits and a ticket for a road trip for his 50th birthday!
86. Hire a Nanny and help him/her live their wildest dream when they are done with us.
87. Meet Asher for a spontaneous spa getaway – where we compare our crazy entrepreneurial tails – and leave with a spring back in our step!
88. Own hard-cased orange luggage
89. Sponsor a child in Africa/ South America as a family who the kids consider their sibling
90. Take acro-yoga classes
91. Create a Home Office courtesy of Pottery Barn (I see a large white desk with cupboards and drawers, oh my!)
92. Commission Katy Chan to design and create kitchen linens for us (with bicycles perhaps!)
93. Own a Le Creuset pot – preferably in red
94. Take the mic at TED with BRO – rock the stage sharing our story on generating smiles.
95. Learn to make home made, organic candles.
96. Have dinner & a bottle of something real good with Danielle LaPorte and our Firefighters.
97. Winter storm watching weekend in Tofino.
98. Attend Bro’s wedding with the biggest smile ever and be humbled by the love in the air!
99. Own a king size bed with a dark wooden zen-like bed frame
100. Ice cream cones (Kawartha Dairy!) in Ontario cottage country, with my Dad and his boat, my man and our kids…it is hands down one of my fondest childhood memories, that the next generation simply must experience!
(I notice a trend: lovers and loved ones, adventures, freedom and spas. Pretty sure it may be the recipe for Blissful Living!)
So, this means I have to…
- win a Nobel Peace Prize
- get married
- have kids and then show them the greatness in yours
- polish the smile (making it FastCo/TED/Dragons Den/NoMo expansion ready!)
Done! I like this list. Lots!
…it clearly likes you too. Alot! To infinity…and BEYOND, BRO!
HI Baby!!!
thanks for including gifts for your husband…
I will be there for the entire journey helping you achieve the bucket list!!
love you
Can’t wait to watch you knock’em off one by one and thrilled to be a part of a few!
XO
Your list made me grin. It’s so great.
Steph! What an awesome, inspiring, and touching list! It brought tears to my eyes! Made me maybe wanna make my own
ps. one of my best friend’s mom lives on Cortes, works at Hollyhock, & makes her own fabulous natural beauty products. Best. Lip Balm. EVER.
Are you serious?? That is SO freakin’ cool! Does she sell her products online? (I know – that sounds soo oxy-moronic to all things Hollyhock, but i have to ask!)
Ok, so she has now retired from Hollyhock (she looks so young, I had no idea) but yes, you can get her stuff online. Here’s a link: http://www.cortesisland.com/tideline/show189v/Cortes_Creations
Her stuff is the Cortes Creations – Natural Healing Skincare.
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I am suprised- or maybe not! Of how many of YOUR thing are on my list too!!! (The athletic adventuristic ones mostly!!) Yay!
Share the list! And let’s get on the bike together…Kona 2010? or Kona post White Dress?
I can help with at least 4 of these!
xo
Love love love your list! I’m so inspired and working on my own list now.
Mine’s a little sparse, but I think I have found a good place for some inspiration in looking at your list!
http://wishingwellwater.blogspot.com/2010/04/my-bucket-list.html
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Here is a great site to create,manage and share your bucket list.
http://www.sharebuckets.com
check it out.
Thanks Kham – seriously so cool!
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Great list!!
Check us out the Dragons Den episode info at http://www.teambucketlist.com
Jeremy Nichcle
Bucket List Co Founder
Thanks for posting Jeremy! Super rad idea!
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