I recently published a list outlining what I did and (more likely) did not cross off of my 2013 Bucket List. My bucket lists are my favorite tradition, started New Years 2009, before I graduated high school. Here’s my reasoning behind bucket lists, rather than resolutions: Resolutions start with the negative…
I’m too fat.
…and then turn into proactive “resolutions…”
To lose weight, I will go to the gym four times a week.
…which are haphazardly followed for the first couple of weeks of the new year, before they fall by the wayside and all you’re left with is a monthly gym membership fee. Bucket Lists are lists of action items, things I would like to do/learn/accomplish just for the sake of doing/learning/accomplishing them. So without further ado, my sixth annual bucket list:
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Kiss my boyfriend at midnight on New Year’s Eve.
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See the new World Trade Center Memorial.
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Ice skate in Boston Common or Central Park or Rockefeller Center.
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Do some DIY crafting to decorate my new apartment (Get at me, Pinterest).
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Walk and relax on the High Line.
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Figure out my job… sitch.
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Bike through Central Park (again!).
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See the Lion King on Broadway in Feb.
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Become a member of Kappa’s alumna network.
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Start my mini book club with Captain America and blog about it.
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Exchange guest blog posts with Sugarwoman!
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Visit Coney Island.
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Go to the Bronx Zoo (Wednesday is pay-what-you-wish day!).
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Pay off my credit card.
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Ride the tram to Roosevelt Island.
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Go running in Central Park.
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Go apple picking and bake something delicious.
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Visit a museum (or two or three. The Met’s $25 admission is only the “recommended” price; and the MoMA is free on Friday evenings).
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Be in a studio audience.
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Get a library card, and explore in more depth the New York Public Library.
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Slurp up some frozen hot chocolate at Serendipity.
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Find a restaurant with amazing duck.
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Crochet something.
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Visit a winery.
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Participate in a class or conference. (Like Alt Summit in NYC, or a free online class).
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Buy furniture (I know some people might not find this exciting but I DO!).
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Walk at Northeastern graduation.
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Host a dinner party inspired by a show, movie, or fairy tale (ala Heston Blumenthal, or Game of Thrones again!).
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Eat a cronut.
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Take a tour or use a big apple greeter and get to know the big city.
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Try a new workout fad or class (preferably in the form of a free trial).
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Institute a new workout plan.
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Take the “Captain America tour” of the Natural History Museum.
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Watch the Olympic Opening Games (I freaking love the Olympics!).
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Dress up and go to a speakeasy.
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Weekend ski trip in March?
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Learn a little something more about various wines (Are there workbooks for this?).
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Send more thank-you notes, in general.
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Find a new perfume that’s all me (This one?).
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Keep a monthly budget and stick to it. Monitor pennies and dimes (with some fancy apps, etc.).
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Stop. Eating. Gluten.
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Do something worthwhile for the holidays (like volunteer and/or go home!).
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“Zenify” my living space.
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Keep to my “Perfect 10” philosophy.
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Live like a local, explore like a tourist <3 (more to come!).
Also check out: My 2012 Bucket List and 2012 Review
Let me know when you do 2, 12, 13, and 19!
Great post as always 🙂
Thanks for commenting on my blog! I like your idea of a 2014 bucket list and setting goals rather than making resolutions. Its definitely the way to go!
xo
Kara
http://www.thebostonista.com
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