Kelly’s Life List

This is not a bucket list. This is a list of things I want to to do with my life. Some are simple, some are complicated, and some are improbable. I’ll add to this list regularly, as I’m inspired by new things and new people. This list was originally inspired by Karen Walrond of Chookooloonks.

1. Move to the West Coast
2. Eat my way through France
3. Unplug completely for a month
4. Make a photo wall
5. Finish our family room
6. Make a backyard oasis
7. Ride in a hot air balloon
8. Buy a convertible
9. Own an old house (a really, really old house)
10. Spend a do nothing day with my husband
11. Spend a month in Paris
12. Take the kids to Disney
13. Run a 5k
14. Compete in a triatholon
15. Grow a successful vegetable garden
16. Fly a plane
17. Go to NYC with the family
18. Write a book
19. Pay off all debt
20. Teach the kids to boogie board
21. See the great Pyramids in Egypt
22. Be part of an archaeological dig
23. Fly a kite
24. Go skiing with my family
25. Go to the top of the Empire State building
26. Scuba dive at the great barrier reef
27. Walk on a black sand beach in Hawaii
28. Knit a sweater
29. Take my daughters to the Plaza hotel
30. See the Constitution
31. Visit Monticello
32. Make a family history book for the kids
33. Drink a fruity cocktail on a tropical beach in a bikini
34. Stand on the Great Wall of China
35. Create an actual wardrobe
36. Go shopping for said wardrobe without worrying about prices
37. Remodel our kitchen
38. Buy gorgeous plates that dont match and vintage silverware
39. Make photo albums for all the kids
40. Get married again in a gorgeous garden (or on the beach)
41. Get an old wood, giant, distressed wood table
42. Make an art studio in the house
43. Design a tee shirt
44. Be the voice of a cause
45. LLC my brand
46. Attend Blog World Expo
47. Take the hubby and oldest to Comic Con
48. Get my college degree
49. Recreate my fab cinnamon rolls from Christmas 2005
50. Do 100 pushups without stopping
51. Swim in a Masters swim meet
52. Go on a roadtrip across the US
53. See one thing that makes me say WOW in every state
54. Have an 80s movie marathon
55. Go gluten free again
56. Go shelling at Sanibel Island
57. Volunteer regularly
58. Make costumes for the kids at Halloween
59. See both my little ones swim
60. Dance with my husband at an old school restaurant
61. Sing on stage (karoke counts)
62. Find my tribe of girlfriends
63. Go on a girls only vacation with said girlfriends
64. Break 100K on Alexa with my blog
65. Buy all the domains I have on my list
66. See a movie being filmed from up close
67. own an engagement ring
68. be happy in my skin
69. build a treehouse for the kids
70. teach E to read
71. Be in charge of my money, not the other way around
72. Visit Harry Potter Wizarding World
73. Take the kids on a tour of England-Harry Potter style
74. wear red lipstick and red finger nail polish
75. own a pair of perfect red pumps
76. buy the perfect little black dress
77. Tour 100 art museums
78. Meet people I admire (ongoing)
79. Learn how to really use a kitchen knife
80. Create consistent income via my blog
81. Go a week without yelling
82. Have all the laundry clean and put away (maybe when the kids move out)
83. Have an organized entryway
84. …..