For the uninitiated, Pintrest is easily the most social acceptable addicting thing I participate in. It’s an online series of corkboards, which allows people (yes, mostly women) to “pin” images from around the internet onto themed boards and then allows other users to browse said pins. It’s like a delightful tumble down Alice’s rabbit hole.
One of the trends I’ve noticed lately is to post visual “bucket lists”. I found one particular person’s this morning when I clicked on the graphic at the beginning of this post. What struck me is that I had done almost everything on that person’s list. They want to go to Prague – check. They want to eat a cheesesteak in Philly – check. They want to go to Platform 9 3/4 – check. They want to finish a graduate degree – check. I’m sure there are other dreams this anonymous user has that I have not fulfilled and never will, but I had this moment of gratefulness. I have had an incredible journey and one which promises to be more incredible as the years go on.
I’ve decided to make a bucket list myself – but specifically one just for this next calendar year. I have some seriously promising adventures coming up but some others I’d like to craft. In the monotony of my daily life – reading, writing, tea drinking – I want to remember to find joy in those moments and be thankful for the privilege of my life in Belfast. It feels more celebratory than resolutions, doesn’t it?
What are your resolutions/bucket list items for the next season of your life?
December 20, 2011 at 3:17 pm
When I think about the next “season” of my life, I think of our family motto (Curby’s and mine): “knocked up by 2013″, LOL. But I also think about the habits that I’d like our family to establish in the beginning of our marriage, so that they will stand firm throughout the hills/valleys of time. My resolutions in that vein are things like: eat dinner together at the table 6 nights a week, watch less TV and more sunsets, take more hikes. For myself, my resolution is to be less hard on myself in this dissertation process, give myself grace on the days when I don’t write anything and instead watch a marathon of “Rizzoli and Isles” or “Leverage.”
Bucket list items: Hot air balloon ride in wine country, Visit New York City, and ride the Transcontinental Railroad across Canada (I figure this one is going to be a long time in the future)
December 21, 2011 at 1:42 am
Wales with a favorite and then five more countries before 27 January 2013!!!