- become a morning person (1/5/17 – Glenview, IL)
- get my temple recommend (8/26/18 – Arlington Heights, IL)
- explore constellations at an observatory
- visit New York City
- learn to crochet
- teach someone to read
- attend the festival of colors
- try boba tea (3/6/11 – Provo, UT)
- learn to oil paint
- run a marathon
- keep a photographic journal
- ride in a hot-air balloon
- visit an ancient castle
- see the eiffel tower
- start an opinion column
- go to the Texas state fair
- paint a mural
- eat at a restaurant alone (2/15/14 – Skokie, IL)
- fool someone good on April 1st
- see the ocean (2/19/11 – Santa Monica, CA)
- win entire family at chess
- drive down route 66
- swim with dolphins
- co-pilot a flight
- get married in the temple (9/29/18)
- learn piano
- visit buenos aires
- get a pic with the cubbies bear
- learn types of flowers
- build a legit treehouse
- build something that becomes an heirloom
- shoot a pistol (7/6/13 – Fruitland, UT)
- grow an herb garden
- volunteer for habitat for humanity
- go to a movie solo (11/25/10 – Gilbert, AZ)
- go to an NFL game
- learn to speed read
- invent a holiday
- celebrate 50th wedding anniversary
- be able to identify all major constellations
- take genealogy back to adam
- make homemade mac & cheese (2/20/12 – Orem, UT)
- learn aviation alphabet
- feel an earthquake
- visit las vegas (01/01/14)
- go rock-climbing
- learn to salsa dance
- see the Getty Center in LA (2/19/11 – Los Angeles, CA)
- watch a meteor shower
- attend a new years eve ball
- vote in every election i can (CURRENT)
- attend a poetry reading
- visit Mount Rushmore (Rapid City, SD)
- win on wheel of fortune
- work in the temple
- go zip lining
- visit rome
- paint a large canvas
- see an indie film locally
- make orange chicken (2/18/12 – Fruitland, UT)
- serve a church mission w/ my husband
- memorize the living christ
- see a planetarium show
- blog everyday for a year
- learn to sew
- visit ireland
- solve the rubiks cube
- collect original artwork
- donate blood
- ride on an elephant
- learn spanish
- visit sydney
- get a pet (6/6/11 – Provo, UT)
- take a cake decorating class
- be the PTA president
- learn to navigate by the stars
- learn how to can and preserve food
- learn CPR
- run a sub for santa program
- see a tornado (from a safe distance)
- make homemade pop tarts (2/13/12 – Orem, UT)
- get my instructors license
- make an art portfolio
- see a volcano erupt
- grow a bonsai tree
- teach a class in Europe
- ride in a helicopter
- visit vienna
- make amazing kabobs (5/13/12 – Williston, ND)
- go on the Chicago sky deck (07/09/14 – Chicago, IL)
- learn to make sticky fingers
- adopt a grandparent
- get my cosmetology license
- take a MAC class
- participate in a charity walk
- learn origami
- send a message in a bottle
- make cheesecake from scratch (11/23/10 – Gilbert, AZ)
- adopt a highway
- join a choir
- make passion tea lemonade (02/13/12 – Orem, UT)
- go on a cruise
- be lei’d in Hawaii
- toss pizza like a pro
- visit edinburgh
- make my own perfume
- make homemade ravioli
- be a centurion
- go skiing in colorado
- take a hip hop dance class
- have a travel nest egg
- learn sign language
- be a godparent
- visit toronto
- go scuba-diving
- learn to play guitar
- read the standard works
- make a great speech
- visit all 50 states (15 down, 35 to go!)
- learn how to read music
- hear big ben chime
- write a novel
- take a martial arts class
- see third eye blind live (06/26/15 – Chicago, IL)
- visit tokyo
- pay a full tithe
- help w/ someones conversion (08/24/13 – Williston, ND)
- ride in a gondola
- see MoMA in NYC
- ride on a ferry boat
- learn to blow glass
- bake a 4-layer cake from scratch (3/3/12 – Fruitland, UT)
- give $1000 cash to charity
- donate hair to locks of love
- own a salt water aquarium
- eat Belgium chocolate in Belgium
- successfully knit a scarf
- make a time capsule
- contribute to a national magazine
- make a cookbook
- break a guinness world record
- go on a volunteer vacation
- throw a costume ball
- visit amsterdam
- ride the biggest rollercoaster
- try poutine
- visit miami
- spend an entire day at the library
- start a standing ovation
- attach a lock to a love bridge
- visit Africa
- see all John Wayne films
- make homemade egg rolls
- attend church overseas
- visit st. petersburg
- go on a juice fast (7/3/13 – Williston, ND)
- grow a fruit tree from seed
- ride a vespa in Europe
- see a broadway show
- ride on a train
- build a house of cards
- visit hanoi
- get the works at the spa
- understand and use essential oils
- run a mile in 8 mins
- get a pen-pal
- buy a lottery ticket (2/23/11 – Balboa Island, CA)
- photograph sunsets for a year
- master the art of fasting
- pay off a loan in half the time
- volunteer at the dunk tank at fair
- see the sun rise in Kirabati (day starts)
- get lasik surgery
- learn Japanese
- visit Lisbon
- take a zumba class
- hug a redwood
- make homemade paper
- see the declaration of independence
- work for the suicide hotline
- write a fan letter
- take a culinary class
- visit Mexico
- adopt a foreign baby
- learn how to make sushi
- teach my baby sign language
- make a quilt for humanitarian
- bind my own books
- have a great spice collection
- visit Berlin
- see the statue of liberty
- receive mail from all over the world
- visit Los Angeles – (2/20/11)
- be featured in a magazine
- make homemade candles
- start a community newsletter
- be a foster parent
- hold a sugar glider (09/25/13 – Williston, ND)
- attend the olympics
- visit Seattle
- have a white christmas
- learn a card trick
- try indian food
- become a mother – (01/05/17 – Park Ridge, IL)
- go on a police ride along
- try fried ice cream
- know all state nicknames
- declare love in full-page news ad
- learn graphic design
- put mentos in diet coke
- renew vows in an amazing place
- complete a puzzle in one sitting (Orem, UT)
- earn my masters degree
- appear on TV
- visit Helsinki
- fall in love – right time for both of us (Williston, ND)
- go to the symphony
- see the golden gate bridge
- see a cirque de soleil show
- make vlogs for my children
- stand behind a waterfall
- visit Charleston
- go to an outdoor concert
- carve my own chess set
- publish an e-book
- ride in a private jet
- have fireworks at my wedding
- own a telescope
- be the ‘cool’ parents
- learn pilates
- see the cubs win the world series
- visit brussels
- be an avid recycler
- visit india during diwali
- have a booth at a craft fair
- ride a double-decker bus around London
- be able to do the splits
- go to the opera
- spend new years in times square
- have my chakras read
- learn to ballroom dance
- have a radio show
- start a guerrilla kindness project
- drive along the Oregon coast
- win a cook off
- visit Istanbul
- teach english overseas
- feng shui my house
- make homemade doughnuts
- be part of a research study
- visit the art institute of Chicago (07/04/14 – Chicago, IL)
- meet an eskimo
- host a foreign exchange student
- plant and harvest a garden
- make homemade cosmetics
- write my autobiography
- complete a scrapbook
- see the northern lights
- have a four day work week (03/08/13 – Williston, ND)
- meditate in a zen garden
- make homemade ice cream
- crochet an afghan
- read every C.S. Lewis novels
- volunteer at a homeless shelter
- be in the neighborhood watch
- learn to juggle
- have a large greenhouse
- make german chocolate cake from scratch (4/22/12 – Fruitland, UT)
- visit portland
- have a menu item named after me
- move out of state for a year (06/06/13 – Williston, ND)
- take voice lessons
- convince someone to create a lifelist
- try real Japanese ramen
- visit the taj mahal
- learn to make popovers (2/20/12 – Orem, UT)
- collect sand from all beaches i visit
- see my child win a championship
- make homemade fried pickles
- swim in every ocean
- find a relatives grave overseas
- visit Philadelphia
- learn ‘i love you’ in 10 languages
- have a letter to the editor published
- order dessert first at a restaurant (3/16/12 – Draper, UT)
- bake all dishes in a cookbook
- join a book club
- study world religions
- be a master of thank you notes
- experience zero gravity
- go to a cubs game at wrigley field (Chicago, IL)
- tour a lighthouse
- drink from a coconut
- grow my own christmas tree
- go snorkeling
- give a great toast – (08/31/13 – Midway, UT)
- try tofu (2/4/12 – Provo, UT)
- stay awake for a few days (2/26-2/28/12 – Orem, UT)
- throw a 50th anniversary for my parents
- change my name
- straddle the equator
- go on a vacation by myself
- buy a homeless person a full meal
- help someone to stop smoking
- be at a healthy weight
- own a collection of perfume
- have a gender surprise baby
- visit the sistine chapel
- visit Canada
- meet some blog friends
- teach at a cosmetology school
- become a grandmother
- go to an airport to take a random flight
- build a blanket fort w/ my love
- design greeting cards
- kiss under mistletoe
- finish a game of monopoly (2/19/12 – Orem, UT)
- join a bowling league
- make homemade meatballs
- visit Italy
- own a macbook – (10/02/12 – Minot, ND)
- see the milky way
- witness a miracle
- stay at a bed & breakfast – (8/31/13 – Midway, UT)
- make a dreamcatcher
- be a homeowner
- visit San Fransisco
- walk through central park
- make a wish at the trevi fountain in rome
- love him until i die
- see the empire state building
- read ‘Jesus The Christ’
- throw someone a surprise party
- make my own soap
- shop on black friday
- complete a journal
- fill up a charm bracelet
- dance with my dad at my wedding
- visit France
- see a lantern festival
- ride a subway in NYC
- read an entire book in one sitting (Fruitland, UT)
- have a ‘usual’ somewhere (Williston, ND)
- visit the mayan ruins
- learn how to ice skate
- stand on top of a mountain
- create a popular blog
- visit Bangkok
- get engaged (10/31/13 – Minot, ND)
- make up a recipe
- earn my bachelors degree
- go on a ‘best burger in town’ hunt
- see haley’s comet w/ hailey
- catch a firefly (7/4/13 – Williston, ND)
- make homemade jelly
- send my parents on a dream vacay
- visit Niagra falls
- have someone make me breakfast in bed
- kiss at the top of a ferris wheel
- visit the mall of america
- attend general conference
- retire in the country
- have a night picnic
- visit Prague
- open my own business
- try a crepe (2/21/11 – Santa Monica, CA)
- be the maid of honor (08/31/13 – Midway, UT)
- try a cronut
- spend a night in a tree house
- fly first class
- have a poem published
- visit Madrid
- read every Michael Crichton novel
- take a tour of the white house
- go on an african safari
- touch an iceberg
- go to a drive-in movie
- become a therapist
- visit Boston
- have my own star
- be part of a peaceful protest
- see the Chicago Bears win the super bowl
- take my kids to disneyland
- stick to my new year’s resolution
- own a grand piano
- visit rio de janeiro during carnival
- solve a mystery
- collect a penny for every year i’ve been alive
- hold up the leaning tower of Pisa
- participate in the polar bear plunge
- have my 11:11 wish come true
- visit Bali
- own a classic car
- make my own chocolate
- get a rescue animal
- make a perfect Thanksgiving turkey
- visit Quebec
- build a giant sand castle
- open a bakery
- find a four leaf clover
- watch baby turtles hatch
- start a college fund for underprivileged kids
- attend a book signing
xoxo,
heidi