How to Craft a Unique Yet Feasible Summer Bucket List

Do you create goal lists that contain tasks outside of your reach? I do, so I decided to learn how to craft a unique yet feasible summer bucket list. Sounds simple enough, right?

My main bucket list is in the note section of my phone. I would need to win Lotto to accomplish most of the tasks on that list. Eight of the eleven tasks listed involve travel. I have been to enough seminars and self-help talks to know that starting small with something like this is best. So, I decided to craft a seasonal list instead. Everything I come up with will be doable this summer.

Preparing Your Summer Bucket List

• 1) Set the mood. Find a place where you feel calm and serene and know you will not get interrupted. Make yourself your favorite beverage, and add background music to encourage you to write. Light your favorite candle. Start daydreaming and writing things down.
• 2) Any current regrets? Firstly, remember to create your bucket list because you want to live! It is not because you intend to “kick the bucket” anytime soon. Instead, it is so you do not have many regrets when you are older. Begin by writing down any regrets you already feel. Think about your friend group. Has anyone done something you wish you could do? Ideas may be close to home.
• 3) Vow to be intentional. You need to commit to taking this seriously and delve inside yourself to uncover desires you haven’t thought about in years. What did you want to do when you were a child, teenager, college kid, or adult? Did you want to shake hands with an astronaut after watching “Appollo 13?” Do you still want to? Write all of these memories down. Now concentrate on your life today. What would you love to do? Any current burning desires? Write them down.
• 4) Review Your List. Purge anything (for now) that is not doable in the summertime. Figure out the number of items you want on your summer bucket list. Make your list in order of importance to get to that number.
• 5) Establish your game plan. You need to plan this out to make it a reality. Do not delay! It will be Labor Day before you know it.

If you need a little jump-start to get your mind going, here’s a list of 250 bucket list ideas: https://trulyexperiences.com/blog/bucket-list-ideas/. Or, you can Google “bucket lists” for other ideas.

Bucket list = Sense of Accomplishment

The effect of creating a bucket list is invigorating! It is a compilation of your dreams. Do you know how many people never allow themselves to dream? Pat yourself on the back if you create a bucket list. It will not only motivate you but the ones around you. It will change your legacy as you check different items off your list. Think of how much more interesting you will be!

Do you know that there is a spot in America where you can position your body in 4 different states at once? How fun! My daughter educated me on this one.

There are communities of people that unite over bucket lists. http://Bucketlist.org and http://bucketlist.net are two popular websites. They are worth taking a peek at; I was surprised by what I saw. There is no shortage of people making bucket lists!

There are some commonalities in bucket lists. According to the http://bucketlist.net website, here are the top ten bucket list ideas:

• See the Northern Lights
• Skydive
• Get a tattoo
• Go on a cruise
• Swim with dolphins
• Get married
• Go scuba diving
• Run a marathon
• Buy a house
• Visit the Grand Canyon

How many of these have you already done? Do any of these ideas entice you? I would love to see the Northern Lights and swim with dolphins. Mike and I have already visited the Grand Canyon, bought multiple houses, been on a cruise, and obviously, got married! My daughter skydived, which is as close as I’ll ever get to that task!

I put a little twist on the summer bucket list I created. Mine focuses on self-care; it’s a bit of a selfish bucket list. My husband and I need to compile another one for both of us. Below is what I’d like to accomplish this summer.

• Attend mass at the shrine out east https://www.ourladyoftheisland.com/visit
• Enjoy a formal afternoon tea https://robinsonstearoom.com/
• Visit Fire Island
• Picnic at https://plantingfields.org/
• Eat dinner at a lovely waterfront restaurant
• Hear live music at the beach
• Visit a salt cave https://roslynsaltcave.com/
• Have a spa day https://easternbreezespa.com/roslyn/services
• Spend a day exploring Sag Harbor, NY

What do you think of my summer bucket list? Is there anything on my list you would like to add to your list? Do you have a summer bucket list? Have I tempted you enough to create one? It’s good for you to treat yourself to the items on your bucket list. You can never be too kind to yourself.

Checking items off my bucket list is thrilling for me! Having fought cancer, every day is a gift to me. God didn’t save me to sit on my couch all day. I need to be exploring and showing others how they can outwit life every chance I get.

Please let me know in the comment section below if I’ve said anything that resonates with you today. I’d also love to hear if you’ve already checked a few items off your bucket list!