We all have bucket lists; some of us have them in our head and others actually have a list of things to do before they die.  The problem is; we never know when that is. I was walking to a restaurant in Champaign, Illinois, with a good friend of mine when we saw a huge chalkboard painted onto the side of a building. The chalkboard had a header that read: Before I die.  The popularity of the board was amazing; the idea was genius. People gathered around to write what they wanted to do, whether it was to explore someplace or accomplish something.  This is a little different than my post about things you would do if you had 100 days to live.  This is just putting out there what you want to do. Don’t play head games and let your brain say “well, I would never do that because of my age” or “I can’t do that because of money” or “I can’t do that because of my current responsibilities”.  This is simply, what you want to do before you die. It isn’t what you think is logical to do before you die or what you think is possible before you die.  Please, post your comment in the comment section and I will add it to our virtual chalkboard. Share this post; let’s see some really great ideas of things to do. I’ll start us off with some of mine.

BEFORE I DIE…….
Lana
1. Hike rim to rim at the Grand Canyon
2. Live in London for 2-3 months
3. Visit Paris
4. See the Statue of Liberty
Lisa
1. hold a baby sloth
2. see the northern lights
3. go whale watching
4. travel the US, for a year, and hit every state 
Marlene
1. Visit Tuscany and stay for a month exploring
2. Volunteer Takis at a dog shelter in Greece that is amazing
3. Ride in a hot air balloon
4. Attend a Superbowl!
Kate
1. Travel to Italy and throughout Italy
2. Travel a lot of Europe
3. Visit castles in Europe
4. Go Hang gliding
5. Spend a day with dancers at ABC (American ballet company)
6. Go off roading in my outback
7. Visit really cool unique bookstores
8. Build an awesome library in my house

Kelli M
1. Explore Italy and Sicily
2. See the Northern lights
3. Run a half marathon (actually run it)
4. Hold my grand-babies
5. Hike Machu, Picchu
6. Drink Malbec in Argentina
7. Spend New Years Eve in Paris
8. Eat Fish and Chips at an old pub in London
Your name here…….