I found this sort of fun list and as I haven’t been very inspired to blog late thought I might complete it, it’s a little too North American for my liking… but hey, blogging is sort of North American too. Kiwis don’t like putting that much out there. There are things I WANT to do as well so could be good to refer back to this. I have typed in bold for the ones I’ve done.
I have to admit it’s cool that Paris is such an achievable place to visit right now. I’m going soon!
1. Started your own blog – this is my 2nd blog now
2. Slept under the stars – on fourth form camp – only real memory was how lovely it was and how I woke up coved in dew
3. Played in a band – Symphonic band count? I played in a regional representative group.
4. Visited Hawaii – well the airport, in the days that Air NZ had to stop in Honolulu on the way to LAX. Thank God that is no more, Auckland to LAX is only 11 hours on the way there and I prefer to just get it over with.
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity – yes, I used to be a little ‘silly’ with my giving. Well, probably the giving was fine, I just wasn’t saving much.
7. Been to Disney World – with a sweet lovely man too. Good test of personalities I say.
8. Climbed a mountain – yes, hey, I’m from NZ there are a lot of mountains. NOT a huge one though. I actually lived halfway up a mountain in Wellington for 18 months. Buns of steel developed! Ha, not really.
9. Held a praying mantis – I’m sure I have
10. Sang a solo – for everyone’s ears I would like to think I haven’t, but I have on Singstar
11. Bungee jumped – never, no way
12. Visited Paris - soon soon!
13. Watched a lightning storm – in Sydney they are amazing.
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch – cardmaking is pretty self/internet taught for me
15. Adopted a child – how would one do this??? I wish… unlikely it’ll ever happen though in the countries I can live in
16. Had food poisoning – probably… still not sure if the vomiting bug I had in April was from Nigerian food or just a bug… put it this way, any traditional African food isn’t appealing much these days after seeing it again at 1am.
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty – you can’t do that right?
18. Grown your own vegetables – yep, miss my little vege patch
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France – Paris… soon…. I promise
20. Slept on an overnight train – hmmm….. overnight coach, never the train. Would love to do it on a fancy one in a place like India actually
21. Had a pillow fight – I’m sure I have 
22. Hitch hiked – never. But I have picked them up once.
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill – it’s called a Mental Health Day in NZ (unofficially). He he.
24. Built a snow fort – nope, never really been around snow that much. Certainly not as a child.
25. Held a lamb – how many lambs should I count????
26. Gone skinny dipping – went in February with my friend at the beach at 6pm at night on the quiet beach! It was liberating. Our white asses were probably visible to everyone walking above though.
27. Run a Marathon – aim is to run 10km this year.
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice – not top of my list, it seems very touristy in Venice and tourists in Europe are my current bug bear after dodging them all day in London today.
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset – too many to count. Best sunset was in the Keys. Loved sunrises when I was shift working in Wellington.
31. Hit a home run - ha ha ha, softball not my strong point.
32. Been on a cruise – nope, need someone to do that stuff with.
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person – nope
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors – I’m in the UK, so yep…. drove briefly in Wales just need to go to Ireland and Italy now.
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language – teeny bit of Spanish… teeny
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied – I am happy but really broke right now.
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person (i’ll have to scan the pictures and post them one day) – it’s really near where my Italian family are from. I will go soon.
39. Gone rock climbing – only abeiling
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke – I’m sorry to all the dogs in a 100km radius
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt – nope but seen the Pohutu in Rotorua.
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant – oh gosh I need to do this oneday.
44. Visited Africa – have a wedding invite to there in December….
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight – many a time. Love our beach house!
46. Been transported in an ambulance – twice, most recently when I was admitted last month.
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing – just normal fishing in a boat – not sure that’s ‘deep sea’ though
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris – Paris I’m coming….
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling – I think I need to get over my fear of those.
52. Kissed in the rain – ha the men I know wouldn’t do that! I did have an interesting experience last week in the rain with two dogs and a kindly man though…
53. Played in the mud – YES! This one time it rained really hard and then some stock came through the paddock and the whole paddock was mud. Dad got me out there to play in it! So much fun. Oh and I used to play field hockey, that was pretty muddy. Half the reason why I played.
54. Gone to a drive-in theater – no such thing anywhere I have lived.
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China – no it looks a pretty challenging place to go
57. Started a business – yes! Just a little one…
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia – I would really love to go to St Petersburg
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies – well Girl Guide biscuits. Yes every year.
62. Gone whale watching – in Kaikoura. So amazing.
63. Got flowers for no reason – no there has always been a reason I think.
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma – used to donate to premmie babies, which meant taxis to and from the clinic and being treated nice. I’m an extra special O- donor who hasn’t had a particular virus that 90% of the population have had.
65. Gone sky diving – probably unlikely to
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp – on the list when I go to Poland.
67. Bounced a cheque – ah yes. Haven’t had a cheque book in 8 years, but I have bounced a few in my student days. Was never that big a deal in NZ though.
68. Flown in a helicopter – dammit no!!!
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy – my Bert hand pupped, and my Pinky, a pink rabbit
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial – nope, not really on my radar… I guess if I was in DC I’d go. Lots of other places that are far more significant to me though.
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt ha, I’d never finish a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square – NYC I’ll come soon I promise.
74. Toured the Everglades – drove right near the Everglades, for someone who’s been to Florida so many times I need to go and do one of those airboats oneday.
75. Been fired from a job – can’t be fired in NZ. Ha.
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London – nope actually never have. But been around Buckingham Palace etc. Should I go this week????
77. Broken a bone – pretty sure I broke a toe once.
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle – tons of farm bikes as a kid and on the back of J’s very cool Harley. The no helmet thing in the US is pretty frightening…. that was the only thing that scared me, wondering if my travel insurance would cover it. Might I add this was pre-brain injury.
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book (would love to!)
81. Visited the Vatican – Ah Rome… soon… I promise
82. Bought a brand new car – nah waste of money.
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper – few times, some for band stuff
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve – never had a kiss at midnight ever
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating – eels, fish.
88. Had chickenpox – yes when I was 15, hell.
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous – a few… Richard Simmons was one.
92. Joined a book club – loved my book club back in Wellington
93. Got a tattoo
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit – ha I’m a NZer…. that would never happen! We don’t really do that sort of thing.
98. Owned a cell phone – um who doesn’t
99. Been stung by a bee – of course… once in my eye and my whole eye closed up and went black.
