200 things

so everyone else has already done this but i thought it was such a fun way to journal. , thanks patsy, and jill and kristi, and a million others, and neighbor jane for the great idea... the things i've done are in COLOR the things i haven't (or wouldn't) are in black.

200 things

1. touched an iceberg 2. slept under the stars 3. been part of a hockey fight 4. changed a baby's diaper 5. watched a meteor shower 6. given more than you can afford to charity 7. swam with dolphins 8. climbed a mountain 9. held a tarantula (never no way) 10. said "i love you", and meant it 11. bungee jumped 12. visited paris 13. watched a lightning storm at sea 14. stayed up all night long and watched the sunrise 15. seen the Northern Lights 16. gone to a huge sports game 17. walked the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty 18. grown and eaten your own vegetables 19. looked up at the night sky through a telescope 20. had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment 21. had a pillow fight 22. bet on a winning horse 23. taken a sick day when you're not ill 24. built a snow fort 25. held a lamb 26. gone skinny dipping 27. taken an ice cold bath 28. had a meaningful conversation with a beggar 29. seen a total eclipse 30. ridden a roller coaster (i'm a rollercoaster junkie - my favorite SO FAR is this one...the incredible hulk) 31. hit a home run 32. danced like a fool not carring who was looking 33. adopted an accent for fun 34. visited the birthplace of my ansestors 35. felt very happy about your life, even for just a moment 36. loved your job 90% of the time 37. had enough money to be truly satisfied 38. went whale watching 39. gone rock climbing 40. gone on a midnight walk on the beach 41. gone sky diving 42. visited irland 43. ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant 44. visited india 45. bench pressed your own weight 46. milked a cow 47. alphabetized your personal files 48. ever worn a superhero costume (i loved my wonder woman underoos as a kid!) 49. sung karaoke 50. lounged around in bed all day 51. gone scruba diving (only snorkelling) 52. kissed in the rain 53. played in the mud 54. gone to a drive-in theater 55. done something you should regret, but don't 56.visited the Great Wall of China 57. started a business 58. taken a martial arts class 59. been in a movie 60. gone without food for three days 61. made cookies from scratch (but i stink at it) 62. won first prize in a costume contest 63. got flowers for no reason 64. been in a combat zone 65. spoken more than one language fluently 66. gotten in a fight while attempting to defend someone 67. bounced a check 68. read -and understood - your credit report 69. recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy 70. found out something significant that your ancestors did (my cute grandpa invented the tator-tot machine!) 71. called or written your congress person 72. picked up and moved to another city just to start over 73.walked the Golden Gate Bridge 74. helped an animal give birth 75. been fired or laid off from a job 76. won money 77. broken a bone 78. ridden a motorcycle (on the back counts right?) 79. driven any land vehicle at a speed greater than 100 mph (i had a jerky boyfriend in high school who liked to drive fast) 80. hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon 81. slept through an entire flight: take off, flight and landing 82. taken a canoe trip that lasted more than two days 83. eaten sushi (lots and lots of times - it's my favorite!) 84. had your picture in the newspaper 85. read the bible cover to cover 86. changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about. 87. gotten someone fired for their actions 88. gone back to school 89. changed your name 90. caught a fly in the air with your bare hands 91. eaten fried green tomatoes (yum!) 92. read the iliad 93. taught yourself an art from scratch 94. killed and prepared an animal for eating 95. apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt 96. communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language 97. been elected to public office 98. thought to yourself that you're living your dream (i've always wanted to be a wife and mother) 99. had to put someone you love into hospice care 100. sold your own artwork to somone who didn't know you 101. had a booth at a street fair 102. dyed your hair (every 4-6 weeks) 103. been a DJ 104. rocked a baby to sleep (still) 105. ever dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all fours 106. raked your carpet 107. brought out the best in people 108. brought out the worst in people 109. wore a mood ring 110. ridden a horse 111. carved an animal from a piece of wood or bar of soap 112. cooked a dish where four people asked for the recipe 113. buried a child 114. gone to a broadway play 115. been inside the pyramids 116. shot a basketball into the basket 117. danced at a disco 118. played in a band 119. shot a bird 120. gone to an arboretum 121. tutored someone 122. ridden a train 123. brought an old fad back into syle 124. eaten caviar 125. let a salesman talk you into something you didn't need 126. ridden a giraffe or elephant 127. published a book 128. pieced a quilt 129. lived in an historic place 130. acted in a play or performed on stage 131. asked for a raise 132. made a hole-in-one 133. gone deep sea fishing 134. gone roller skating (favorite when i was a little girl in seattle was roller skating in the rain with my best friend lisa) 135. run a marathon 136. learned to surf 137. invented something 138. flown first class 139. spent the night in a 5-star luxury suite 140. flown in a helicpter 141. visited africa 142. sang a solo 143. gone spelunking 144. learned how to take a compliment 145. written a love-story 146. seen michelangelo's David 147. had your portait painted 148. written a fan letter 149. spent the night in something haunted 150. owned a st. bernard or great dan (not going to happen!) 151. ran away 152. learned to juggle 153. been a boss 154. sat on a jury 155. lied about your weight (to myself every day) 156. gone on a diet 157. found an arrowhead or gold nugget 158. written a poem 159. carried your lunch in a lunch box (my favorite was the barry gibb lunch box - i didn't know you could collect all THREE!) 160. gotten food poisoning 161. gone on a service, humaniatrian or religious mission 162. hiked the Grand Canyon 163. sat on a park bench and fed the ducks 164. gone to the opera 165. gotten a letter from someone famous 166. worn knickers 167. ridden in a limousine 168. attended the Olympics 169. can hula or waltz 170. read half a dozen nancy drew or hardy boys books 171. been stuck in an elevator 172. had a revelatory dream 173. thouht you might crash in an airplane 174. had a song dedicated to you on the radio (someone who thought he was too cool dedicated "i want her" to me using my name! ahh! the DJ asked him, "how bad do you want her?" and the dork said, "oh pretty bad"! i almost died of humiliation sitting there in my room and denied listening to the radio when the "too cool" kid asked me about it later) 175. saved someone's life 176. eaten raw whale (what the?) 177. know how to tat, smock or do needlepoint 178. laughed till your side hurt 179. straddled the equator 180. taken a photograph of something other than people that is worth framing (and i blew it up big and hung it in the living room) 181. gone to a shakespeare festival 182. sent a message in a bottle 183. spent the night in a hostel 184. been a cashier 185. seen old faithful geyser erupt 186. joined a union 187. donated blood or plasma 188. built a campfire 189. kept a blog 190. had hives 191. worn custom made shoes or boots (no but custom inserts due to do plantar facitis) 192. made a power point presentation 193. taken a hunter's safety course 194. served at a soup kitchen 195. concquered the Rubik's Cub 196. know CPR 197. ridden in or owned a convertible 198. found a long lost friend 199. helped solved a crim (does mom, where are my shoes? count?) 200. responded to an NJP newsletter