99 fun things
My friend over at Pink Lemonade Boutique Bags recently ran a blog post that lists 99 possible things to do this year. While I mentioned in my previous post I’m not one for resolutions, this is fun little exercise, the best part of which was that I didn’t need to come up with the 99 things! (I have my own personal list I’d like to focus on for the year, but I’m only on number 42.) So while I continue to expand my list, here is the premade list with the items I’ve completed in bold.
You could do this on your blog, or just have fun comparing notes with your friends and family!
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii and danced on a lava cliff with the roar of the Pacific below (I wish!)
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland (not quite; Disneyworld, yes)
8. Climbed a mountain (does a six-mile hike in Colorado Rockies count?)
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (ok, it was a fleeting moment, but it happened)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris (nope, just in Las Vegas)
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie (I did a voiceover for a commercial)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake (walked on the edge, but didn’t swim; too smelly)
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
Ok, so here’s one from my personal list:
Spent a month vacationing in the Mediterranean with my family on a friend’s yacht (preferably, my friend George Clooney) 
Can you add one (or more) of your fun things you’d like to do to this list?
Tags: activities, entertainment, family activity, inspiration
January 7th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
Excellent. There are definitely a few items from this list I will ‘borrow’ for my 100 Accomplishments for 2009. Thanks for sharing!
January 7th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
Yes, I think I could take a few from the list above and add to my personal list also. And there are a few above that I’d rather NOT experience (break a bone; food poisoning. I know. Call me nutty.), and a few I’d likely not seek out (bungee jumping; law suit). The rest, never say ‘never’ I guess.
January 8th, 2009 at 1:45 am
Two I’m willing to avoid: being transported in an ambulance and hitchhiking. Neither of these sound particularly fun or soothing to my inner peace. Also: “killed and prepared an animal for eating.” YIKES!! I’m sure the economy will turn around before we get to that, right?
Three additional happier ideas: swimming with dolphins, playing with a litter of puppies/kittens (allergy-permitting), and indulging in a full menu of treatments at a day spa.
January 8th, 2009 at 11:29 am
Ummm… some of those things are not really “fun” - been fired from a job, for example.
But I would love to go to a destination spa for a week.
January 8th, 2009 at 11:47 am
Ha ha! You are right, FatFighter! SEVERAL of those activities are NOT fun.
Probably should be retitled: 99 Things. But looking through the list is fun though.