ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THINGS!

The object of this list is to highlight the things that you have done.

Feel free to borrow this and complete it on your blog.

(Thanks to ukok for this)

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
( Attempted to climb Snowdon in Wales once, but didn’t make it to the top. Climbed mountain in Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 times!)
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris (Just briefly – and it wasn’t a very romantic visit!)12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
(On a ferry to Ireland in 1998. The overnight journey started with a very rough sea, but later we went out on deck to see the most beautiful sunrise!)
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game (and survived the crush afterwards)
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
(My husband did most of the work!)
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
(No, but have slept in a tent in some amazingly windy weather, so could easily have ended up sleeping under the stars!)
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
(For my 2 children)
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
(When I was 20, I went on holiday to Majorca all by myself. Whilst there, I went on a boat trip/beach party. Landed on a very quiet beach where we were each given a whole bottle of champagne! It was pretty cheap stuff, but it did leave me somewhat merry!)
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
(With my children, many moons ago!)
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
(Almost did in 1999 – but it was too cloudy!)
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
(My life seems to be full of many problems – but I still get these moments when everything feels wonderful and I am truly happy. I can never fortell when these moments are going to happen, they are pretty random – but they sure do make life worth living!)
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
(Yes! My Daughter!)
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
(In Majorca a long, long time ago!)
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
(No, but I live there anyway!)
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
(Yes, see No. 13 above. Magical place – must go there again!)
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
(Many times. On holiday in a caravan a couple of years ago we woke up on the first day to find it pouring with rain, so we just stayed in bed. It was so relaxing)
(No, there was nothing naughty going on. Daughter was in the caravan too!)
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
(10th August 1974)

73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
(In 2002, just after my hysterectomy. Shared it with some Americans who called us “A cute English family”!)

80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
(Very rarely though!)

84. Performed on stage
(Did a couple of am dram plays in early 90’s. Great fun!)
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
(Both)
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
(No, but am hoping to speak Greek fluently one day! Not sure I’ll ever achieve it though!)
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
(Am always doing this!)
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
(Is this money or weight? Have lost the former, but unfortunately not the latter! Am trying hard to, though!)
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
(My ankle on 1st October 2003)
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
(Had hysterectomy in 2002 ‘cos I had cancer of the womb. Operation was not too bad really!)
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
(I could sleep for England, me!)
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
(Have never even been to the US! Whoever made this questionnaire up thinks that America is the only country with internet access!)
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
(Do evening classes count?)
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
(Every time I am in Kefalonia! Wish I could live there for ever!)
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life