So Summer 2016 is almost over (sadface)! If you have been reading for a while you will know that I set for myself a Summer Bucket List, which I gotta be honest, I really failed at!
Here is how it turned out:
Go on a road trip(X)- Hike in three different provinces
- Alberta (FAIL – no time for hiking)
- Saskatchewan (FAIL – no time for hiking)
Manitoba (where we’re from)(X)
Visit Dog Parks in three provinces(X)- Stargaze
- Go on a classy date
- Catch the bouquet at one of the weddings we are going to (0/2 on Weddings attending so far)
- Have a paint fight
- Watch the sunset
- Have a picnic
- Go to an arcade
- Do mini putt
- Go to a beach
- Go to a zoo
- Watch fireworks
Slow dance(I don’t have a pic/video but this was the song at the last wedding)Board game night(played Settlers of Catan with friends August 5th!)- Bike somewhere far
- Go bowling
- Go to a new museum
- Go to a drive in movie theatre
- Have a water gun fight
- Go fishing (and actually touch my fish this year)
Go on a boat ride(X)Get photo booth pictures done(X)- See a live sports game/match of some sort
- Go to a fair or farmer’s market
Accomplished: 7/24 FAIL!
I was scrolling along Pinterest the other day and I found a fun Bucket List Post on Quirky Bohemian Mama (part 1). If I had added some of the WONDERFUL things she has across these two lists, I would have more than doubled the amount I accomplished this summer.
Some of the things on her lists that I accomplished:
- Throw someone a surprise party (This has been the theme for all of the birthday parties in my friend group this year)
- Ride in a limousine (all of the Bridesmaids were taken to and from the wedding I was a bridesmaid for in a limo – super bad service! bad that’s for another day)
- Be in a wedding (Bridesmaid!)
- Read a whole novel in one day (this happens a lot but I still did it in the Summer of 2016)
- Start a blog (I started blogging seriously, it counts)
- Photobomb a strangers photo (SO and I appeared in a lot of selfies when we were walking around Banff in our riding gear!)
- Go to a formal event (2 weddings and a few fancy events!)
- Grow your hair
super long (does this count because my hair is past my bum?)
Reading through the items that Hollie has up on her lists, I think I might revise my big life-goal bucket list! There are some really fun stuff on there.
While I am sad that my summer did not turn out the way I was planning (I can only blame it so much on the weather – I worked WAY too much), sitting here looking at how little I accomplished this summer made me realize that I am spending way too much time dedicating myself to other people. I work two jobs (one full time, one casual) and I spend a lot of my off-time on other people or animals. While I can’t afford (right now anyways) to quit one of my jobs, I have decided to make a Fall/Winter Bucket List with the goal to finish it by New Year’s Eve, here it is:
- Re-open my Etsy Shop
- Pay off one of my credit cards
- Become a BeachBody coach
- Go on at least 3 out-of-Thompson hikes a month
- Get family portraits done
- Post 3-4 blog posts every week (even if that means setting up a queue)
- Exercise on my own (meaning without the dog) 4-5 times a week
- Spend more time taking care of myself
- Word towards only needing one job (either minimizing expenses or making extra money through Etsy and/or Beachbody)
- Read more personal development books
There you have it, my 10 goals to complete by the end of 2016 – I have faith in myself!
What are you goals for the rest of 2016? Let me know in the comments!
Amanda xo.
