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46 more things I can accomplish

I swiped this from Mo!  I just couldn’t resist.  I got…53 out 0f 99.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm
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
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
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
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 a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

80. Publish 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 NYE
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. Gotten a tatoo
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

Well, I guess that means I still have 49 more things that I can accomplish on the list!  Ha ha!

What is your score?

Determined to continue forward,

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm
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
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
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
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 a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Publish 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 NYE
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. Gotten a tatoo
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
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About Dominique

Dominique is a part-time writer and blogger. She currently writes about the challenges of living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and Fibromyalgia (FMS) which she has now lived with since December 1992. She also has her own column, which is published in Life Skills Magazine (LSM) in England. In Feb. 2011, she founded, Becoming VISIBLE 4ME, an organization designed to help raise awareness about the reality of living with ME – 1Story@aTime. Dominique has a BS in Drama with a minor in English Lit. ***When not writing, she spends time working on a variety of creative projects, playing scrabble, reading audio books, and looking forward to spending time with her daughter and grand-daughter as often as possible.
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Comments
  • Kimberly May 29, 2010 at 7:48 am

    Cute Idea my score was 51

    Peace :)
    .-= Kimberly´s last blog ..Redeemed from the Void =-.

    • Dominique May 29, 2010 at 11:43 am

      Kimberly – I loved the idea when I saw it on Mo’s blog! 51?! You go girl!

  • Sid Burgess May 30, 2010 at 1:46 am

    I scored a 46! Great list! Going to have to get to work on th rest. :)

    • Dominique May 31, 2010 at 7:58 pm

      Hi Sid – Imagine finding you here! ha ha. That is so odd to me because you strike me as someone who has done so much! I’m sure you will accomplish much throughout your life. Of that, I have no doubt.

  • Patricia May 31, 2010 at 3:08 pm

    My score on your list is only 19 but I bet I could think of
    lots of other things. I’m glad your life was so full and
    you have so many wonderful memories before FM/CFS came along -
    illness can’t take your precious memories from you. I’m praying
    also that come time for your daughter’s wedding you will be feeling
    as good a possible because this is such a special occassion and
    will be such a treasured memory to add to your precious memories.

    • Dominique May 31, 2010 at 8:03 pm

      Patricia – I was thinking we should create a list of all the things we have complete since we were diagnosed with CFIDS. I bet it would be amazing!

  • Patricia May 31, 2010 at 3:09 pm

    Oops I forgot yes I have been stung by a bee – 20 things on that list

    • Dominique May 31, 2010 at 8:04 pm

      Patricia – That memory thing again, huh! Darn that brain of ours! LOL!

  • Annie May 31, 2010 at 7:39 pm

    Love it!
    .-= Annie´s last blog ..Things That Bug Me Mondays =-.

    • Dominique May 31, 2010 at 8:08 pm

      Annie – Knowing you, you probably completed 90 out of 99, huh! LOL!

  • Sue Jackson June 2, 2010 at 6:34 pm

    I love this, Dominique – what an awesome way to focus on the positive when it sometimes feels like we can’t do anything at all!

    Mind if I borrow it for my blog??

    Sue
    .-= Sue Jackson´s last blog ..Movie Tuesday 6/1 =-.

    • Dominique June 2, 2010 at 7:43 pm

      Sue – Not at all. I borrowed it from Mo’s blog! ha ha

  • Laurel June 3, 2010 at 9:20 am

    Fun list! My score was 53, which made me realize how much I accomplished before getting ill as well as after getting ill. I’ll have to work on being able to check off some of those others. :)
    .-= Laurel´s last blog ..As Time Goes By =-.

    • Dominique June 3, 2010 at 8:10 pm

      Laurel – That is amazing! It is fun to see what you have done in your life, huh!

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