101 Things To Do Before I Go, Part Two

posted 4th September 2009    Written by: Molly Mahar    CATEGORY: Inspiration, Molly

This post could also be titled “35 Things To Do Before I’m 35″ or “Are you sick of Life Lists yet? I’m not” or “Universe, it’s time to start conspiring on my behalf!”.

So, the word on the street is that Life Lists are all the rage.  If you haven’t been reading the blog, let me get you caught up.  Or let these blogs catch you up, I suppose.

101 Things To Do Before I Go, Part One
Photo Recap of our Life List Brunch in Seattle

Whether or not I get to do them all is besides the point.  I’m trying!  And having one hell of an adventurous, meaningful life in the meantime.

Now, for the public declaration…

35 Things To Do Before 35

Molly Hoyne's 101 Things To Do Before I Go

1.    Have a piece of writing published
2.    Go skydiving  (Skydive Oregon, June 2011, with 44 other World Domination Summit attendees)
3.    Sail in Greece (Catamaran Sunset Sail off Santorini with Mom & Kate.  June 2011)
4.    Buy a brand new car
5.    Get married (August 28th, 2010) & have babies
6.    Plant and nurture a herb garden
7.    Attend Burning Man
8.    Meditate 30 minutes every day for a year
9.    Hire a personal shopper/personal brand expert
10.    Host a Oktoberfest Party complete with picnic tables, steins and sauerkraut
11.    Speak conversational Spanish
12.    Be a 40 under 40 winner in Seattle
13.    Ski an A-Z shoot in Big Sky
14.    Learn to play 10 pop songs on the piano
15.    Drive a convertible down Highway 1 in California
16.    Design my own cowboy boots
17.    Learn how to roll sushi
18.    Take boxing lessons
19.    Guest DJ a radio show
20.    Go on a silent meditation retreat (June 2010 7 days at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center)
21.    Become a certified Life Coach
22.    Live in Mexico for a month
23.    Slam poetry at an open mic
24.    Attend a Hoyne family reunion at the cottage in Wisconsin
25.    Take a week long trip with my best gal pals
26.    Stay in a beach hut over water
27.    Backpack Vancouver Island
28.    Get booked as a speaker at a major conference
29.    Volunteer as a burlesque greeter at the Moisture Festival (2010- Leopard Hat, tiger shorts, wig & specs!)
30.    Spend a week with my mom & sister at a spa/yoga/surf camp
31.    Own a home
32.    Buy 10 sexy bra/underwear sets
33.    Volunteer as a guide with a girls + outdoors organization
34.    Decorate my own office/room/loft
35.    Plan a Stratejoy retreat

The remaining 66 Things To Do Before I Go

Molly Hoyne 101 Things To Do Before I Go, 2

1.    Win a gold medal (Junior Olympics Pole Vaulting 1996 or some such)
2.    Complete a Masters in positive psychology
3.    Go to the Olympics
4.    Travel around the world (made a loop from C America to Europe to S Africa to SE Asia and then home)
5.    Start investing (Timing was wrong, but that’s life…)
6.    Go dog sledding in Alaska
7.    Sit on a board for the Arts
8.    Spent 3 months alone in Nature
9.    Meet James Franco
10.    Ride a zipline in Costa Rica
11.    Buy an expensive watch
12.    Climb Mt. Rainier
13.    Learn how to surf & look sexy while doing it
14.    Build an igloo
15.    Take my parents on a big trip wherever they would like
16.    Write a book that people read
17.    Host a foreign exchange student
18.    Go on an African Safari
19.    Design/build a modern, green home
20.    Visit Egypt and Morocco
21.    Bungee jump (Twice! Including the world’s highest bungee jump in South Africa)
22.    Experience the Sundance Film Festival
23.    Have backstage passes at a big show
24.    Take Demi Moore-esque pregnant photos
25.    Find a spiritual Guru
26.    Live abroad for a year
27.    Go heli-skiing
28.    Throw a Kentucky Derby party
29.    Own a cabin retreat in the woods (May 2010 in Index, Washington)
30.    Attend TED
31.    Drive through New England in the fall (Fall, 2010)
32.    Go on a wreck dive
33.    Ride in a seaplane
34.    Dance at a Masquerade Ball
35.    Trek in Nepal
36.    Spend a New Years in Times Square
37.    Start a children’s summer camp with Carolyn
38.    Take cooking classes in 3 different countries (Thailand down, 2 to go)
39.    Learn how to swing on the trapeze
40.    Have a color coordinated closed with a little chandelier
41.    Write, direct and produce a neighborhood play
42.    Travel to New Zealand and do something crazy
43.    Become an advanced Salsa dancer
44.    Make a time capsule with my kids on their first day of school that they open when they graduate
45.    Teach a course at a university
46.    Have a yard filled with twinkly lights, comfy nooks and an outdoor bed
47.    Ride naked in the Fremont Parade (Seattle tradition- I was a ravishing Jungle Princess in 2008)
48.    Crush grapes in Italy
49.    Open a wellness center
50.    Sit ringside at a big boxing match wearing a sequined gown
51.    Visit Poland and learn more about my heritage
52.    Dress up for the Dirt Bag Ball
53.    Host a murder mystery weekend
54.    Go scuba diving in Thailand (Got my advanced certification in Koh Lanta)
55.    Get mentioned in Oprah magazine
56.    Go skiing in Banff
57.    Experience Carnival in Rio
58.    Spend a summer road tripping & creating art
59.    See the gorillas in Uganda
60.    Make a million bucks through coaching, teaching, writing & speaking
61.    Do 5 pull ups in a row
62.    Take my grandchildren on a Christmas sleigh ride
63.    Host a television show
64.    Go to the Jazz Festival in Montreal
65.    Learn how to river kayak in smallish rapids
66.    Play blackjack for big money in Vegas

Now the question is– what to tackle first?

Question for you-  Do you have a life list posted online?  Will you share the link?  Or would you like to post yours below?  Go for it!

If I can help you accomplish any of your goals, let me know.  It’s my job after all– helping you discover joy.

This is LIFE.  Are you Living Yours?

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21 Responses to “101 Things To Do Before I Go, Part Two”

  • erin Says:
    September 4th, 2009 at 12:22 pm

    Love it! I still have about 10 more items to dream up to round out my 101, but I just thought of one: Attend a Stratejoy retreat. :) Have a lovely 3-day weekend!

  • Heather Says:
    September 4th, 2009 at 5:00 pm

    I found your website a few weeks ago and have been having a great time reading your blogs! I love your life list – many of our goals are similar. :) Check out my list:

    http://www.insearchofsquid-bucketlist.blogspot.com/

  • for the love of pictures Says:
    September 4th, 2009 at 5:20 pm

    I’m still working on mine too, but it’s funny – I saw a lot of myself in your list :)

  • Molly Hoyne Says:
    September 4th, 2009 at 10:07 pm

    Thanks ya’ll! I love checking out your lists… 4thelove- Let me know when yours is done!

  • nicole antoinette Says:
    September 9th, 2009 at 1:08 pm

    This list is spectacular. I have one too, and love the pure inspiration that comes from reading other people’s lists!

    http://nicoleisbetter.com/the-list

  • Gwen Bell Says:
    September 10th, 2009 at 9:48 am

    Would LOVE to do coffee sometime. Thank you for sharing your list – stellar!

  • Meredith Stevens Says:
    September 14th, 2009 at 1:23 pm

    I absolutely love your blog and find it provides daily inspiration. I’m planning to tackle my list of 35 things before 35 and will definitely share. I’m on my way to achieving some of them already, including starting my own blog. Started it yesterday, if you’re interested check it out at http://tothedash.wordpress.com. It’s a work in progress, but it’s mine. Also, in response to one of your items, #9, if you decide to open a Stratejoy office in Denver, I’m interested :)

  • Molly Hoyne Says:
    September 14th, 2009 at 2:31 pm

    Gwen– we are so on!

    Nicole- soul sister mania! Thanks for posting your list girlfriend.

    Meredith– Why thank you! I’m glad you shared your blog- I’m totally going to go check it out! Do you have your list posted? Oh, and Denver sounds like a fine city for a Stratejoy office. I’ll put it on my list!!

    Other peeps out there? Share your lists!

  • Meredith Stevens Says:
    September 15th, 2009 at 6:08 pm

    Hi Molly, yes my list is now published as a post on my new blog, 35 thing i’m going to do before turning 35. Thanks for the inspiration to make my list! http://tothedash.wordpress.com/

  • Christy Says:
    January 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am

    I just found this blog from reading In Search of Squid, and have to say I love your list! I am still working on the length, but here is the start of mine:
    http://seattlecoffeeintherain.blogspot.com/2010/01/life-list-much-longer-list-of-goals.html

  • 20 Things To Do in 2010 | Stratejoy | Conquer Your Quarterlife Crisis through Fresh Strategies for Real Joy Says:
    January 30th, 2010 at 1:33 pm

    [...] as I accomplish my entire list!  Several of the activities will also cross items off my entire Life List. Woo [...]

  • Nawala Says:
    March 16th, 2010 at 5:46 pm

    I can sooo relate to alot on your list! It's awesome! Here's mine: http://nawalatribe.blogspot.com/p/life-list.html

  • The Quarterlife Crisis: Loving & Savoring What Is | Stratejoy | Conquer Your Quarterlife Crisis through Fresh Strategies for Real Joy Says:
    April 5th, 2010 at 10:47 am

    [...] of girls trips to Mexico and burlesque lessons and checking things off my life list (I’m the one in the leopard hat! Door babe at the Moisture Festival.  Life Goal #29: [...]

  • Introducing… Molly! Says:
    May 10th, 2010 at 8:45 am

    [...] I refuse to plan my wedding. I’m taking off in an RV for a year in September. Here’s my life list. Here’s a 7 minute video of my story. Here’s my business. That is [...]

  • thebowquists Says:
    May 18th, 2010 at 6:13 am

    What a great site! I found you through Jen's interview with you on Get There from Here. Though it's not technically a life list, I did post about my big dreamy goals not long ago. Check them out if you're curious!http://greenjunkieliving.com/daily-life/dream-big…

  • Molly_Hoyne Says:
    May 18th, 2010 at 10:33 pm

    Thank you! Thank you! I'm off to check out your big dreamy goals! XO

  • Personal Brand Interview: Molly Hoyne | Brand-Yourself.com Blog Says:
    June 10th, 2010 at 4:54 am

    [...] though I refuse to plan my wedding. I’m taking off in an RV for a year in September. Here’s my life list. Here’s a 7 minute video of my story. Here’s my business. That is [...]

  • Erin Ivie Says:
    November 9th, 2010 at 3:35 pm

    If you want to cross 22 off the list this year, I live in Park City where the Sundance Film Festival is held. I also have tickets to share and a bedroom to spare.

    Offer's on the table :)

  • sheila Says:
    January 7th, 2011 at 10:25 pm

    Hi, I love your list! Here's my list, its still a work in progress. Thank you for the inspiration! http://www.project35things.blogspot.com

  • stephamus Says:
    January 28th, 2011 at 6:34 am

    Two things. I noticed that you've already bungee jumped! Isn't it awesome? I did it for the first time two years ago and it was the biggest thrill. I've wanted to do it again and again ever since. Second, I also noticed that you want to go to New Zealand. My stepfather is from there so we've been twice, and that's actually where I bungee jumped for the first time, off the Kawarau River bridge, the ORIGINAL bungee! You definitely have to check it out when you make it to New Zealand!

  • burn Says:
    February 4th, 2011 at 12:32 am

    Thank you! Thank you! I'm off to check out your big dreamy goals! XO

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