Before I Die I Want To…
Family & Friends
- Have a marriage more beautiful than my wedding.
- Have two (or more) children.
- Dance in the rain with someone I love.
- Make a difference in someone’s life.
- Be a maid of honour.
- Set up a lemonade stand with my children.
- Help plan someone else’s wedding.
- Have fun family photo shoots with my husband and kids.
- Successfully throw a surprise party for a friend.
- Attach a lock to a love bridge with my husband.
- Adopt a child.
- Keep up a pen pal correspondence.
- Get henna tattoos with a friend.
- Be kissed in the pouring rain.
- Build something at Build-a-Bear workshop with my kids.
Travel
- Set foot on all seven continents.
- See the ball drop in New York.
- Fly first class.
- Get completely lost in a foreign country.
- Live in a different province or country for at least a year.
- Throw a dart at a map and travel where it lands.
- Go inside a castle.
- Ride a gondola in Venice.
- Watch the sun rise & set in Hawaii.
- Ride every ride in Disneyworld.
- Go on a spontaneous road trip.
- Make a wish at the Trevi Fountain in Rome.
- Swim in every ocean.
- Visit the Aerial Lift Bridge in Duluth, Minnesota.
- Eat sushi in Japan
- Watch a major surfing competition.
- Float in the Dead Sea.
- Write on the “Before I Die” wall in New Orleans.
- “Hold up” the leaning tower of Pisa.
- Go on a safari in Africa.
- Walk on the Great Wall of China.
- Spend a night in the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.
- See the 7 Wonders of the World.
- Visit Exchange Church in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
- Enjoy a snow-free winter.
Education & Career
- Love my job.
- Ace a class.
- Edit a novel before it’s published.
Animals
- Ride an elephant.
- Swim with dolphins.
- Watch turtles hatch on the beach.
- Cuddle a koala bear.
- Own a saltwater aquarium.
- Catch a jar of fireflies.
- Volunteer at the zoo.
- Hold a monkey.
- Go horseback riding.
Adventure
- Go bungee jumping.
- Surprise myself.
- Go on a hot air balloon ride.
- Go sky diving.
- Stay up all night watching the stars.
- Watch a meteor shower.
- Let go of a floating lantern.
- Sleep in a bouncy castle.
- Spend a night on the beach.
- Find and go on the largest rollercoaster in the world.
- Be in two places at once.
- Ride in a submarine.
- Have a late night picnic.
Fame
- Have coffee with someone famous.
- Attend a famous awards show.
- Meet and hug Adam Young.
- Go to the Ellen Degeneres show.
- Ride in a limo.
- Meet Robin Jones Gunn.
- Walk a red carpet.
- Visit a TV/Film set.
- Spend a day people-watching in Hollywood.
Hobbies & Lifestyle
- Be completely debt free.
- Take a photography class.
- Take up scrapbooking.
- Own multiple pairs of TOMS shoes.
- Read the entire Bible.
- Conquer my nail-biting habit.
- Learn how to knit.
- Get fit.
- Try every flavour of bubble tea.
- Read every Nicholas Sparks novel.
- Complete a Project365 photography project.
- Own an SLR camera.
- Go an entire day without using any technology.
- Own a Claddagh ring.
- Get a tattoo.
- Go to a spa.
- Go a day without speaking.
- Be the change I wish to see in the world.
- Donate blood.
- Say “Yes” to everything for an entire day.
- Retire somewhere warm.
Miscellaneous
- Send a message in a bottle.
- Pay a stranger’s tab at a restaurant.
- Sleep on a water bed.
- Drop a water balloon off a tall building.
- Put a secret in a balloon and let it fly away.

