i saw this on rachael's blog, and thought i would do it too..
The ones I've
achieved are bold
1. Started your own blog - well, you are here, aren't you?
3. Played in a band - i have sung in many choirs, though
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 - maybe i have, i was always in school plays and choirs. so there could have been a solo moment there
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13.
Watched a lightening storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch - scrapbooking!
15. Adopted a child - not officially, legally. but the man's son sean lives with us, and i have brought him up since he was 6. in my heart, he is my son too.
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables - we have a huge vegetable garden. you can see how i blogged about it here and scrapped it here.
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train - ronnie used to cycle in the argus cycle race in cape town. one year we went down by train. what fun!
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked - not safe in south africa
23.
Taken a sick day when you're not ill - well, technically not. not while i worked for a boss. and not while i was the boss. but when i was a stay-at-home-mom, i have done so upon occasion...
24. Built a snow fort - not really, but i have built a snow man, and made a snow angel. in africa.
25. Held a lamb - even helped birth one
26. Gone skinny dipping - i vow to do this some day
27. Run a Marathon - not run. i walked in a few 5km races
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset - not sunrise so often. too early. but sunset almost every day. as i get home, i look straight into the sunset. beautiful!
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person - i have seen the victoria falls. they are incredible
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors - holland
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language - not really taught myself. my parents taught me. i can read, write and speak english, afrikaans and dutch
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied - is there such a thing? although i know that the best things in life are free, and money does not bring happiness
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person - twice!
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung karaoke - i'm sure i would enjoy this. i will have to do this soon.
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43.
Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa - i live in africa!
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance - never, thank goodness!
47. Had your portrait painted - da vinci was busy that week, painting that mona lisa chick
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris - one day...
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling - in phuket, thailand, no less!
52. Kissed in the rain - have to do this one soon!
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 - a scrapbooking shop
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 - when a man gives you flowers, is it ever really for no reason...?
64.
Donated blood, platelets or plasma - a few times a year
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check - alas. sorry!
68. Flown in a helicopter - over victoria falls. awesome!
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar - and didn't see what all the fuss is about
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square - in my dreams...
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job - never! one of the perks of being the boss
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle - well not really speeding. it just felt that way
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book - i have had an essay of mine published in a book once
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car - i have never ever had a say in what i drive, but ronnie bought me a brand new car once
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible - not in order though
86. Visited the White House
87.
Killed and prepared an animal for eating - not myself. ronnie has though
88. Had chickenpox - twice!
89. Saved someone's life
90.
Sat on a jury - no juries in south africa
91. Met someone famous - more famous than me? :-) read here about some of the famous scrapbookers and bloggers i have met
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one - jip. ronnie. my first husband. also grandparents and friends
94. Had a baby - my beautiful francois
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 - in south africa EVERYONE has one. even the kids
99.
Been stung by a bee - many times. once on my nipple...
100. Read an entire book in one day - often. i read very fast, and read most books in a day
51 done. if you do this too, let me know, so i can compare notes.
jacki janse van rensburg - SCRAPPIN TIMES scrapbook shop, benoni, gauteng, south africa
