My Bucket List

What is a “Bucket List”? It is: a number of experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have or accomplish during their lifetime.

Back in 2011, I was sick and very down. I didn’t think I would get to University. I didn’t think I was going to get my voice back. Being honest, I didn’t think I was going to have much going for me. Until I read a book or article (I can’t remember!) about someone making a bucket list of everything she wanted to do, everywhere she wanted to go and everything she wanted to see. I started my own and have added to it throughout the years, so much so, it’s now a book! 

But having a bucket list focused me and motivated me not to give up. That there was a world out there full of things I wanted to see and do. It’s great to set yourself goals because it makes you work hard to achieve them and you feel incredible when you get to cross one of your dreams off that list, trust me! 

So, I have decided to share with my blog my bucket list. I got a great response to my Goals for 2017 post so I said why not? 

My bucket list is divided up into three sections: General, Concerts and Travel.
When I have completed something, I cross it off and mark the date that I completed it.

You might want to get yourself a cup of tea or coffee as this list is quite long… like very very long!

GENERAL BUCKET LIST

My Bucket List

  • Meet Bernadette – DONE – 20/12/2014
  • Take up dancing again – DONE – 16/9/2013
  • See the Great Wall of China
  • Own a pair of Louis Vuittons 
  • Go to University – DONE – 4/9/2013 until 12/5/2017
  • Ride a camel 
  • Go Jet Skiing 
  • Own a Range Rover
  • Get rid of acne
  • Attend Vid-Con
  • Go see the Eiffel Tower – DONE – 20/6/2014
  • Dip-dye hair blue – DONE – 30/7/2013
  • Dye my hair pink – DONE – 26/8/2016
  • Become a blogger – DONE – October 2013
  • Start a YouTube channel – DONE – May 2015
  • Do theory test and pass – DONE – 9/4/2016
  • Have dream 21st birthday party – DONE – 31/10/2015
  • Pass driving test 
  • Do the London eye – DONE – June 2011
  • Go to Madame Tussauds – DONE – June 2011
  • Go to Grand Central Station 
  • Go to the Rockefeller centre
  • Do the Highline in NYC – DONE – 19/8/2017
  • Go to Wall Street – DONE – 19/8/2017
  • See Big Ben – DONE – 14/6/2015
  • See Buckingham palace – DONE – 14/6/2015 
  • See Tower Bridge in London – DONE – 14/6/2015
  • Go to Trafalgar Square – DONE – 14/6/2015
  • Go to Harrods and buy something – DONE – November 2013
  • Go on a roadtrip with friends
  • Go to a Rafael Nadal tennis match
  • Go to Wimbledon – DONE – June 2011
  • Go to Commonwealth Games 2014 – DONE – 31 July until 3 August 2014
  • Go to Rio 2016 Olympics – DONE – 5 until 22 August 2016
  • See the Roman Colosseum – DONE – 16/5/2016
  • Get my voice back – DONE – January 2015 
  • Watch the ball drop in Time Square
  • Go to Time Square – DONE – 3/8/2017
  • Visit Marilyn Monroe’s grave
  • See Northern Lights
  • Go to Disneyworld Orlando again
  • Go to Disneyland Paris again
  • Watch the sunrise on the beach 
  • Watch the sunset on the beach 
  • Own every Disney movie on DVD
  • See Statue of Liberty – DONE – 19/8/2017
  • Live in London
  • Go to Coachella
  • Go to Lollapalooza – DONE – 4/8/2017
  • Learn sign language 
  • Own a pair of Dr. Martens – DONE – 4/10/2013
  • Go to a concert in London O2 – DONE – 2/4/2013 (One Direction lol)
  • Visit Neuschwanstein
  • Take a picture with the Hollywood sign
  • Get a degree – DONE – 22/8/2017
  • Go on a safari
  • Eat pizza in Italy – DONE – 13/5/2016
  • Be my ideal weight (10 Stone) – DONE – January 2017
  • Kiss under mistletoe
  • Go to a concert in Wembley Stadium 
  • Eat pasta in Italy – DONE – 14/5/2016
  • Visit the White House
  • Ride in a helicopter
  • Go to Niagra Falls
  • Be a bridesmaid – DONE – 28/1/2016
  • Have someone sing to me – DONE – 4/7/2014 (Jackson Harris)
  • Take a photo in a London phone box – DONE – 31/2/2014
  • Put a lock on Love Lock Bridge in Paris
  • Do a colour run
  • Ride in a Cable Car in San Francisco – DONE – 9/9/2017
  • Go to a real Magic Mike show
  • Dance with my Dad at my wedding
  • Fall in love
  • See a show on Broadway
  • See a show on the West End 
  • Take part in Laois Rose Selection – DONE – April 2015
  • Be in a music video – DONE – 26/12/2013 (5SOS Try Hard-Watch here you’ll see me 9 seconds into the video!)
  • Visit Santa Monica Pier
  • Go horseback riding
  • Go to the Louvre 
  • Have a proper picnic 
  • See the Walk of Fame
  • Ice Skate in Central Park 
  • Go to Central Park – DONE – 3/8/2017
  • See Lion King the Musical – DONE – 14/6/2015
  • See Wicked the Musical
  • See Leaning Tower of Pisa
  • Attend a Masquerade 
  • See the Pyramids of Giza
  • Ride on a mopad/motorbike 
  • Become a P.A for someone – DONE – April 2015 (for Celia Holman Lee)
  • Go Whale watching in California 
  • Go Dolphin watching – DONE – 22/7/2017 
  • Ride in a Gondola in Venice 
  • Go to Vatican City – DONE – 16/5/2016
  • Go to Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II – DONE – 14/5/2016
  • Ride in a dune buggy in the desert 
  • See Mt.Vesuvius – DONE – 17/5/2016
  • Do a Women’s Mini Marathon – DONE – 6/6/2016
  • Live in another country – DONE – Sept until Dec 2015
  • Have a water fight
  • Visit Anne Frank’s House
  • Visit Sistine Chapel – DONE – 16/5/2016
  • Ride in a Limo – DONE – 5/3/2016
  • Attend Oktoberfest in Munich
  • See Sydney Opera House
  • Go to the Guinness Storehouse – DONE – 11/1/2016
  • Drink a pint of Guinness – DONE – 11/1/2016
  • Visit WB Yeats’ Grave
  • Visit Kilmainham Gaol – DONE – 14/1/2016
  • See Cliff’s of Moher
  • Visit Auschwitz Concentration Camp
  • Swim in the sea at night with friends – DONE – 7/8/2017
  • Visit Father Ted’s House
  • Go to Twin Peaks – DONE – 10/8/2017
  • Attend a festival on my own – DONE – Longitude 2017
  • Visit the Titanic 
  • Visit Giant’s Causeway 
  • Attend Galway Races
  • Stay in Ballyfin House
  • Have dinner in Ballyfin House
  • Have afternoon tea in Durrow Castle
  • See Christ The Redeemer – DONE – 13/8/2016
  • See Escadaria Selaron – DONE – 17/8/2016
  • Go to Copacabana Beach – DONE – 14/8/2016
  • See the Sugar Loaf Mountain – DONE 1/8/2016
  • Go to Tokyo 2020 Olympics
  • Go to the bench from “The Fault in Our Stars”
  • Visit the set of Home and Away
  • Visit Tokyo Disneyland
  • See the Cologne Cathedral – DONE – 11/6/2017
  • See Charles Bridge
  • Go to Alcatraz – DONE – 11/8/2017
  • Go to Lake District – DONE – 28/6/2017
  • Go to Pompeii
  • Visit the Pantheon, Rome
  • Visit Notre-Dame
  • Visit Edinburgh Castle 
  • See the Berlin Wall
  • See Carrie Bradshaw’s House – 16/8/2017
  • Cycle in Central Park – DONE – 17/8/2017
  • See Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore (Florence)
  • Go to Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Take a picture with Sarah on the MET steps – DONE – 17/8/2017
  • Go to St. Peter’s Basilica 
  • Go to Blue Lagoon 
  • See Golden Gate Bridge – DONE – 11/8/2017
  • Cycle over Golden Gate Bridge – DONE – 11/8/2017
  • Go to Empire State Building 
  • Drink on a rooftop bar in NYC – DONE – 19/8/2017
  • Go to Budapest’s Thermal Baths
  • Visit Prinsengracht Canal (Amsterdam)
  • See Mt.Etna
  • See the Twelve Apostles (Australia)
  • Go to Van Gogh Museum
  • Go to a pool party in Vegas – DONE – 13/8/2017
  • Go to Lake Geneva 
  • See Sydney Harbour Bridge 
  • Go to Bondi Beach 
  • Go to the Arc de Triomphe – DONE – 20/6/2014
  • Go to the Champs – Elysees – DONE – 20/6/2014
  • Go to Brooklyn Bridge – DONE – 16/8/2017
  • Go to 9/11 Memorial – DONE – 16/8/2017
  • See Wall Street Bull & Fearless girl – DONE – 19/8/2017
  • Meet Demi Lovato
  • Meet 5 Seconds of Summer – DONE – 27/11/2013
  • See Chateau de Versailles
  • Meet One Direction – Eh I’ve met 1/5 – Niall
  • Meet The Wanted – DONE – June 2011

 

This section is incomplete as I have more written somewhere other than my book and I have misplaced it! I will add the missing items in when I am well enough to search my room for them!

CONCERT BUCKET LIST

My Bucket List

I am very proud to note that 7 left to see and you know damn well, I’m going to make sure I do!

  • Rihanna – DONE – 21/6/2013
  • Little Mix – DONE – 8/6/2013
  • Justin Bieber – DONE – 21/6/2017
  • Ed Sheeran – DONE – 11/1/2013
  • Taylor Swift – DONE – 29/6/2015
  • One Direction – DONE – 5/3/2013
  • Beyonce – DONE – 12/3/2014
  • The Wanted – DONE – 17/2/2012
  • Jessie J – DONE – 16/10/2013
  • Nicki Minaj – DONE – 5/11/2012
  • Bruno Mars – DONE – 9/7/2011
  • Eminem – DONE – 11/7/2010
  • Conor Maynard – DONE – 20/11/2013
  • Cheryl – DONE – 4/10/2012
  • Michael Buble – DONE – 25/9/2010
  • The Script – DONE – 10/3/2011
  • Jonas Brothers – DONE – 24/11/2009
  • Bressie – DONE – 9/7/2011
  • Demi Lovato – DONE – 23/11/2014 
  • Miley Cyrus – DONE – 20/5/2014
  • JLS – DONE – 27/2/2010
  • The Vamps – DONE – 24/3/2014
  • McFly
  • McBusted – DONE – 2/6/2014
  • Busted – DONE – 31/5/2016
  • Ellie Goulding – DONE – 10/7/2010
  • Lawson – DONE 23/3/2013
  • 5 Seconds of Summer – DONE – 5/3/2013
  • Jay-Z – DONE – 9/7/2010
  • Cody Simpson – DONE – 26/2/2013
  • Calvin Harris – DONE – 10/7/2010
  • Tinie Tempah – DONE – 9/7/2010
  • James Arthur – DONE – 3/2/2014
  • Son of Dork – DONE – 29/1/2006
  • 3OH!3 – DONE – 10/7/2010
  • Paolo Nutini – DONE – 11/7/2010
  • Union J – DONE – 14/1/2014
  • Florence & The Machine – DONE – 10/7/2010
  • Professor Green – DONE – 9/7/2010
  • Example – DONE – 11/7/2010
  • Mumford and Sons – DONE – 11/7/2010
  • Ariana Grande – DONE – 20/5/2017
  • Charlie Puth 
  • Shawn Mendes – DONE – 30/5/2017
  • Sam Smith – DONE – 19/7/2014
  • The Coronas – DONE – 9/7/2010
  • All Time Low – DONE – 8/7/2011
  • Celine Dion – DONE – 30/5/2008
  • Coldplay – DONE – 10/7/2011
  • David Guetta – DONE – 9/7/2010
  • Two Door Cinema Club – DONE 9/7/2010
  • Fifth Harmony – DONE –  4/10/2016
  • Enrique Iglesias – DONE – 23/11/2014
  • Walking on Cars
  • Little Hours – DONE – 9/7/2015
  • Kodaline
  • The Academic – DONE 9/7/2015
  • Nick Jonas
  • Years & Years
  • Mac Miller – DONE – 15/7/2017
  • Picture This – DONE – 14/7/2017
  • The 1975 – DONE – 19/7/2014
  • Hozier – DONE – 19/7/2014
  • Dua Lipa – DONE – 14/7/2017
  • G-Easy – DONE – 14/7/2017
  • Halsey – DONE – 21/6/2017
  • Troye Sivan – DONE -15/4/2016
  • Westlife – DONE about 12 times 
  • The WEEKND – DONE – 15/7/2017
  • Max Schneider 

 

TRAVEL BUCKET LIST

My Bucket List

This section is divided up into countries I would like to visit and the cities I want to visit within that country.

Then it is just a list of places in the world I would like to go.

There is a lot. I have no idea how I’m going to do it. But I will give it my best shot!

UK 

  • London again – DONE – 31/3/2013
  • Liverpool
  • Essex
  • Blackpool again – DONE – 29/6/2017
  • Manchester – DONE – 17/2/2012
  • Newcastle 
  • Plymouth
  • Brighton 
  • Bath – DONE – 29/11/2016
  • Birmingham 
  • Bristol – DONE – 29/11/201
  • Glasgow – DONE – July/August 2014
  • Edinburgh – DONE – July/August 2014
  • Aberdeen
  • Cardiff
  • York
  • Cambridge
  • Oxford

 

France

  • Paris again – DONE – 19/6/2014
  • Lyon – DONE – June/July 2012
  • Versailles
  • French Riviera
  • Bordeaux
  • Toulouse
  • Cannes
  • Nice
  • Lourdes

 

Germany 

  • Berlin
  • Munich 
  • Frankfurt 
  • Dussledorf
  • Cologne – DONE – 11/6/2017
  • Hamburg
  • Stuttgart
  • Hanover
  • Bonn – DONE – 10/6/2017

 

Norway

  • Oslo
  • Bergen
  • Tromso

 

Italy

  • Milan – DONE – 14/5/2016
  • Florence
  • Rome – DONE – 16/5/2016
  • Sicily 
  • Venice – DONE – 15/5/2016
  • Naples – DONE – 17/5/2016
  • Pisa
  • Verona
  • Sorrento 
  • Bologna – DONE – 12/5/2016
  • Cinque Terre 
  • Capri  

 

Denmark

  • Copenhagen

 

Finland 

  • Helsinki – DONE – I’ll have to ask Mam as I have forgotten & haven’t it wrote down 
  • Rovaniemi – DONE – I’ll have to ask Mam as I have forgotten & haven’t it wrote down 

 

Greece

  • Athens
  • Santorini 
  • Rhodes
  • Corfu Islands
  • Mykonos

 

Austria 

  • Vienna
  • Salzburg

 

Switzerland 

  • Geneva 
  • Zurich 
  • Bern
  • Lausanne

 

Czech Republic

  • Prague

 

Cyprus 

  • Nicosia
  • Ayia Napa
  • Paphos

 

Spain

  • Madrid – DONE – Dec 2015
  • Barcelona again – DONE – Sept 2015
  • Alicante – DONE – August 2012
  • Malaga
  • Ibiza
  • Andorra again
  • Salou again – DONE – Sept 2015
  • Tenerife – DONE – July 2017
  • Lanzarote
  • Majorica
  • Gran Canaria – DONE – July 2017
  • Tarragona – DONE – Sept 2015
  • Ronda – DONE – Dec 2015
  • Seville – DONE – Dec 2015 

 

Portugal

  • Lisbon
  • Algrave
  • Albufeira
  • Lagos
  • Portimao

 

Sweden

  • Stockholm 
  • Gothenburg

 

Belgium

  • Brussels
  • Bruges
  • Antwerp
  • Ghent 

 

Netherlands

  • Amsterdamn
  • Rotterdam

 

Malta

  • Malta 
  • Gozo
  • Valletta

 

Australia 

  • Perth
  • Sydney
  • Melbourne
  • Queensland
  • Adelaide
  • Brisbane
  • Gold Coast
  • Darwin

 

Morocco

  • Marrakech

 

Brazil

  • Rio De Janeiro – DONE – August 2016

 

Mexico

  • Cancun

 

Canada

  • Toronto
  • Vancover
  • Niagara Falls
  • Montreal

 

Emirates

  • Abu Dhabi
  • Dubai

 

China 

  • Beijing
  • Hong Kong

 

Argentina 

  • Buenos Aires

 

New Zealand 

  • Auckland

 

Japan

  • Tokyo

 

South Africa 

  • Cape Town

 

PLACES IN THE WORLD 

  • Gibraltar
  • St.Lucia 
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Dominican Republic
  • Bora Bora
  • Cuba
  • Transylvania
  • Dubrovnik
  • Lake Bled

 

PLACES IN THE USA

  • Grand Canyon – DONE – August 2017
  • New York – DONE – August 2017
  • San Francisco – DONE – August 2017
  • L.A
  • Boston
  • Houston
  • Nashville
  • Hollywood
  • Miami
  • D.C
  • Rocky Mountain
  • Chicago – DONE – August 2017
  • Philadelphia
  • Denver
  • Las Vegas – DONE – August 2017
  • Flordia – DONE – I’ve been 4 times. The latest was December 2009/January 2010 
  • Dallas
  • Seattle
  • Portland
  • San Diego
  • Hawaii 
  • New Jersey 

 

That’s it. That is my Bucket List. I have a lot completed but a lot more to do. I know I may not complete some of them but I sure as hell will try! 

I completed 45 things off this list in 2017 alone! I’m very proud of myself for that!

My Bucket List

The book on the right is my Bucket List Book. I’ve changed my Bucket List so many times and I’m still editing it!

Have you got a bucket list??
What’s on it? 
Is there something missing on my list that I HAVE to add to it? 
Let me know please!

Hope you enjoyed this blog post.
Sincerely,
Sarah Jane xx

Why not check out my blog post about my goals for 2017 here.