One of my favorite people in this world that I have never met is Neighbor Jane Payne. She has a weekly newsletter that she writes which is AMAZING and always brightens my day. Some day I will meet her and when I do I know I will cry. A few weeks ago I had a dream about her and I at the Lincoln Memorial and we were picking up trash - weird. She is down right amazing.
Today in her newsletter she had this list of 200 things in honor of her 200th newsletter. (way to go Jane) She invited anyone who wanted to to put them on their blog as a way of journaling some things they have done or not done in their life. Thanks Jane and here is to another 200!
All you have to do is copy the list and bold what you have done.
This is a great thing for kids to have their grandparents do.
200 Have and Have nots!
1. Touched an iceberg
2. Slept under the stars
3. Been a part of a hockey fight
4. Changed a baby's diaper
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Swam with wild dolphins
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a tarantula
(growing up in NM these were like catching a Caterpillar to most)
10. Said "I love you" and meant it
11. Bungee jumped
(never!)
12. Visited
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty
(this is kind of huge thing to have on someone’s list because I don’t think they let you do this anymore?)
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
(I agree Jane, nothing tastes as good as homegrown)
19. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
20. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
(last week during a meeting during the prayer)
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Bet on a winning horse
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
(I think I was 7 and we had a pool in our backyard, just me and my sister. Just feel like I need to clarify)
27. Taken an ice cold bath
28. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
29. Seen a total eclipse
(I was a getting a perm in high school and stood out on the street in my perm rods))
30. Ridden a roller coaster
(but hope to never again in my life, I don’t like them)
31. Hit a home run
32. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
(last month at Jill’s house – Come on Eileen)
33. Adopted an accent for fun
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
(not yet but will this summer in
35. Felt very happy about your life, even for just a moment
36. Loved your job 90% of the time
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Watched wild whales
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Gone on a
41. Gone sky diving
42. Visited
43. Ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited
45. Bench-pressed your own weight
46. Milked a cow
47. Alphabetized your personal files
48. Ever worn a superhero costume
49. Sung karaoke
50. Lounged around in bed all day
51. Gone scuba diving
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
(This is where I first saw Star Wars in our blue VW bus)
55. Done something you should regret, but don't
56. Visited the
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Been in a movie
60. Gone without food for 3 days
61. Made cookies from scratch
62. Won first prize in a costume contest
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Been in a combat zone
65. Spoken more than one language fluently
66. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
67. Bounced a check
68. Read - and understood - your credit report
69. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
(so funny Garage sale last weekend)
70. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
71. Called or written your Congress person
72. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
(
73. Walked the
74. Helped an animal give birth
75. Been fired or laid off from a job
76. Won money
77. Broken a bone
78. Ridden a motorcycle
79. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph
80. Hiked to the bottom of the
81. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
(I wish!)
82. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
83. Eaten sushi
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read The Bible cover to cover
86. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
87. Gotten someone fired for their actions
88. Gone back to school
89. Changed your name
90. Caught a fly in the air with your bare hands
91. Eaten fried green tomatoes
92. Read The Iliad
93. Taught yourself an art from scratch
94. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
95. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
96. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
97. Been elected to public office (I wish!)
98. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
(Wengen)
99. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
100. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
101. Had a booth at a street fair
102. Dyed your hair
103. Been a DJ
104. Rocked a baby to sleep
105. Ever dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all four (Stacy promise me we are still friends)
106. Raked your carpet
107. Brought out the best in people
108. Brought out the worst in people
109. Worn a mood ring
110. Ridden a horse
111. Carved an animal from a piece of wood or bar of soap
112. Cooked a dish where four people asked for the recipe
113. Buried a child
114. Gone to a Broadway (or equivalent to your country) play
115. Been inside the pyramids
116. Shot a basketball into a basket
117. Danced at a disco
118. Played in a band
(Alto Saxaphone)
119. Shot a bird
120. Gone to an arboretum
121. Tutored someone
122. Ridden a train
123. Brought an old fad back into style
124. Eaten caviar
125. Let a salesman talk you into something you didn’t need
126. Ridden a giraffe or elephant
127. Published a book
128. Pieced a quilt
129. Lived in an historic place
130. Acted in a play or performed on a stage
131. Asked for a raise
132. Made a hole-in-one (does put put count)
133. Gone deep sea fishing
134. Gone roller skating
135. Run a marathon
136. Learned to surf
137. Invented something
138. Flown first class
139. Spent the night in a 5-star luxury suite
140. Flown in a helicopter
141. Visited
142. Sang a solo
143. Gone spelunking
144. Learned how to take a compliment
145. Written a love-story
146. Seen Michelangelo’s David
(no but will this summer also!)
147. Had your portrait painted
148. Written a fan letter
149. Spent the night in something haunted
150. Owned a St. Bernard or Great Dane
151. Ran away
152. Learned to juggle
153. Been a boss
154. Sat on a jury
155. Lied about your weight
156. Gone on a diet
157. Found an arrowhead or a gold nugget
158. Written a poem
159. Carried your lunch in a lunchbox
160. Gotten food poisoning
(on my me and Ryan at Frontier Pies – Navajo Tacos!)
161. Gone on a service, humanitarian or religious mission
162. Hiked the
163. Sat on a park bench and fed the ducks
164. Gone to the opera
165. Gotten a letter from someone famous
166. Worn knickers
167. Ridden in a limousine
168. Attended the Olympics
169. Can hula or waltz
170. Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books
171. Been stuck in an elevator
172. Had a revelatory dream
173. Thought you might crash in an airplane
174. Had a song dedicated to you on the radio or at a concert
175. Saved someone’s life
176. Eaten raw whale
177. Know how to tat, smock or do needlepoint
178. Laughed till your side hurt
179. Straddled the equator
180. Taken a photograph of something other than people that is worth framing
181. Gone to a Shakespeare Festival
182. Sent a message in a bottle
183. Spent the night in a hostel
184. Been a cashier
185. Seen
186. Joined a union
187. Donated blood or plasma
188. Built a campfire
189. Kept a blog
190. Had hives
191. Worn custom made shoes or boots
192. Made a PowerPoint presentation
193. Taken a Hunter’s Safety Course
194. Served at a soup kitchen
195. Conquered the Rubik’s cube
196. Know CPR
197. Ridden in or owned a convertible
198. Found a long lost friend
199. Helped solve a crime
200. Responded to a NJP newsletter
18 comments:
I love the way you are always challenaging your readers! I'm gonna go do it then I'm gonna get my mom to do it.
What a great idea - I'm going to do it now.
This is wonderful, I'm going to do it too. I love Jane! I really hope she'll come to the blog party next year so we can meet her in real life.
So bizarre. I was just thinking about her and you today and wondering where/how you two connected. I obviously have too much free time to be thinking random thoughts like that!
This is great. I'll do it.
what a great idea.. I am going to do it now...
I'm going to, but first I'd love to know what that recipe was.
What a fun, fast idea! I just did mine.
thanks for providing me with blog fodder for today......I was busy and coming up blank!
This will make a fun addition to everyone's blogs. Thanks for the idea Jane and Kristi! Fun to see what you've done - and what I've done!!
It was fast and easy and I think it will be a great thing to have recorded for the future! Love that Jane.
Oh gee. My eyes have completely misted over (and I went to a funeral today and they didn't mist once there), thank you for your very, very kind words and for the kind words from everyone in the comment section.
Oh, but Kristi, I'm sure you've experienced #172. I'm certain that dream of us picking up trash at the Lincoln Memorial is revelatory . . . and if it isn't? Well, I'm sure we can arrange it so it is :) (I'm so glad you mentioned you dream about bloggers. A couple of weeks ago I had a few dreams about diferent bloggers and thought, "Oh geeze. I'm not sure this is normal.")
And if anyone is interested, you're welcome to a FREE subscription to the newsletter. Just go to www.neighborjanepayne.com and click on subscribe at the top, enter your information and I'll activate your account.
Do tell, do tell. HOW did you go over 100 miles per hour and WHERE?
thanks for this exercise...a great way to reflect on a few things that i have done, and even more that I would like to. And thanks for introducing me to Jane.
Kristi, I have no doubt you will cry the day you get to meet Jane. She is in every way amazing and I can't count the tears I've shared with her. Oh she is a wonderful friend!
I love that so many are doing this. It's great to get one more peek into each person's haves and have nots.
Fun list! I am working on mine now too!
I enjoyed reading your list! I just finished mine this morning and am glad I took the time to do it. It made me realize some things I still hope to do some day--and giggle about some of the things I have done. Thanks for sharing about Jane too--I just subscribed to her newsletter.
I might have to visit the south if I'm ever going to accomplish #91.
Fun list. I just did it ad it was pretty fun to see what I have and haven't done.
I am a lurker... But a loyal one. I love your blog. I just wanted to say, I knew I liked you but I just danced to Come On Eileen last month at my girlfriends house!!! I thought I was the only crazy one!
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