Bucket List

Get a Master's degree Write a thesis Get a PhD Write a dissertation Publish a book Commit to creating a successful business Give back and make things better

Step foot on every continent (including Antarctica!) Step foot in every state in the United States Create a zine Join an in-person writer's group Run through a massive meadow of wildflowers See Orcas in the wild Visit Spain and Portugal, specifically Lisbon Take an extended train trip Do a kitschy Route 66 road trip through the American southwest Witness a UFO

See the northern lights Embark on a safari in Botswana Do the Japan trip of my dreams Make soap Make stained glass See my favorite musical artists live Own a pet rabbit Watch the synchronous fireflies in the Great Smokey Mountains Do my dream cosplays (Link, Princess Tutu, Terra, etc.,...) Explore the Scottish Highlands See a total solar eclipse

Fly first class somewhere Boat through a swamp Observe bioluminesence Shop at a European Christmas market Visit Alaska Try ceramics Brew dandelion wine Make my own preserves Learn flower arrangement Build an herbal apothecary Have the permaculture garden of my dreams Learn how to properly forage plants, mushrooms, and more Attend a figure drawing class

Go to Tokyo DisneySea Do a lolita shopping spree at LaForet Volunteer with the Girl Scouts of the USA Visit New Orleans, USA Visit Savannah, Georgia, USA Visit Hawaii Attend a black tie gala Witness a tornado from a safe distance Go rockclimbing Attend a fairytale ball

Marry a couple Master the piano Play the harp Watch a sunrise from a canoe Travel on the Orient Express Own an authentic Art Nouveau antique See the opening ceremonies of the Olympics live Fly down to Argentina and explore Patagonia Plant a redwood tree Volunteer in conservation work Ride a horse Do a hike in Big Sur Explore Scandinavia Cruise in a Low Rider

Be debt free Get married Have a family Own my dream home where wisteria grows around the eaves Live to be over a 100 Be alive across three different centuries Die fulfilled and surrounded by loved ones

Accomplishments!

Received a degree Make money from my writing Designed a website Saw Van Gogh's Starry Night in-person Visitited New York City Found my signature scent

Baked a Boston cream pie Have a closet full of lolita dresses I adore Visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art Visited the coastal redwoods Be published in anthologies and zines Saw a ballet Saw a Broadway musical Did the costume design for a live show

Found a four-leaf clover Witnessed the Milky Way in all its glory and without any light pollution Visited Crater Lake Visited Yosemite National Park Ate at a Michelin starred restaurant Took a ballroom dancing class Have penpals Learned how to set boundaries Donated my hair Met some long-time internet friends in person Won an award at a cosplay contest Gave a toast at my brother and SIL's wedding rehearsal dinner Read tarot cards for strangers Skinny dipped Lead workshops on various subjects Survived the grief of my best friend's death Started a business Held my childhood best friend's baby