• A few things you might think about getting round to sometime

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  Aug 14

  Have you noticed all the books and articles trying claiming there is a definitive list of things you HAVE to do before you die? It could be taking part in a South American street carnival, riding white water rapids in British Columbia or scaling a mountain in Nepal.

  I would quite like to know how it is possible go to 1000 different places all over the globe if you work five days a week? These ‘life goals’ may well be achievable if you have time on your hands, zero commitments, and a limitless disposable income. However, for most, these lists are completely unrealistic. The only purpose they serve is to either get you into hopeless debt or make you feel life is somehow passing you by.

  So here is my list of a few things you might think about getting round sometime. It comes with no pressure and no time limit.

  1. Laugh at your own joke
  2. Poo in someone else’s house
  3. Drink a cup of tea outside
  4. Put your clothes on backwards and try to walk backwards
  5. Read a whole book (any kind, even a children’s book)
  6. Smell some milk to see if it has gone off
  7. Have an afternoon nap
  8. Catch a cold
  9. Pretend to know something about football in a conversation. (I used to use Gareth Southgate missing the penalty in Euro ‘96 but people are starting to realise that is ALL I know about football.)
  10. Start writing something only to break off half way th
  11. Lick a stamp
  12. Put your shoes on the wrong feet then cross your legs so they look like they are on the right feet
  13. Write a comment under this list
  14. Measure your finger with a ruler, write down that measurement and compare that to other things around your house
  15. Have an early night
  16. Eat an orange
  17. Make a list of things you have already done and write on the top ‘Things to do by the time you are (insert your age)’.
  18. Drink a cup of tea inside
  19. Put someone else’s glasses on and ask them if they suit you
  20. Ride a bus and say thank you to the driver when you get off (even if they were rude to you)

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  12 Comments

12 Responses to “A few things you might think about getting round to sometime”

1. 

   Sharon said on August 14th, 2012 at 9:23 pm

   This reminds of that time you

2. 

   Kate Wood said on August 14th, 2012 at 9:57 pm

   Wish an old friend happy B day, more than a few hours late and in a round about fashion.

3. 

   dave said on August 14th, 2012 at 10:20 pm

   Thanks Kate!

4. 

   Jessie (AKA thrifty Mama) said on August 14th, 2012 at 11:36 pm

   I like how achievable this is. At the ripe old age of (almost) 32 I am finding that massive adrenaline rushes and anything involving spending hours in the mud that necessitates earplugs has just lost it’s appeal so many things on traditional lists are completely irrelevant to me (and my time constraints and my budget).

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   Chris said on August 15th, 2012 at 10:18 am

   Go “wave jumping”.
   Have a lie in on a weekday.
   Smell a freshly opened jar of coffee.
   Skip down the street.
   Build a sand castle.
   Have a poo at work.
   Toast a marsh mallow over anopen fire.

6. 

   Alex said on August 15th, 2012 at 11:14 am

   Several excellent winter projects in this list. And it doesn’t even need to be this winter!

7. 

   Yerma as in Your Ma said on August 15th, 2012 at 12:08 pm

   I do hope item number 2 (appropriately) involves a loo!
   And you wash your hands after…

8. 

   Fee said on August 15th, 2012 at 2:40 pm

   Nice list Dave. I reckon I can achieve most of those in one day (Don’t fancy the catching a cold thing though…)

9. 

   dave said on August 15th, 2012 at 5:40 pm

   Mum – I shall leave both those ‘choices’ up to the reader.

10. 

    dave said on August 15th, 2012 at 5:41 pm

    @chris Can the wave jumping also include sound waves? Otherwise it does mean a trip to the coast

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    dave said on August 15th, 2012 at 5:52 pm

    @Jessie (AKA thrifty Mama) I’m much the same. Instead of an adrenalin rush I for mild surprise. I mix up my teas in a big box. I never know if I’ll get a dose of caffeine, the Roobois tea I was after or a bland ‘fruit berry’ teas I got free with a newspaper promotion. Some days I get slight irritation, others a pick me up and on some really special days I get the perfect tea at the perfect time.

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    Flaymm said on August 18th, 2012 at 8:03 am

    surprise surprise, i’ve already done most of these but you’ve given me some new ones to add to my list. thankee

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