This is where I can track books for my 2018 Reading Challenge:
You can read in order or jump around, but keep this order in the plan, as we are using the numbers to find quickly a topic.
If you can't complete the challenge, it's not a problem. If one topic is really too much out of your comfort zone or too much difficult to fulfill, you can use the Wild Card and read something else for this week (reader's choice or past suggestions).
1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title: The Atlas of Beauty by Mihaela Noroc (completed April 2018)
2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read list: Bearskin by James McLaughlin (completed October 2018)
3. A book from the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards (link)
4. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #1 Earth (in title, cover, content, setting, author...): The Dry by Jane Harper (completed June 2018)
5. A book about or inspired by real events: The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish (completed January 2018)
6. A book originally written in a language other than English
7. A gothic novel
8. An "own voices" book*: Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston (completed July 2018)
9. A book with a body part in the title (heart, bones, teeth, skin, blood, etc)
10. An author's debut book (their first book to be published): Uneducated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
11. A literary fiction: The Last Equation of Isaac Severy by Isaac Jacobs (completed March 2018)
12. A book set in Africa or South America: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah (completed March 2018)
13. A book with a plot centered around a secret (forbidden love, spies, secret societies, etc): Spies in the Family: An American Spymaster, His Russian Crown Jewel, and the Friendship that Helped End the Cold War by Eva Dillon (completed January 2018)
14. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #2 Fire: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (completed January 2018)
15. A book with an unique format/writing structure: Essentials of Medical Terminology (completed August 2018)
16. A narrative nonfiction: Goodbye, Sweet Girl by Kelly Sunderland (completed November 2018)
17. A book you expect to make you laugh: Becoming by Michelle Obama
18. A book with a location in the title
19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award or by a Grand master author (books & authors)
20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends: A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron (completed June 2018)
21. A book written in first person perspective: The Darkest Time of Night by Jeremy Finley
22. A book you have high expectations or hope for: Lost in the Beehive by Michele Young-Stone
23. A medical or legal thriller: Still Lives by Maria Hummell (completed May 2018)
24. A book with a map
25. A book with an antagonist/villain point of view: November Road by Lou Berney
26. A book with a text only cover: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (completed June 2018)
27. A book about surviving a hardship (war, famine, major disasters, serious illness, etc): Star of the North by D.B. John
28. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #3 Water
29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or title (lead pipe, revolver, rope, candlestick, dagger, wrench)
30. A short book: Obama: an Intimate Portrait by Pete Souza (completed April 2018)
31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit but have never been to
32. An alternate history book
33. A book connected (title, cover, content) to a word "born" in the same year as you (link): The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian; word is "mobile phone". (Completed March 2018)
34. A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls, that didn't win but was polarizing or a close-call (link): The Lies We Told by Camilla Way (completed October 2018)
35. A book featuring a murder: The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn (completed February 2018)
36. A book published in the last 3 years (2016, 2017, 2018) by an author you haven't read before: Lies by T.M. Logan (completed November 2018)
37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee (link1, link2)
38. A science book or a science fiction book: The Anomaly by Michael Rutger
39. A book with a form of punctuation in the title: The Diary of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware (completed June 2018)
40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list (link): Are Your There, God? It's me, Margaret? by Judy Blume (completed December 2018)
41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials: Circe by Madeleine Miller (completed May 2018)
42. A book that takes place on, in, or underwater: The Lies We Told by Riley Sager
43. A book with a title that is a whole sentence
44. A ghost story
45. A book that intimidates/ scares you
46. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #4 Air
47. A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than your own: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (completed February 2018)
48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth): Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarity (sin = wrath); completed January 2018
49. A book from one of the Goodreads Best Books of the Month lists (link)
50. A book with a warm atmosphere (centered on family, friendship, love or summer): Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
51. An award-winning short story or short story collection
52. A book published in 2018: How to Stop Time by Matt Haig (completed April 2018)
*an own voice novel is a book about marginalised protagonists (by ethnic group, religion, sexual orientation, mental illness, etc) written by an author who shares that same identity.
Thursday, December 27, 2018
Saturday, November 24, 2018
Updated: Around the Year in 52 Books
This is where I can track books for my 2018 Reading Challenge:
You can read in order or jump around, but keep this order in the plan, as we are using the numbers to find quickly a topic.
If you can't complete the challenge, it's not a problem. If one topic is really too much out of your comfort zone or too much difficult to fulfill, you can use the Wild Card and read something else for this week (reader's choice or past suggestions).
1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title: The Atlas of Beauty by Mihaela Noroc (completed April 2018)
2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read list: Bearskin by James McLaughlin (completed October 2018)
3. A book from the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards (link)
4. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #1 Earth (in title, cover, content, setting, author...): The Dry by Jane Harper (completed June 2018)
5. A book about or inspired by real events: The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish (completed January 2018)
6. A book originally written in a language other than English
7. A gothic novel
8. An "own voices" book*: Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston (completed July 2018)
9. A book with a body part in the title (heart, bones, teeth, skin, blood, etc)
10. An author's debut book (their first book to be published): Uneducated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
11. A literary fiction: The Last Equation of Isaac Severy by Isaac Jacobs (completed March 2018)
12. A book set in Africa or South America: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah (completed March 2018)
13. A book with a plot centered around a secret (forbidden love, spies, secret societies, etc): Spies in the Family: An American Spymaster, His Russian Crown Jewel, and the Friendship that Helped End the Cold War by Eva Dillon (completed January 2018)
14. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #2 Fire: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (completed January 2018)
15. A book with an unique format/writing structure: Essentials of Medical Terminology (completed August 2018)
16. A narrative nonfiction: Goodbye, Sweet Girl by Kelly Sunderland (completed November 2018)
17. A book you expect to make you laugh
18. A book with a location in the title
19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award or by a Grand master author (books & authors)
20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends: A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron (completed June 2018)
21. A book written in first person perspective: The Darkest Time of Night by Jeremy Finley
22. A book you have high expectations or hope for: Lost in the Beehive by Michele Young-Stone
23. A medical or legal thriller: Still Lives by Maria Hummell (completed May 2018)
24. A book with a map
25. A book with an antagonist/villain point of view: November Road by Lou Berney
26. A book with a text only cover: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (completed June 2018)
27. A book about surviving a hardship (war, famine, major disasters, serious illness, etc): Star of the North by D.B. John
28. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #3 Water
29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or title (lead pipe, revolver, rope, candlestick, dagger, wrench)
30. A short book: Obama: an Intimate Portrait by Pete Souza (completed April 2018)
31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit but have never been to
32. An alternate history book
33. A book connected (title, cover, content) to a word "born" in the same year as you (link): The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian; word is "mobile phone". (Completed March 2018)
34. A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls, that didn't win but was polarizing or a close-call (link): The Lies We Told by Camilla Way (completed October 2018)
35. A book featuring a murder: The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn (completed February 2018)
36. A book published in the last 3 years (2016, 2017, 2018) by an author you haven't read before: Lies by T.M. Logan (completed November 2018)
37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee (link1, link2)
38. A science book or a science fiction book: The Anomaly by Michael Rutger
39. A book with a form of punctuation in the title: The Diary of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware (completed June 2018)
40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list (link)
41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials: Circe by Madeleine Miller (completed May 2018)
42. A book that takes place on, in, or underwater: The Lies We Told by Riley Sager
43. A book with a title that is a whole sentence
44. A ghost story
45. A book that intimidates/ scares you
46. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #4 Air
47. A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than your own: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (completed February 2018)
48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth): Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarity (sin = wrath); completed January 2018
49. A book from one of the Goodreads Best Books of the Month lists (link)
50. A book with a warm atmosphere (centered on family, friendship, love or summer): Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
51. An award-winning short story or short story collection
52. A book published in 2018: How to Stop Time by Matt Haig (completed April 2018)
*an own voice novel is a book about marginalised protagonists (by ethnic group, religion, sexual orientation, mental illness, etc) written by an author who shares that same identity.
You can read in order or jump around, but keep this order in the plan, as we are using the numbers to find quickly a topic.
If you can't complete the challenge, it's not a problem. If one topic is really too much out of your comfort zone or too much difficult to fulfill, you can use the Wild Card and read something else for this week (reader's choice or past suggestions).
1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title: The Atlas of Beauty by Mihaela Noroc (completed April 2018)
2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read list: Bearskin by James McLaughlin (completed October 2018)
3. A book from the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards (link)
4. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #1 Earth (in title, cover, content, setting, author...): The Dry by Jane Harper (completed June 2018)
5. A book about or inspired by real events: The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish (completed January 2018)
6. A book originally written in a language other than English
7. A gothic novel
8. An "own voices" book*: Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston (completed July 2018)
9. A book with a body part in the title (heart, bones, teeth, skin, blood, etc)
10. An author's debut book (their first book to be published): Uneducated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
11. A literary fiction: The Last Equation of Isaac Severy by Isaac Jacobs (completed March 2018)
12. A book set in Africa or South America: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah (completed March 2018)
13. A book with a plot centered around a secret (forbidden love, spies, secret societies, etc): Spies in the Family: An American Spymaster, His Russian Crown Jewel, and the Friendship that Helped End the Cold War by Eva Dillon (completed January 2018)
14. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #2 Fire: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (completed January 2018)
15. A book with an unique format/writing structure: Essentials of Medical Terminology (completed August 2018)
16. A narrative nonfiction: Goodbye, Sweet Girl by Kelly Sunderland (completed November 2018)
17. A book you expect to make you laugh
18. A book with a location in the title
19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award or by a Grand master author (books & authors)
20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends: A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron (completed June 2018)
21. A book written in first person perspective: The Darkest Time of Night by Jeremy Finley
22. A book you have high expectations or hope for: Lost in the Beehive by Michele Young-Stone
23. A medical or legal thriller: Still Lives by Maria Hummell (completed May 2018)
24. A book with a map
25. A book with an antagonist/villain point of view: November Road by Lou Berney
26. A book with a text only cover: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (completed June 2018)
27. A book about surviving a hardship (war, famine, major disasters, serious illness, etc): Star of the North by D.B. John
28. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #3 Water
29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or title (lead pipe, revolver, rope, candlestick, dagger, wrench)
30. A short book: Obama: an Intimate Portrait by Pete Souza (completed April 2018)
31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit but have never been to
32. An alternate history book
33. A book connected (title, cover, content) to a word "born" in the same year as you (link): The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian; word is "mobile phone". (Completed March 2018)
34. A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls, that didn't win but was polarizing or a close-call (link): The Lies We Told by Camilla Way (completed October 2018)
35. A book featuring a murder: The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn (completed February 2018)
36. A book published in the last 3 years (2016, 2017, 2018) by an author you haven't read before: Lies by T.M. Logan (completed November 2018)
37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee (link1, link2)
38. A science book or a science fiction book: The Anomaly by Michael Rutger
39. A book with a form of punctuation in the title: The Diary of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware (completed June 2018)
40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list (link)
41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials: Circe by Madeleine Miller (completed May 2018)
42. A book that takes place on, in, or underwater: The Lies We Told by Riley Sager
43. A book with a title that is a whole sentence
44. A ghost story
45. A book that intimidates/ scares you
46. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #4 Air
47. A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than your own: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (completed February 2018)
48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth): Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarity (sin = wrath); completed January 2018
49. A book from one of the Goodreads Best Books of the Month lists (link)
50. A book with a warm atmosphere (centered on family, friendship, love or summer): Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
51. An award-winning short story or short story collection
52. A book published in 2018: How to Stop Time by Matt Haig (completed April 2018)
*an own voice novel is a book about marginalised protagonists (by ethnic group, religion, sexual orientation, mental illness, etc) written by an author who shares that same identity.
Monday, March 19, 2018
Updated: Around the Year in 52 Books
This is where I can track books for my 2018 Reading Challenge:
You can read in order or jump around, but keep this order in the plan, as we are using the numbers to find quickly a topic.
If you can't complete the challenge, it's not a problem. If one topic is really too much out of your comfort zone or too much difficult to fulfill, you can use the Wild Card and read something else for this week (reader's choice or past suggestions).
1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title: The Atlas of Beauty by Mihaela Noroc (completed April 2018)
2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read list: Bearskin by James McLaughlin (completed October 2018)
3. A book from the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards (link)
4. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #1 Earth (in title, cover, content, setting, author...): The Dry by Jane Harper (completed June 2018)
5. A book about or inspired by real events: The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish (completed January 2018)
6. A book originally written in a language other than English
7. A gothic novel
8. An "own voices" book*: Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston (completed July 2018)
9. A book with a body part in the title (heart, bones, teeth, skin, blood, etc)
10. An author's debut book (their first book to be published): Uneducated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
11. A literary fiction: The Last Equation of Isaac Severy by Isaac Jacobs (completed March 2018)
12. A book set in Africa or South America: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah (completed March 2018)
13. A book with a plot centered around a secret (forbidden love, spies, secret societies, etc): Spies in the Family: An American Spymaster, His Russian Crown Jewel, and the Friendship that Helped End the Cold War by Eva Dillon (completed January 2018)
14. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #2 Fire: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (completed January 2018)
15. A book with an unique format/writing structure: Essentials of Medical Terminology (completed August 2018)
16. A narrative nonfiction: Goodbye, Sweet Girl by Kelly Sunderland (completed November 2018)
17. A book you expect to make you laugh
18. A book with a location in the title
19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award or by a Grand master author (books & authors)
20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends: A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron (completed June 2018)
21. A book written in first person perspective: The Darkest Time of Night by Jeremy Finley
22. A book you have high expectations or hope for: Lost in the Beehive by Michele Young-Stone
23. A medical or legal thriller: Still Lives by Maria Hummell (completed May 2018)
24. A book with a map
25. A book with an antagonist/villain point of view: November Road by Lou Berney
26. A book with a text only cover: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (completed June 2018)
27. A book about surviving a hardship (war, famine, major disasters, serious illness, etc): Star of the North by D.B. John
28. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #3 Water
29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or title (lead pipe, revolver, rope, candlestick, dagger, wrench)
30. A short book: Obama: an Intimate Portrait by Pete Souza (completed April 2018)
31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit but have never been to
32. An alternate history book
33. A book connected (title, cover, content) to a word "born" in the same year as you (link): The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian; word is "mobile phone". (Completed March 2018)
34. A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls, that didn't win but was polarizing or a close-call (link): The Lies We Told by Camilla Way (completed October 2018)
35. A book featuring a murder: The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn (completed February 2018)
36. A book published in the last 3 years (2016, 2017, 2018) by an author you haven't read before: Lies by T.M. Logan (completed November 2018)
37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee (link1, link2)
38. A science book or a science fiction book: The Anomaly by Michael Rutger
39. A book with a form of punctuation in the title: The Diary of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware (completed June 2018)
40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list (link)
41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials: Circe by Madeleine Miller (completed May 2018)
42. A book that takes place on, in, or underwater: The Lies We Told by Riley Sager
43. A book with a title that is a whole sentence
44. A ghost story
45. A book that intimidates/ scares you
46. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #4 Air
47. A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than your own: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (completed February 2018)
48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth): Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarity (sin = wrath); completed January 2018
49. A book from one of the Goodreads Best Books of the Month lists (link)
50. A book with a warm atmosphere (centered on family, friendship, love or summer): Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
51. An award-winning short story or short story collection
52. A book published in 2018: How to Stop Time by Matt Haig (completed April 2018)
*an own voice novel is a book about marginalised protagonists (by ethnic group, religion, sexual orientation, mental illness, etc) written by an author who shares that same identity.
You can read in order or jump around, but keep this order in the plan, as we are using the numbers to find quickly a topic.
If you can't complete the challenge, it's not a problem. If one topic is really too much out of your comfort zone or too much difficult to fulfill, you can use the Wild Card and read something else for this week (reader's choice or past suggestions).
1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title: The Atlas of Beauty by Mihaela Noroc (completed April 2018)
2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read list: Bearskin by James McLaughlin (completed October 2018)
3. A book from the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards (link)
4. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #1 Earth (in title, cover, content, setting, author...): The Dry by Jane Harper (completed June 2018)
5. A book about or inspired by real events: The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish (completed January 2018)
6. A book originally written in a language other than English
7. A gothic novel
8. An "own voices" book*: Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston (completed July 2018)
9. A book with a body part in the title (heart, bones, teeth, skin, blood, etc)
10. An author's debut book (their first book to be published): Uneducated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
11. A literary fiction: The Last Equation of Isaac Severy by Isaac Jacobs (completed March 2018)
12. A book set in Africa or South America: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah (completed March 2018)
13. A book with a plot centered around a secret (forbidden love, spies, secret societies, etc): Spies in the Family: An American Spymaster, His Russian Crown Jewel, and the Friendship that Helped End the Cold War by Eva Dillon (completed January 2018)
14. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #2 Fire: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (completed January 2018)
15. A book with an unique format/writing structure: Essentials of Medical Terminology (completed August 2018)
16. A narrative nonfiction: Goodbye, Sweet Girl by Kelly Sunderland (completed November 2018)
17. A book you expect to make you laugh
18. A book with a location in the title
19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award or by a Grand master author (books & authors)
20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends: A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron (completed June 2018)
21. A book written in first person perspective: The Darkest Time of Night by Jeremy Finley
22. A book you have high expectations or hope for: Lost in the Beehive by Michele Young-Stone
23. A medical or legal thriller: Still Lives by Maria Hummell (completed May 2018)
24. A book with a map
25. A book with an antagonist/villain point of view: November Road by Lou Berney
26. A book with a text only cover: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (completed June 2018)
27. A book about surviving a hardship (war, famine, major disasters, serious illness, etc): Star of the North by D.B. John
28. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #3 Water
29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or title (lead pipe, revolver, rope, candlestick, dagger, wrench)
30. A short book: Obama: an Intimate Portrait by Pete Souza (completed April 2018)
31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit but have never been to
32. An alternate history book
33. A book connected (title, cover, content) to a word "born" in the same year as you (link): The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian; word is "mobile phone". (Completed March 2018)
34. A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls, that didn't win but was polarizing or a close-call (link): The Lies We Told by Camilla Way (completed October 2018)
35. A book featuring a murder: The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn (completed February 2018)
36. A book published in the last 3 years (2016, 2017, 2018) by an author you haven't read before: Lies by T.M. Logan (completed November 2018)
37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee (link1, link2)
38. A science book or a science fiction book: The Anomaly by Michael Rutger
39. A book with a form of punctuation in the title: The Diary of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware (completed June 2018)
40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list (link)
41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials: Circe by Madeleine Miller (completed May 2018)
42. A book that takes place on, in, or underwater: The Lies We Told by Riley Sager
43. A book with a title that is a whole sentence
44. A ghost story
45. A book that intimidates/ scares you
46. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #4 Air
47. A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than your own: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (completed February 2018)
48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth): Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarity (sin = wrath); completed January 2018
49. A book from one of the Goodreads Best Books of the Month lists (link)
50. A book with a warm atmosphere (centered on family, friendship, love or summer): Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
51. An award-winning short story or short story collection
52. A book published in 2018: How to Stop Time by Matt Haig (completed April 2018)
*an own voice novel is a book about marginalised protagonists (by ethnic group, religion, sexual orientation, mental illness, etc) written by an author who shares that same identity.
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Adventures 2.0 (for Steve and Me)
List borrowed and modified from: https://localadventurer.com/bucket-list/
Local & National Travel
Experiences
110. Throw a dart at a map and visit where it lands.
111. Show up at an airport or train station ready to travel and choose an adventure.
112. Cross-country US road trip in a car.
113. RV across US.
114. Train ride across US.
115. See a Broadway play on Broadway.
116. Go to an opera.
117. Go to a ballet.
118. Visit a symphony performance.
119. Go to a tv show taping.
120. Go backstage at a concert.
121. Visit Pixar Animation Studios.
122. Walk on glacier.
123. Walk on a volcano.
124. Complete a Via Ferrata.
125. Ride in a gondola.
126. Stand-up paddleboard.
127. Visit an animal sanctuary.
128. Go horseback riding.
129. Cuddle with a wild animal.
130. Volunteer at a farm.
131. See a drive-in movie.
132. Attend a major sporting event.
133. Try archery.
134. Take a defensive shooting class.
135. Night hike (recommendation: https://www.nps.gov/nabr/index.htm)
136. Walk on a beach with black sand.
137. Attend a masquerade.
138. Christmas in NYC.
139. Albuquerque Balloon Festival.
140. Go to a lantern festival, possibly in Nevada.
141. Attend Vivid Sydney
142. Lantern Floating in Hawaii.
143. Attend a Holi Festival.
144. Snuggle and watch both the sunrise and sunset in one day.
145. See the Northern Lights.
146. Watch a space shuttle launch in person.
147. Stay in a castle.
148. Stay in a lighthouse.
149. Whale watching.
150. Swim with Turtles at N’Gouja Beach\
151. Botswana – African Photo Safari + Cycling Safari at Mashatu Game Reserve + Safari on Elephant Okavango Delta
152. Ride a tandem bike.
153. Bike across the Golden Gate Bridge
154. Roller skate along Venice Beach.
155. Go sledding.
156. Stay in a log cabin.
157. Go zorbing in Dorset, UK.
158. Ride the Jacobite in Scotland.
159. Celebrate Christmas in the Southern Hemisphere.
160. Kayak with Orcas in Johnstone Straight Canada
161. Float in the Dead Sea.
Fitness/Health/Hikes/Climbs
Education / Career / Finance
Personal Growth / Marriage / Paying it Fwd:
Hobbies + Creativity
Learning / Reading / Writing:
Miscellaneous
Local & National Travel
- Visit all 59 National Parks
- Visit all 417 National Park Units
- Visit all 50 states (Bonus: Visit every state capital)
- Visit all the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the US
- Live in a dream city
- The Wave, Arizona
- Havasu Falls & Mooney Falls (Havasupai Indian Reservation)
- Antelope Canyon
- Bryce Canyon National Park
- Channel Islands National Park
- Crater Lake National Park
- Death Valley National Park
- Glacier National Park
- Great Sand Dunes in Colorado
- Joshua Tree National Park
- Mesa Verde National Park
- NYC
- Olympic National Park
- Painted Hills, Oregon
- Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor, Oregon
- Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park
- San Diego
- Thor’s Well, Cape Perpetua, Oregon
- Valley of Fire State Park
- White Sand Dunes National Monument
- Zion National Park
- ZZYZX Road on Interstate 15 – find out what’s down the road
- Take a pilgrimage to my childhood home
- Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Pancakes in New Mexico
- Four Corners Monument
- Glass Beach in Fort Bragg California
- Horseshoe Bend near Page Arizona
- Monument Valley in Utah
- Mount Rushmore
- Palouse Falls, Washington
- Alaska – Katmai
- Alaska – Kenai Fjords National Park
- Alaska – Mendenhall Ice Caves in Juneau
- California – Laguna Beach 1000 Steps
- California -- see dolphins swimming in the ocean
- Colorado – Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness
- Colorado – Strawberry Hot Springs
- Hawaii – Haiku Stairs of Oahu
- Hawaii – Nahiku Waterfall in Maui
- Maine -- Portland
- New England for fall foliage
- Utah & AZ – Lake Powell
- Utah – Salt Flats
- Utah – UP House
- Washington – Skagit Tulip Festival (April)
- Visit Every Continent (2/7, as of January 2018)
- Visit Every Country (5/196, as of January 2018)
- Visit Every UNESCO World Heritage Site (1052)
- Visit Every Capital City in Europe
- Visit One National Park in Every Country (that has one)
- Visit every National Park in the World (3087+)
- Morocco
- Iceland
- Great Wall of China
- Visit Japan during Cherry Blossom Season
- New Zealand
- Italy
- Cinque Terre
- Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
- Fiji
- Portugal
- Spain
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Switzerland
- Vancouver
- Algeria -Tassili n’Ajjer National Park + The Hoggar Mountains / Tamanrasset
- Angola – Giant Sables in Quicama National Park + the Himba Tribe in Namibe
- Antarctica
- Argentina – Patagonia
- Australia
- Banff National Park, Canada
- Belize Barrier Reef Reserve
- Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni
- Brazil – Iguazu Falls + Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janiero
- Bulgaria – Devetashkata Cave
- Canada – Haida Gwaii in BC + Spotted Lake / Khiluk, Osoyoos, BC + Dusty Rose Lake in BC
- Chad – Zakouma National Park
- Chile – Elqui Valley (stargazing) + Marble Caves in Chile Chico + Easter Island
- China – Pearl Waterfall in Jiuzhaigou Valley + Rice Field Terraces in Yunnan + Walk of Faith, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park / Hallelujah Mountain of Avatar
- Cuba
- Czech Republic – Prague Castle (largest castle in the world)
- Ethiopia – Danakil Depression in the Afar Region + Church of St George in Lalibela + Rock Churches of Tigray
- Faroe Islands
- Greenland – Ice Canyon
- Guatemala – Tikal Pyramid
- Guyana – Kaieteur Falls in Kaieteur National Park in Essequibo
- Ireland – Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland
- Italy – Amalfi Coast
- Japan – Ashikaga Flower Park in Tochigi, Hitachi Seaside Park + Izumo-Taisha Shrine in Izumo, Mount Fuji + Tunnel of Lights
- Lebanon – Baatara Gorge Waterfall in Tannourine
- Madagascar – Avenue of Baobabs in the Menabe Region + Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park in the Melaky Region
- Mali – The Great Mosque in Djenne
- Maldives – Sea of Stars, Vaadhoo Island
- Namibia – Wind Cathedral in Namibia
- Netherlands – Tulip Fields in Amsterdam
- New Zealand – Middle Earth
- Norway – Fjords, Trolltunga, Pulpit Rock in Preikestolen
- Russia – St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow
- Senegal – Lac Rose or Lake Retba
- Seychelles – Anse Source D’Argent Beach in La Digue
- Somalia – Laas Geel Cave Paintings in Somaliland
- Tunisia – Amphitheatre of El Djem
- Venezuela – Angel Falls (inspired UP) + Mount Roraima (inspired UP)
- Zambia – Victoria Falls
Experiences
110. Throw a dart at a map and visit where it lands.
111. Show up at an airport or train station ready to travel and choose an adventure.
112. Cross-country US road trip in a car.
113. RV across US.
114. Train ride across US.
115. See a Broadway play on Broadway.
116. Go to an opera.
117. Go to a ballet.
118. Visit a symphony performance.
119. Go to a tv show taping.
120. Go backstage at a concert.
121. Visit Pixar Animation Studios.
122. Walk on glacier.
123. Walk on a volcano.
124. Complete a Via Ferrata.
125. Ride in a gondola.
126. Stand-up paddleboard.
127. Visit an animal sanctuary.
128. Go horseback riding.
129. Cuddle with a wild animal.
130. Volunteer at a farm.
131. See a drive-in movie.
132. Attend a major sporting event.
133. Try archery.
134. Take a defensive shooting class.
135. Night hike (recommendation: https://www.nps.gov/nabr/index.htm)
136. Walk on a beach with black sand.
137. Attend a masquerade.
138. Christmas in NYC.
139. Albuquerque Balloon Festival.
140. Go to a lantern festival, possibly in Nevada.
141. Attend Vivid Sydney
142. Lantern Floating in Hawaii.
143. Attend a Holi Festival.
144. Snuggle and watch both the sunrise and sunset in one day.
145. See the Northern Lights.
146. Watch a space shuttle launch in person.
147. Stay in a castle.
148. Stay in a lighthouse.
149. Whale watching.
150. Swim with Turtles at N’Gouja Beach\
151. Botswana – African Photo Safari + Cycling Safari at Mashatu Game Reserve + Safari on Elephant Okavango Delta
152. Ride a tandem bike.
153. Bike across the Golden Gate Bridge
154. Roller skate along Venice Beach.
155. Go sledding.
156. Stay in a log cabin.
157. Go zorbing in Dorset, UK.
158. Ride the Jacobite in Scotland.
159. Celebrate Christmas in the Southern Hemisphere.
160. Kayak with Orcas in Johnstone Straight Canada
161. Float in the Dead Sea.
- Swim in the Devil’s Pool in Zambia.
- Swim in the Marble Caves of Patagonia
- See the Great Barrier Reef
- Take a docent tour at an art museum.
- Take a food tour.
Fitness/Health/Hikes/Climbs
- Aerial Silks
- Aqua Cycling
- Kickboxing Class
- Finish Insanity
- Warrior Dash
- Play tennis together
- Fit back in my skinny jeans comfortably
- Hike Macchu Picchu
- Hike on Appalachian Trail
- Hike part of the PCT
- Hike Black Angel Trail, New Hampshire
- Hike Sunshine Coast Trail, Canada
- Hike Caribou Tracks in Gates of the Arctic NP Alaska
- Hike Elephant Canyon in Canyonlands
- Hike Elwodsen Trail in Big Sur
- Hike Grayson Highlands in Virginia
- Hike Grinnell Glacier Overlook Trail in Glacier NP
- Hike Halemau’u Trail in Hawaii
- Hike Kelso Dunes in Mohave National Preserve
- Hike Lassen Peak in Lassen National Park
- Hike Mt Diablo in Mt Diablo State Park California
- Hike Muliwai Trail in Hawaii
- Hike Pilgrim Creek Trail in Wyoming
Education / Career / Finance
Personal Growth / Marriage / Paying it Fwd:
Hobbies + Creativity
Learning / Reading / Writing:
Miscellaneous
Sunday, December 31, 2017
2017: The Year in Review
What a long strange trip it's been!
We travelled to:
Five best movies we saw in the theater:
We travelled to:
- Houston
- San Antonio
- Portland
- San Francisco
- Yosemite National Park
- Muir Woods
- Chicago
- Washington, DC
- Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and Birth of the FBI by David Grann
- Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory
- Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
- Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
- The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Five best movies we saw in the theater:
- Logan Lucky
- Hidden Figures
- Wind River
- Logan
- Wonder Woman
- being a wife and a doggie mommy!
- our vegetable garden
- setting up a craft room
- Paper Source crafting kits
- baking, especially making meringue cupcake frostings and trying my hand at cookie decorating
- playing brain games
- reading
- celebrating our anniversary and receiving the sweetest gift
- seeing the solar eclipse
- The Women's March in January. And all of the phone calls and letters that followed.
- dressing up Zooey and taking her to the Farmer's Market
- decorating for Christmas
- collecting postmarks from places throughout the US
- delving deeper into yoga and dance
- reading in the hammock
- writing to my pen pal
- taking a government course
- seeing government seats flip blue
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)