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My Bucket List

Hello friends,

Every so often I will see something or do something and the phrase escapes from me 'that's on my bucket list' but I have never actually sat and written my list down so here we go! For those wondering what a bucket list is, it is a list of things you really want to do or achieve in your life - not the normal everyday things like get a job or get married, but things a little different.

Kirsty's bucket list:

1. Go on a hot air balloon ride - tick, I achieved this on my recent holiday to Morocco, it was awesome!
2. Visit all of the continents (apart from Antarctica, it's a bit cold for my liking) - I have visited North America, Asia, Africa and I live in Europe so that leaves South America and Australia. I better start planning some holidays!
3. Own a horse - horses were a big part of my teenage years, and I would love this to be a reality one day.
4. Attend a professional baking course - not fussed in what area, but I would like to be able to say I have been expertly trained ;)
5. Live in another country - this is a brave one for me. I am quite shy and a little nervous when I don't know how things work but I think the experience would be amazing even if I only managed a few months.
6. See giraffes in the wild.
7. Go to a Robbie Williams concert - tick, I saw him at Wembley two years ago and it was the best show ever (this was one of the first bucket list items I had from when he went solo from Take That!)
8. See the Cirque Du Solei perform
9. Travel route 66 in America, preferably in a big American convertible.
10. Go to both the Brazilian and Canadian Grand Prix - I'm an F1 geek and these are my two fave tracks!


This is just the first ten that popped into my head, this list will change and grow as I experience more and learn more, but for now this is it. 

I love a good list, and it is quite therapeutic to do this - give it a go and see what comes up on yours!

This is my 'I'm in a hot air balloon' smile!
(We got up at 5am in the morning to do this so a little tired!)



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