In my first 50 years, I have:-
1. Fallen in love
2. Had three beautiful babies
3. Been blessed with good friends
4. Become best friends with my sister
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Been head-butted by a pupil
7. Walked up a volcano
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a snake
10. Been loved by three cats - and a long time ago by three dogs
11. Sailed a boat
12. Visited a haunted beach
13. Watched a lightning storm
14. Finished an embroidery
15. Walked among the stones at Stonehenge
16. Had food poisoning
17. Looked out from the crown of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown my own herbs
19. Seen the Mona Lisa
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Stood at the top of the Twin Towers in New York
23. Walked a long distance route
24. Built a snowman
25. Fed a koala
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Watched my children trying to catch fireflies in Central Park
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Swum in the Caribbean
30. Watched a sunset
31. Seen lots of Puffins (Sumburgh Head, Shetland)
32. Visited a war grave in France (Great Uncle Hugh)
33. Sailed up to Niagara Falls and got very wet
34. Walked around Skara Brae in the dark
35. Been to the Kennedy Space Centre
36. Walked over the Sydney Harbour Bridge
37. Been on a roller coaster
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa
39. Gone rock climbing (indoors)
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Swum under a waterfall
43. Seen black bears in the wild
44. Been to a concert at the Sydney Opera House
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported to hospital in an ambulance
47. Sat on the eye of the White Horse of Uffington
48. Gone whale watching
49. Admired the roof of the Sistine Chapel
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef
52. Kissed in the sea
53. Built a sand castle
54. Gone to a concert in a meadow
55. Watched Shakespeare in a park
56. Taken my children to Disney World and watched their delight when they met Mickey.
57. Held someone's hand as they died
58. Taken a cookery class
59. Skied on a glacier
60. Had stitches (14 in total)
61. Been given a Valentine's card by a stranger
62. Visited Pompeii
63. Been given flowers by my husband
64. Donated blood
65. Eaten dinner at the top of the CN Tower
66. Swam in a Roman Baths
67. Swam in Hot springs in Canada
68. Eaten a fondue in France
69. Been born in a castle
70. Been in the outdoor hot tub at Gleneagles in the rain
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Walked the Boston Freedom Trail
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Seen a crocodile in the wild
75. Found a job that I love
76. Had tea in Buckingham Palace
77. Broken my leg
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen a kangaroo in the wild
80. Walked the West Westray Walk
81. Visited the Colosseum
82. Island hopped in the Outer Hebrides
83. Recovered from a breakdown
84. Had my picture in the newspaper
85. Windsurfed in Greece
86. Cycled on Barra
87. Gone gorge walking
88. Loved and lost both of my parents
89. Abseiled off a bridge
90. Drunk chianti in Tuscany with great friends
91. Met (and spoken to) someone famous (George Best, Lord Mountbatten)
92. Joined a book club
93. Flown on the shortest scheduled flight in the world
94. Slept in a tent
95. Drank Cognac in Cognac
96. Paddled in the Pacific Ocean
97. Seen horses in a swimming pool
98. Got myself a degree and two diplomas
99. Been stung by a wasp
100. Been to an air show
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