Gail Patterson's list

Things to do	Complete by	Time to complete
Have an aromatherapy massage	12th Dec 2011	Target date passed
Make a will	29th Dec 2011	Target date passed
Have a pedicure	3rd Mar 2012	Target date passed
Try coloured contacts	13th Oct 2012	Target date passed
Visit Stonehenge	13th Oct 2013	4 months, 22 days
See the Eiffel Tower	13th Oct 2013	4 months, 22 days
See the Victoria Falls	13th Oct 2013	4 months, 22 days
Give an abandoned pet a permanent home	13th Oct 2013	4 months, 22 days
Decide on a career and work towards it	13th Oct 2013	4 months, 22 days
Try paintballing	13th Oct 2013	4 months, 22 days
Try water skiing	13th Oct 2013	4 months, 22 days
Fly in a helicopter	13th Oct 2013	4 months, 22 days
Go on a detoxing weekend	13th Oct 2013	4 months, 22 days
Have a beauty makeover	13th Oct 2013	4 months, 22 days
Visit Moscow	13th Oct 2013	4 months, 22 days
Visit Ireland	13th Oct 2013	4 months, 22 days
Visit Dublin	13th Oct 2013	4 months, 22 days
Be an extra in a film	13th Oct 2013	4 months, 22 days
Visit Florida	13th Oct 2013	4 months, 22 days
Visit Iceland	13th Oct 2013	4 months, 22 days
Visit Turkey	13th Oct 2013	4 months, 22 days
9) Visit Paris	13th Oct 2013	4 months, 22 days
Swim with dolphins	13th Oct 2014	1 year, 4 months
Learn to touch type	13th Oct 2014	1 year, 4 months
Play a table game in a casino	13th Oct 2014	1 year, 4 months
Visit Austria	13th Oct 2014	1 year, 4 months
Go to the "La Tomatina" Tomato Fight in Spain!	26th Aug 2015	2 years, 3 months
Go to another country for New Years Eve	13th Oct 2015	2 years, 4 months
34) Do a parachute jump	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
47) See the northern lights	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Visit the Acropolis and Parthenon in Athens	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
See the Niagara Falls	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Be a better listener	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Visit India	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Try archery	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Try bungee jumping	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Try clay pidgeon shooting	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Try skiing	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Try snowboarding	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Have a day at the races	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Have a relaxing weekend away in a castle/chateaux	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Learn about other religions	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Travel 1st class on the train	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Visit Seychelles	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Visit Kenya	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Visit Russia	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Visit St. Petersburg	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Learn sign language	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Visit Nepal	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Visit Finland	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Visit Toronto	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Visit Agra	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Visit Petra	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Visit Masai Mara in Kenya	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Visit Ecuador	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Visit Indonesia	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Visit Namibia	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Visit Morocco	13th Oct 2016	3 years, 4 months
Try dog sledding	13th Oct 2017	4 years, 4 months
Eat everything on BBCs 50 things to eat before you die!	13th Oct 2017	4 years, 4 months
Visit La Digue in the Seychelles	13th Oct 2017	4 years, 4 months
See the Angel Falls	13th Oct 2017	4 years, 4 months
Visit Cambridge	1st Oct 2019	6 years, 4 months
Visit South Dakota	13th Oct 2019	6 years, 4 months
Visit Zimbabwe	13th Oct 2019	6 years, 4 months
Visit Luxor	13th Oct 2019	6 years, 4 months
Visit Abu Simbel	13th Oct 2019	6 years, 4 months
Visit Barcelona	13th Oct 2019	6 years, 4 months
Visit United Arab Emirates	13th Oct 2019	6 years, 4 months
12) Test drive a Ferrari	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
21) Have a food fight	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Go on safari	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Find a job you love	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Hire a classic car	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Protest against something you care about	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Travel 1st class on a plane	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit Madagascar	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit Mauritius	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit Copenhagen	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit South America	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit Buffalo	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit the Canadian Rockies	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit the Himalayas	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit Tanzania	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit Congo	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit Argentina	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit Belize	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit Bolivia	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit Cayman Islands	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit Chile	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit Costa Rica	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit Cuba	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit Honduras	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit Peru	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
29) Christmas in New York	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit Albury	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit Ballarat	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit Bendigo	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit Gosford	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit Maitland	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit Newcastle	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit Rockingham	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit Toowoomba	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit Wollongong	13th Oct 2021	8 years, 4 months
Visit Rio de Janeiro	13th Oct 2022	9 years, 4 months
Visit Puerto Rico	13th Oct 2022	9 years, 4 months
Visit Uruguay	13th Oct 2022	9 years, 4 months
Visit Panama	13th Oct 2023	10 years, 4 months
Visit Paraguay	13th Oct 2023	10 years, 4 months
Visit Bahamas	13th Oct 2024	11 years, 4 months
Visit Nicaragua	13th Oct 2024	11 years, 4 months
See the Iguassu Falls	13th Oct 2025	12 years, 4 months
Visit Jordan	13th Oct 2025	12 years, 4 months
Visit the Taj Mahal	13th Oct 2026	13 years, 4 months
Attend the Rio carnival	13th Oct 2026	13 years, 4 months
See the Statue of Cristo Redentor	13th Oct 2026	13 years, 4 months
Travel on the Orient Express	13th Oct 2026	13 years, 4 months
Learn a new language	13th Oct 2026	13 years, 4 months
Go to lapland	13th Oct 2026	13 years, 4 months
Visit Jamaica	13th Oct 2026	13 years, 4 months
Visit Antarctica	13th Oct 2026	13 years, 4 months
Visit Japan	13th Oct 2026	13 years, 4 months
Visit Mt. Rushmore	13th Oct 2026	13 years, 4 months
Go on TV/be in a live studio audience	13th Oct 2026	13 years, 4 months
Visit the Golden Temple in India	13th Oct 2026	13 years, 4 months
See the Victoria Falls	13th Oct 2026	13 years, 4 months
Visit Barcelona	13th Oct 2026	13 years, 4 months
Visit Dubai	13th Oct 2026	13 years, 4 months
Visit Sri Lanka	13th Oct 2026	13 years, 4 months
Visit Zermatt in Switzerland	13th Oct 2026	13 years, 4 months
Visit Venezuela	13th Oct 2026	13 years, 4 months
Visit Amritsar	13th Oct 2026	13 years, 4 months
Visit Acapulco	13th Oct 2026	13 years, 4 months
Visit Philippines	13th Oct 2026	13 years, 4 months
Visit Maldives	13th Oct 2028	15 years, 4 months
45) Visit Machu Picchu	13th Oct 2031	18 years, 4 months
Float in the Dead Sea	13th Oct 2031	18 years, 4 months
Learn to play an instrument	13th Oct 2031	18 years, 4 months
Visit Barbados	13th Oct 2031	18 years, 4 months
Visit Brazil	13th Oct 2031	18 years, 4 months
Visit All 50 States in the USA	13th Oct 2031	18 years, 4 months
Visit the Galapagos Islands	13th Oct 2031	18 years, 4 months
Go to each of the continents	13th Oct 2031	18 years, 4 months
Drive across the USA	13th Oct 2031	18 years, 4 months
Spend Christmas on the Beach	13th Oct 2031	18 years, 4 months
Go everywhere on BBCs 50 places to see before you die!	13th Oct 2031	18 years, 4 months
Visit Alaska	13th Oct 2031	18 years, 4 months
Visit French Polynesia	13th Oct 2031	18 years, 4 months
Visit Taiwan	13th Oct 2036	23 years, 4 months
Visit South Korea	13th Oct 2038	25 years, 4 months
Visit Botswana	13th Oct 2041	28 years, 4 months
Visit Mongolia	13th Oct 2041	28 years, 4 months
Visit Myanmar	13th Oct 2041	28 years, 4 months
1) Watch the sun set and rise		Completed
4) Scuba-dive		Completed
7) Ride a rollercoaster		Completed
8) Quit your job		Completed
11) Tell someone you love them		Completed
15) Go to the theatre		Completed
16) Learn to swim		Completed
20) Go to a concert		Completed
23) Watch a cinema classic		Completed
26) Give to charity		Completed
28) Phone in work sick and relax		Completed
30) Go horse riding		Completed
31) Go to a sporting event		Completed
35) Sleep under the stars		Completed
36) Visit the pyramids		Completed
38) Learn something new		Completed
41) Sample foreign food		Completed
42) Go whale watching		Completed
43) Cook something		Completed
44) Get tipsy with good company		Completed
49) Visit a museum		Completed
33) Surprise someone		Completed
Visit Venice		Completed
Visit the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge		Completed
Visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa		Completed
Visit the Great Barrier Reef		Completed
Drive along Route 66, USA		Completed
Go on a road trip		Completed
See the ruins of Pompeii		Completed
Visit Fiji Islands		Completed
Visit Australia		Completed
Get married		Completed
Give blood		Completed
Graduate from university		Completed
Plant a tree		Completed
Watch a solar eclipse		Completed
Take a trip to the zoo		Completed
Swim in the sea		Completed
Finish school		Completed
Create a curriculum vitae		Completed
Sing to a live audience		Completed
40) Have a fun bet		Completed
Get a Driving licence		Completed
Visit Cape Town		Completed
Visit Laos		Completed
Visit Cambodia		Completed
Visit Singapore		Completed
Visit Vietnam		Completed
Visit China		Completed
Visit Thailand		Completed
Visit Los Angeles		Completed
Visit San Francisco		Completed
Visit San Diego		Completed
Visit Hawaii		Completed
Visit Utah		Completed
Visit Washington		Completed
Visit New York		Completed
Visit Las Vegas		Completed
Visit Maine		Completed
25) Take a hot-air balloon ride		Completed
Dance		Completed
Go sledding		Completed
Sail in a submarine		Completed
Shoot a gun on a shooting range		Completed
Try kayaking		Completed
Try snorkelling		Completed
Try surfing		Completed
Try ten pin bowling		Completed
Learn to drive		Completed
Fly in a plane		Completed
Go off-roading		Completed
Go to an airshow		Completed
Learn to ride a bicycle		Completed
Try wine tasting		Completed
Model Clothes on a Catwalk		Completed
See a Broadway Show		Completed
Ride an elephant		Completed
Ride a Camel		Completed
Take a dancing lesson		Completed
Take singing lessons		Completed
19) Have a favourite joke		Completed
Have a candlelit bath		Completed
Have a makeup consultation		Completed
Spend time gardening		Completed
Buy low and sell high in auctions		Completed
Compare prices before buying online		Completed
Own your own home		Completed
Visit Pompeii		Completed
Visit Rome		Completed
Visit Italy		Completed
Visit Napoli		Completed
Visit Florence		Completed
Visit Pisa		Completed
Visit Egypt		Completed
Visit Cairo		Completed
Visit Tunisia		Completed
Visit South Africa		Completed
Visit Canada		Completed
Visit United States		Completed
Visit California		Completed
Visit Anaheim		Completed
Visit Oakland		Completed
Visit Sacramento		Completed
Visit San Jose		Completed
Visit Colorado		Completed
Visit Boston		Completed
Visit Massachusetts		Completed
Visit New Hampshire		Completed
Visit Vermont		Completed
Visit Phoenix		Completed
Visit Arizona		Completed
Visit New Haven		Completed
Visit Connecticut		Completed
Visit Newark		Completed
Visit New Jersey		Completed
Visit Rhode Island		Completed
Visit Pennsylvania		Completed
Visit Bangor		Completed
Visit Portland		Completed
Visit New Mexico		Completed
Visit New Zealand		Completed
Visit Auckland		Completed
Visit Wellington		Completed
Visit Christchurch		Completed
Visit Rotorua		Completed
Visit Dunedin		Completed
Visit Lower Hutt		Completed
Visit Palmerston North		Completed
Visit Suva		Completed
Visit Adelaide		Completed
Visit Brisbane		Completed
Visit Geelong		Completed
Visit Launceston		Completed
Visit Sunshine Coast		Completed
Visit Cairns		Completed
Visit Gold Coast		Completed
Visit Sydney		Completed
Visit Mackay		Completed
Visit Canberra		Completed
Visit Rockhampton		Completed
Visit Darwin		Completed
Visit Hobart		Completed
Visit Melbourne		Completed
Visit Townsville		Completed
Visit York		Completed
Visit London		Completed
Visit Vatican City		Completed
Visit Belgium		Completed
Visit Bruges		Completed
Visit Brussels		Completed
Visit Ghent		Completed
Visit Phnom Penh		Completed
Visit Siem Reap		Completed
Visit Malaysia		Completed
Visit Ipoh		Completed
Visit Sandakan		Completed
Visit Kuala Lumpur		Completed
Visit Taiping		Completed
Visit Kota Kinabalu		Completed
Visit Johor Baharu		Completed
Visit Singapore City		Completed
Visit Chengdu		Completed
Visit Shanghai		Completed
Visit Beijing		Completed
Visit Suzhou		Completed
Visit Shenzhen		Completed
Visit Wuhan		Completed
Visit Luang Prabang		Completed
Visit Vientiane		Completed
Visit Bangkok		Completed
Visit Chiang Mai		Completed
Visit Hong Kong SAR		Completed
Visit Kowloon		Completed
Visit Sha Tin		Completed
Visit Hué		Completed
Visit Hanoi		Completed
Visit Ho Chi Minh City		Completed
Visit Da Nang		Completed
Visit Sian		Completed
Visit Santa Cruz de Tenerife		Completed
Visit Palma de Mallorca		Completed
Visit Málaga		Completed
Visit Crete		Completed
Visit Rhodes		Completed
Visit Emmen		Completed
Visit Rotterdam		Completed
Visit Amsterdam		Completed
Visit Saint-Pierre		Completed
Visit Calais		Completed
Visit Germany		Completed
Fly Around the World		Completed
Build a Snowman		Completed
Spend a whole day in bed		Completed
Rent a convertible car		Completed
Get a famous persons autograph		Completed
Be in a Newspaper		Completed
Dye hair blue		Completed
Give your time to help a charity		Completed
Have a Portrait Drawn		Completed
Go on a Holiday in a Caravan		Completed
Crash a Car		Completed
Ride a Camel on the Sahara Desert		Completed
Work as a Holiday Rep		Completed
Work as a Blue Coat		Completed
Work as a Teacher		Completed
Work as a Research Assistant		Completed
Speak at an International Conference		Completed
Be a Bridesmaid		Completed
Work Abroad		Completed
Spend one evening a week without watching TV or using a PC		Completed
14) Find an old school friend		Completed
Rent a very cool car in Hawaii		Completed
Go on holiday with friends		Completed
Go on a Cruise		Completed
18) Take a last minute city break		Completed
Visit Tijuana		Completed
Visit Mexico		Completed
Be a Club Singer		Completed
Be a Seventies Dancer in a Nightclub		Completed
Get into University		Completed
Go Travelling		Completed
Finish College		Completed
10) Take photos of your family and friends		Completed
Ride on a Jet Ski		Completed
Watch a lunar eclipse		Completed
13) Read a classic novel		Completed
Stay in bed all day with my Husband!!!		Completed
Watch all 3 Lord of the Rings in One Day		Completed
Dance on a Bar!		Completed
Go to an IMAX theatre		Completed
Cruise through Milford Sound, New Zealand		Completed
Get lost in a maze!		Completed
Stroke a Tiger		Completed
Stroke a Cheetah		Completed
Jump off the top of a Waterfall		Completed
See an active volcano		Completed
Swim in a waterfall-fed pool		Completed
Drive on the other side of the road		Completed
Watch a Tasmanian Devil feeding		Completed
See the Statue of Liberty		Completed
Ride a Sydney harbour ferry		Completed
Cuddle a baby kangaroo		Completed
Sleep underground		Completed
Hike Uluru, Olgas & Kings Canyon		Completed
Go Sailing on the Whitsunday Islands		Completed
4WD on Fraser Island		Completed
Drive the Great Ocean Road		Completed
Take a winery tour		Completed
Snorkel and Scuba Dive on the Great Barrier Reef		Completed
Walk on a glacier		Completed
Go Parasailing in Egypt		Completed
Bamboo raft down a river		Completed
Sleep under the stars in a swag in outback Australia		Completed
Go to Alcatraz		Completed
See the Sistine Chapel		Completed
Learn to play Texas Hold 'Em Poker		Completed
Ride in a limo		Completed
Go sight-seeing on a double decker in London		Completed
Go to Angkor Wat in Cambodia		Completed
Ride a cable car in San Francisco		Completed
Get a First Class Honours in at least one module at University!		Completed
Get a First Class Honours at University!		Completed
Make my mother cry in happiness		Completed
Connect with my inlaws!		Completed
Throw a glass of water at someone! Just for the fun of it!		Completed
Work as a Library Assistant		Completed
Visit Asia		Completed
Visit North America		Completed
Visit Europe		Completed
Visit Africa		Completed
Visit Oceania		Completed
Pay off overdraft		Completed
Save money by paying bills by direct debit		Completed
Visit the Grand Canyon		Completed
Visit South Island (New Zealand)		Completed
Visit Uluru		Completed
Visit and Walk on the Great Wall of China		Completed
Visit Yosemite National Park		Completed
Visit the Museum of Qin Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses		Completed
27) Climb a mountain		Completed
Hike through the Arches National Park, Moab USA		Completed
Drive the Californian Surf, Big Sur, USA		Completed
Cycle through China and Rice Paddies		Completed
Go to a Wedding in a different country		Completed
Ride in a Gondola in Italy		Completed
Visit Nevada		Completed
Visit Henderson		Completed
Visit North Las Vegas		Completed
Visit Nelson		Completed
Go for a picnic in a secluded spot		Completed
17) Go outside and lie on the grass		Completed
32) Take a walk in the rain		Completed
5) Grow something		Completed
Visit the Coliseum in Rome		Completed
Go Canoeing		Completed
Watch a Shakespeare Play		Completed
39) Ask a stranger for a date		Completed
48) Serenade someone		Completed
Have a child call me Mrs Patterson!		Completed
Visit Sheffield		Completed
Visit Leeds		Completed
Visit Kingston upon Hull		Completed
Visit Bradford		Completed
Visit Yorkshire and Humber		Completed
Become an Aunt		Completed
Visit Scotland		Completed
Visit Edinburgh		Completed
Visit Chichen Itza in Mexico		Completed
Go and see an Opera		Completed
Visit Vancouver		Completed
Live Abroad		Completed
24) Be creative		Completed
Lose weight		Completed
Be more self-confident		Completed
Contact an old friend		Completed
Find your soul mate		Completed
Visit Abbotsford		Completed
Visit Chilliwack		Completed
Visit Washington		Completed
Visit Seattle		Completed
Visit Olympia		Completed
Become a God Parent		Completed
Go on a Hen Weekend!		Completed
Go on a Hen Weekend Abroad!		Completed
Visit Spain		Completed
Visit Madrid		Completed
37) Know your neighbours		Completed
Go on a Cake Decorating Course		Completed
Conceive a Child!		Completed
Go to the Edinburgh Festival		Completed
Go to an open air concert		Completed
Go to a Classical Music Concert		Completed
Do something for the greater good		Completed
6) Become a parent		Completed
Visit Czech Republic		Completed
Visit Prague		Completed
Visit Victoria		Completed
Visit Portugal		Completed
Visit Sevilla		Completed
Visit France		Completed
3) Go naked		Completed
22) Treat yourself to a health spa		Completed
2) Pass on a nugget of knowledge		Completed
Visit Perth		Completed
Make a scrapbook		Completed
Have a foot massage		Completed
Have a full body massage from a professional		Completed
46) See what's happening in your community		Completed
50) Be happy		Completed
Start a savings account for a young relative		Completed
Help someone else to learn		Completed
Take part in a marathon		Completed
Go on a city shopping break		Completed
Carve a Pumpkin for Halloween		Completed
Have a professional facial		Completed
Have a manicure		Completed
Visit Croatia		Completed
Visit Dubrovnik		Completed
Visit Montenegro		Completed

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