100 have and have nots

My sister challenged me to do make a list of 100 things I have done and 100 things I haven't done. I challenge you to do the same. I made a surprising discovery. It was much harder for me to make my 100 have not list. I think that makes me an optimist!! I look through the world through the things I have done rather than what I have not. It was certainly a liberating experience. Some are silly, some are dreams, and some are demons!! It was really fun to do and helped me learn about myself. I have arranged the have and have nots separately. I hope you enjoy. Here are the things I have done:

1. Stayed up all night for a Anne of Green Gables movie fest.
2. Graduated with a master’s degree in library science
3. Eaten rattlesnake
4. Run in a race (I was in 6th grade)
5. Snuck into a movie
6. Found the love of my life
7. Been to an American idol concert
8. Been bungee jumping
9. Jumped off a three story roof into a pool
10. Pulled an all nighter studying
11. Had a crush on a celebrity
12. Read Romeo and Juliet
13. Taken ballet in college
14. Had a massage
15. Been to a college football game
16. Seen a rainbow
17. Driven on country roads with the windows down
18. Sung at the top of my lungs
19. Climbed a mountain
20. Eaten raw cookie dough
21. Skipped work to see a movie
22. Ridden in a car trunk
23. Have a Facebook account
24. Taken a bubble bath
25. Driven across the country
26. Lied on my driver’s license about my weight
27. Been skiing in the west
28. Played basketball
29. Had a gym membership
30. Run away from home
31. Broken a window (at BYU they were going to tear down a building and Andy and I both threw rocks at it. It was a huge adrenaline rush for me)
32. Shot a gun (also another adrenaline rush)
33. Jumped out of my skin in a movie theater (I’m a scaredy cat)
34. Seen a bear up close on the road
35. Snorkeled and seen a barracuda
36. Been scuba diving
37. Seen a shark about 20 feet away while snuba diving
38. Watched high school musical by myself
39. Chaperoned a school field trip
40. Had a midnight snack
41. Been surfing
42. Parasailing
43. Forgotten to shave my legs
44. Shopped at Costco
45. Been to the Outer Banks
46. Driven a golf cart
47. Had my ears pierced twice
48. Had mail from foreign countries
49. Sat in a dark room
50. Written poetry
51. Burned myself with a curling iron
52. Gotten mad at a colleague at work
53. Read a map the wrong way
54. gotten out of a speeding ticket b/c cop didn’t show at court
55. eaten popcorn in a movie theater
56. played slot machines
57. cried over a hallmark card
58. pierced my own ear when I was 8 yrs old
59. gone to the bathroom in the woods
60. wished for blue eyes
61. played a full game of monopoly
62. seen a play
63. karaoke
64. spent too much on a gift
65. played golf
66. pushed a teacher to change a grade
67. made a website
68. watched a movie over and over
69. walked out of a movie
70. been too intense with my children
71. picked and eaten shelled crabs
72. laughed uncontrollably
73. had a child in the pediatric intensive care for a month
74. studied Spanish in Mexico
75. hitchhiked
76. driven a car without a license (I was 15 and almost driving)
77. tried to see the best in people
78. caught fireflies
79. had physical therapy
80. wanted to change careers
81. been on a sailboat
82. found money on the ground
83. paid extra on a monthly mortgage payment
84. been to Lake Michigasn
85. told bedtime stories to my children
86. created family scrapbooks
87. been to Disney World and Disney Land
88. regretted my vote for president
89. laughed too hard at a joke
90. kicked my husband awake so he would get the baby
91. been a timer at a swim meet
92. felt beautiful in a dress
93. seen a shooting star
94. visited someone in the hospital
95. built a house
96. played the 6 degrees of separation to Ben Affleck (I have 4 degrees)
97. taken my own cast off (I was 10 and tired of having it on)
98. been on the front page of a newspaper
99. have hit the garage door backing out of it
100. have been afraid of a turtle (happened recently, had a big snapping mouth)


Here are the things I haven't done. Sorry if the wording is sometimes awkward.

1. Had a nut allergy
2. Been to Ground Zero
3. Been to another continent
4. Hired a decorator
5. Have not learned to always be quiet
6. Ridden in a hot air balloon
7. Published an article
8. Been to all 50 states
9. Belly danced
10. Been boxing
11. Been on a blind date
12. Been a flower girl
13. Never had a camera with a really good lens
14. Made chili
15. Played an instrument
16. Won a lottery
17. Played soccer for a team
18. Coached my kids’ team
19. Eaten jalapeño peppers
20. Lived in a foreign country
21. Never driven a race car
22. Never been to a bar mitzvah
23. Never had caviar or escargot
24. Never been to a private island
25. Flown 1st class
26. Painted a picture on canvas
27. Not done yoga
28. Have not learned how to stop and smell the roses
29. Swam with dolphins
30. Been to a professional hockey game
31. Never been a classroom mom
32. Never wanted to pay $4 a gallon for gas
33. Have not been struck by lightning
34. Have not downloaded a podcast
35. Not Been to Rodeo drive
36. Not tried a case in court
37. Have not Run out of gas in my car
38. Driven a car over 100 miles
39. Not been on the Today show
40. Never attended the Olympics
41. Never bought a used car
42. Never sung in the rain
43. Not had to go without food
44. Not been a part of a sorority
45. Not killed a live turkey for Thanksgiving (a friend did this last year, how could they?)
46. Not ridden in a limousine
47. Not lived in a house that has a pool attached
48. Have not owned a boat
49. Have not been to a session of congress
50. Have not cooked dinner for a continuous month (we are bad about eating out)
51. Have not participated in a Miss America contest
52. Taken a train into the city
53. Not had pneumonia
54. Have never had a polka dot bikini
55. Not spooned my husband all night long
56. Not lied to my children to make it easier on myself
57. Not driven by myself to DC without getting lost
58. Not bought a used car
59. Not cut the grass as an adult
60. Not grown a garden
61. Not been to an opera
62. Not had a speeding ticket in 3 years (yeah)
63. Not learned how to tie a bow properly
64. Not swam the English channel
65. Not biked or backpacked through Europe
66. Not seen the Lord of the Rings trilogy
67. Not really started packing for our move (I’m in denial for a lot of reasons)
68. Not been on an African safari
69. Not decided on my vote for the November 2008 election
70. Not won a gold medal
71. Not had a spiritual experience today
72. Not hugged my children enough
73. Not played Bunko in a year
74. Not changed ink for a printer
75. Not changed oil in a car
76. Not learned how to sew
77. Not learned how to make every penny count in my budget
78. Have not followed a budget ever
79. Have not followed my IRA accounts in months
80. Have not seen a car accident as it happened
81. Have not driven in California traffic
82. Have not played lacrosse
83. Have not been a fashion designer
84. Have not been to Niagra Falls (either side)
85. Have not been a school principal
86. Have not had a job in the business world
87. Have not learned the periodic table by heart
88. Have not learned the art of saying no very well
89. Have not kept every promise I’ve ever made
90. Have not found anyone I think is better looking than my husband
91. Have not learned how to pack a car well for a trip
92. Have not ever been able to give up chocolate for a year (wanted too, but I am too impulsive)
93. Have not been able to fit into my wedding dress in years
94. Have not had braces ever
95. Have not written a children’s book
96. Have not been on a cruise
97. Have not played on a Nintendo Gamecube ever
98. Have not taken a bubble bath in ages
99. Have not ever had a leadership position in my church
100. Have no idea why this is formatted thi s way.