Being the a place for everything and everything in its place kind of man who I am, I have taken on the task of revamping my Not-So-Bucket-List list. I did this mainly because I was getting tired of searching for things in the ever-growing list. I also didn’t like the aesthetics of such a massive list where some items were crossed off, and some were not.
I like clean lists.
I like organization.
My Not-So-Bucket-List had neither of those characteristics.
To deal with these issues I decided to take action. I poured myself a large cup of coffee, grabbed a snack, put on some writing tunes, and set myself to task – clean up, clear out, organize, overhaul, and improve my existing Not-So-Bucket-List list. And that dear readers is why I present to you my New And Improved Not So Bucket List list. You can find it up there in the menu bar labelled NAI-NSBL. The NAI stands for New And Improved.
But what’s so new and improved about it? you’re probably wondering.
Well, first off the list is now categorized. You’ll be able to find items classified under one of the following categories: Academic, Adventure, Culinary, Culture, Exercise, Finances, House, Other, Reading, and Travel. Second, the categories are also alphabetized1. Crazy, right?
To avoid the New Coke vs. Old Coke type of mass hysteria the old list will live on here, but it will no longer be updated. Further, in order to keep things spic-and-span, I’ll be moving all of the things I manage to do to another list known as my Not So Bucket List Been There Done That (NSBL-BTDT). In this way, I’ll be able to easily figure out month-over-month and year-over-year statistics. Yes, I am that nerdy.
For those with a keen eye, you’ll also noticed that some of the incomplete items on the original list have not made it onto the new list. Some have been removed because I was advised by my good friend and chiropractor Dr. Mark that they were really bad for my back2, while others were removed because the danger factor was deemed to be far too high3. I’m sure my mom will be relieved to read that.
As always, if you have any crazy ideas of items I should add to my list please pass them along. I’m always open to new and crazy adventures.
1 Because 4 out of 5 Scienticians suggest that alphabetized categories are about 315% better than non-alphabetized lists.
2 I’m specifically referring to all of the sit-up challenges I had on my list.
3 Base-jumping, how I wish you weren’t so deadly. And honestly, the only reason this is really off my list is that the time commitment required to get to the point where I could base-jump is far outside of the time I’d actually have available to do it. I think. I may re-evaluate this at a later date.
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consumedbywanderlust 
You totally did exactly what I’ve been meaning to do this break! I’m about to revamp my list, filled with further categorizations of the items (I sort of did it already…). I can’t wait to update it…. 🙂
Ya, I may have to review your list to pilfer some ideas. My list is dangerously low on ideas. LOL.
Oh, and I’m happy to see that base-jumping has been removed from you list. Keeping your life is a good choice… it allows you to do more non-death adventures!
True story. Granted, I haven’t completely removed it from my mind. If I suddenly come down with a terminal disease with no chance of survival, maybe I’ll attempt it then. Ha! That’s not morbid at all.