6th November 2016


33. Attend an awesome concert


Looking back now, there's so many amazing gigs I remember going to. But the first awesome concert I went to after this bucket list was created had to be Catfish and the Bottlemen at the Bournemouth O2.
Now, I had seen Catfish before and they were bloody brilliant, so of course I wanted to see them again. I got a standing ticket and got as close as I could to the front. I was to the side but still in the mosh pit. They played all my favourite songs and I managed to get a load of photos and videos.

You know that feeling you get when you're standing with strangers but you're dancing together and you all have something in common. That adrenaline when the band stops but the audience keeps singing and you don't feel alone.

You can feel the bass in your chest and the ground shaking and you'll probably never see these people in the crowd again, but you forget that and sing until you loose your voice.

People are sat on other's shoulders with their hands in the air. Personal space is forgotten but it doesn't matter because you're seeing a good band and you're reminded that this is what it feels like to be alive.

And if you've never felt this feeling before, I hope you will; because there is nothing like it. You can feel it more than once and it won't ever get old. I think we need to feel this every once in a while.

There was and will be many concerts after this one. I will see Catfish again.

Thanks,

Amy.

9/10th August 2016


12. Go to Disneyland, California



Words cannot even begin to describe how happy I was. Disney has played a very big part in my life. Ever since I was little I can remember watching old Disney videotapes and learning important life lessons as well as enjoying the magical worlds I could escape to. 
I vaguely remember going to Disneyland Paris when I was 7, but I can only remember being absolutely knackered when having to walk a few miles down the stretch of hotels as ours was the one on the end. Sadly, I have no other memories of the park, the rides or characters...

Which is why I was so thrilled when I found out I would be going on a 3 week road trip around California with my parents. They surprised me and said that we would be spending 2 days in Disney at the very end. 
I almost cried. 
I remember walking into the park and feeling years worth of nostalgia and excitement building up ready to explode! 


After 2 very short days of rides, Disney characters, food and magic, I had to say a temporary goodbye to the place I had wanted to go for so many years. I knew I wouldn't be able to afford another trip to Disney for a long time, and it was very sad to remember that as I got on the bus back to our hotel; but I know that I will never forget the happy tears I cried in that park. 

Thinking back now as I write this post, almost a year after I was there, I can still feel the happiness that I felt then. It's such an amazing place where everyone was so nice.

I think my favourite ride had to be either California Screamin' or Space Mountain. I had watched videos on what the roller coasters were like because I usually get quite nervous before going on an unfamiliar ride. However, when I sat down on Screamin', I had no idea how fast this ride actually was. It wasn't even the first huge drop that scared me the most, it was the speed building up to it.
There were so many things I wanted to do, but I didn't even manage to do half of them! This motivates me even more to start saving so I can go again  to do everything. It will take time and effort (student discounts always manage to persuade me to spend money) but I know that I will be back at that park soon.

This has been the best holiday I've had so far.
And it won't be the last.

Thanks,

Amy.


Hello!

This is my bucket list, which has 100+ things I would like to do before I die. I believe that I can do everything on it, even if it takes years. This list is very personal to me, but I would like to share my adventures with the world, so hopefully you will be inspired to create your own bucket list!

I know, this list is very long and will continue to be updated!

If I have completed a goal, I will cross it out and provide a link to another post, which gives a story on my experience. I will also have done some of these things before, but I wrote them down anyway because I wanted to do them after my list was made, so I can record my experiences.


  1. Carve my name into a tree
  2. Do a 365 day photo challenge
  3. Re-create the 'tunnel scene' from Perks
  4. Have a huge water fight
  5. Eat a whole roll of Hubba Bubba  *Never again
  6. Make a dreamcatcher
  7. Live in Brighton
  8. Go to Disneyland, California
  9. Get married
  10. Go clubbing
  11. Own a Polaroid camera
  12. Prom
  13. Road trip with friends
  14. Go to Tokyo
  15. Watch a meteor shower
  16. Kiss someone at 12 am new years
  17. Ride in a limo
  18. Go to the Maldives
  19. Finish my art journal
  20. Go on a roller coaster
  21. Go to a music festival
  22. Attend an awesome concert
  23. Release paper lanterns
  24. Climb a tree
  25. Hug a Disney Character 
  26. See Dodie live
  27. Be a maid of honour
  28. Get a tattoo
  29. Go to a midnight movie premier
  30. Sleep under the stars
  31. Buy a ton of disposable cameras
  32. Watch a sunset
  33. Watch a sunrise
  34. Wish on a shooting star
  35. Take pictures in a photo booth
  36. Get a record player
  37. Have my own hotel room
  38. Have someone paint a portrait of me
  39. Visit the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam
  40. Watch all the Harry Potter movies in one go
  41. Explore a new town/city
  42. Go to a drive-in movie
  43. Watch fireworks
  44. Make bread
  45. Go for a long bike ride
  46. Meet a celebrity
  47. Grow hair to lower hips
  48. See the Northern lights
  49. Write a letter and open it in one year
  50. Go to all the Disney parks
  51. Do a photo shoot for fun
  52. Learn to drive
  53. Finish college
  54. Go to a protest
  55. Go to Brighton Pride
  56. Hug a Redwood tree
  57. See a whale
  58. Have a pen pal
  59. Go to see a ballet
  60. Have my palm read
  61. Go to a medium
  62. Go on a cruise
  63. Stay in a 5 star hotel
  64. See a West End musical
  65. Float in the Dead Sea
  66. Go to Mardi Gras
  67. Go to Reading Festival
  68. Go to Glastonbury Festival
  69. Save up for 4 months
  70. Start making art for fun
  71. Take photos with film
  72. Go paragliding
  73. Try surfing
  74. Henna
  75. Stand under a waterfall
  76. Go to a wax museum
  77. Own 10+ plants at one time
  78. Spend a weekend in Brighton
  79. Go to D23 expo
  80. Visit a natural hot springs
  81. Go to Italy
  82. Buy some crystals
  83. Go to a cat cafe
  84. Ride a zip line 
  85. Jump off a cliff into the sea
  86. Stay at a Vegas hotel on the strip
  87. Attend the Holi Festival
  88. Take part in a huge food fight
  89. Have a crepe from Harajuku
  90. Go to a glowworm cave
  91. Own a dog
  92. Fly first class
  93. Watch the Cornetto Trilogy in one go
  94. Try frozen yogurt
  95. See Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' in real life
  96. Make a playlist every month for a year
  97. Volunteer at an animal shelter
  98. Watch all the Disney classics
  99. Learn 200 songs on the ukulele
  100. Attend Pride in another Country
  101. Attend La Tomatina in Spain
  102. Go to Yosemite
  103. See the Great Barrier Reef in Australia 
  104. Go to Blue Lagoon in Iceland
  105. Go to Universal
  106. Go to Hollywood
  107. Become a 'Dancing Queen' (17)
  108. Turn 18
  109. Get braces taken off
  110. Put a nice note in a library book
  111. See Ed Sheeran live
  112. Go to comic con
  113. Visit ancient ruins
  114. Take 100 Polaroids
  115. Sun tan tattoo
  116. Write a song (that I actually like)
  117. Drink 5 different types of tea
  118. Go to a really old bookshop
  119. Go for a late night drive
  120. Finish a TV show
  121. Buy some really expensive makeup
  122. Go to Greece
  123. Go camping with friends
  124. Have a campfire on the beach
  125. Go to a black sand beach
  126. See Wicked live
  127. See Les Miserable live
  128. See Anastasia live
  129. Have a white Christmas
  130. Go to a spiritual retreat
  131. Take my parents for a meal
  132. Visit a ghost town
  133. Make a snowman
  134. Go to a salt flat
  135. Visit Moraine Lake
  136. Sing to an audience
  137. Go to university
  138. Move out