I've always thought that bucket lists were kind of morbid. As in,
"Hey! I'm going to die someday. Here are all the things I want to do before then. It doesn't matter if I don't get them done, though, because I'll be dead anyway."
I don't know... it just seems strange to me.
A summer bucket list, though? That's something I can get behind!
As a teacher, I think I'm supposed to relax and recharge for the whole summer. But, seriously, I get bored so easily that there's no way that could happen! Especially this summer, with starting my blog (did you know I started a blog recently?), finishing up grad school, teaching summer school, trying my hand
literally
(hahahahaha)
at calligraphy, learning how to write grants... I'm a busy girl!
When my summer was just beginning, I made a list of all the things I wanted and needed to accomplish before school started again in August. My list was-
- Write a grant.
Start a blog.- Gain 25 new blog followers.
- Surpass 500 Instagram followers.
- Reread the Harry Potter series.
- Earn $150 with Opinion Outpost (a survey site that pays well for your time... check it out!)
- Finish grad school.
Of course, some things are out of my hands. I can't make 500 people follow me on Instagram or make 25 people want to read my blog. I can't make Opinion Outpost offer me $150 in surveys over a 3-month time.
I've found, though, that if I set lofty goals for myself, I'm much more likely to strive to reach it! And I'm checking several things off the bucket list I never even knew I had, like...
- seeing Koo Koo Kanga Roo in concert
- going to see Chris Colfer on his book tour
- attending an education conference to see and hear Ron Clark and Ashley Schroeder speak
- learning modern calligraphy
I mean... could this summer get any better?!
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