50 things to do before I am 50

1st January, 2012


Inspired by the 2007 Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman film The Bucket List, telling of two pals who flee a cancer ward to make their wishes a reality, I have come up with 50 things to do before I am 50 on 17 February 2012. Starting today, I have just under 50 days to complete the list, all of which are things I have not done before. If I don't complete the list by 17 February, I will nevertheless continue until each goal is achieved.
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Item
Completed
1
Bake a cake
17/02/12
2
Dine at The Ivy
 
3
Dine at The Reform Club
 
4
Dine at Yo! Sushi
03/01/12
5
Donate blood
 
6
Drink a glass of rum
17/02/12
7
Drive a Rolls-Royce
 
8
Fly a kite
 
9
Fly a plane
 
10
Fly first class
 
11
Go abseiling
 
12
Go fishing
 
13
Go ice skating
10/02/12
14
Go kayaking
 
15
Go rock climbing
 
16
Have a facial
 
17
Have a massage
07/02/12
18
Have a singing lesson
 
19
Interview Stephen Fry
 
20
Learn a dance
 
21
Learn to paraglide
 
22
Learn to play poker
20/01/12
23
Learn to play polo
11/05/12
24
Learn to ski
08/02/12
25
Learn to surf
 
26
Meet Dara O’Briain (favourite comedian)
24/03/12
27
Meet Todd White (favourite artist)
22/04/12
28
Play a round of golf
26/02/12
29
Publish an article in the FT
 
30
Read Pride and Prejudice
10/02/12
31
Read The Halo Effect
02/01/12
32
Record a podcast
24/01/12
33
Ride a motorbike
 
34
Run 5K
13/02/12
35
Save a life
 
36
See Warhorse at The National
20/07/12
37
Speak to Dava Sobel (favourite author)
17/02/12
38
Take a balloon ride
 
39
Take a cookery class
 19/03/12
40
Take the Thames Clipper to Greenwich
12/02/12
41
Tour Anfield (home of my favourite football team)
23/02/12
42
Visit the Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition
14/01/12
43
Wake up somewhere special on 17 February 2012
17/02/12
44
Walk across the Clifton Suspension Bridge
22/01/12
45
Watch Star Wars
03/03/12
46
Watch the Godfather Trilogy
08/02/12
47
Watch the Super Bowl live on TV
05/02/12
48
Write a blog
01/01/12
49
Write a poem
08/01/12
50
Write my last will and testament