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January 2 - Bucket List

Bucket lists are weird.

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Bridget Phetasy
Jan 02, 2023
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Do you have a bucket list? If so, what’s on it? If not, write one now or write about why you don’t have one.

Bucket lists are weird. When did the concept of the “bucket list appear”? It feels very Boomer culture. I don’t have a formal bucket list per se, not one that is written down anywhere at least. I’ve done so much more than I could have ever imagined I would—I almost think I fear writing a bucket list would jinx me or something. I have a hard time expressing my wants to the universe—it’s feels ungrateful or presumptuous. I’ve already been given an extraordinary amount and truly gorged myself at the buffet of life. But since this is the assignment—here goes:

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