The Beginning of the Barbie Bucket List

List Begins

In 1974 at the age 16, I dug out my "on-going notepad-diary" and scribbled a frantic list.  I remember the inspiration behind the list.

​Earlier that day I had experienced my first actual HOT AIR BALLOON sighting!  The image of that magical balloon and basket floating over my backyard completely undid me.  If I had been 16 in 2012, I would have been on the internet googling hot air balloons.  I was dizzy with the notion that I had to find a way to go up in a balloon...but how?  For starts, I raced around the house proclaiming to my family,  "Out of all things I want to do in my life...my number 1 ,is to ride in a hot air balloon!!"  This obviously led me to wondering what else should be on my list.

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The List

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​My Barbie Bucket List, couldn't have been more scrambled and complicated, with all the updates and added notes... this is the best I can do to put it in order. 

1- to take a ride in a balloonotba
2- to ride on an elephantelephant
3- to live with an AmishAfamily  
4- to own a mannequinannequin

                
Won't try to explain!
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I never lived with an Amish family and I never tracked down a mannequin.  But I continued to make revisions on my list through the years.

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The list is a mess of additions and changes. The goals are a sort of bizarre mix of thrilling achievements and just plain odd accomplishments...

...to parachute... lose weight... go on an African safari... star in a trapeze act... hop a train... own a monkey... milk a cow... ride a unicycle... And join the Peace Corps.
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Checking off the List
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I'm glad that I accomplished a number of my goals. I'll use some of my old diaries and a few faded photos, to blog about the items on my list that got checked off!

Then, maybe I'll just revisit this crazy list and see if there's anything else I can do! What unexciting thought!