Introduction

Life is truly a gift. It’s overflowing with amazing possibilities, exciting potential, and endless wonders. You can grow and love and experience everything (and everyone) this wonderful planet has to offer—all you need to do is make specific, actionable plans. You need to identify whom and what you want to focus on and let go of all the rest. And that’s what DIY Bucket List is for! A bucket list is a record of accomplishments and experiences you hope to achieve during your lifetime. This book will help you decide what—and who—is important to you and keep track of all of your goals.

DIY Bucket List serves as a guide on your journey to cross off every item. You’ll find the following:

• Dozens of writing prompts to help you determine what’s most important to you in all areas of your life. For example, you’ll describe every glorious detail of your perfect getaway.
• Checklists to capture bucket list goals under the same category, like lists of movies to watch, books to read, shows to binge, sports to learn, and special meals to eat. Each item will have a priority rating so you can figure out what to do first.
• Journaling pages to record actionable bucket list goals based on what you figured out from the writing prompts. If you want to take an amazing vacation, when will you go? Who will go with you? How will you save up for it? After you check off each item, you’ll find space to reflect on the experience. Was your vacation as amazing as you knew it would be? What exceeded your expectations? What do you want to be sure to remember?

We’re all busy—but you can accomplish all of your bucket list goals when you’re organized and thoughtful about how you track them. Whether that’s being with your family, spending time with friends, finally getting on that plane to Italy, or writing a novel that’s always been deep inside, DIY Bucket List will take your dreams from these pages into reality.

No matter where you are in your journey—be it your teens, twenties, midlife, or golden years—you can start living your life joyously. Fully. Completely. It starts with you. Be excited and curious about what’s to come. Turn the page and let’s start planning!