Are bucket-lists a waste of time? If you are looking for a simple answer: definitely not!

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on why they matter.

I am a strong believer in the magic behind bucket-lists. Bucket-lists make us commit to ourselves. In a way, they are goals that we hope to meet and by keeping track of them, we bring them into reality. Coming from a generation that apparently has a strong aversion to commitment, the idea of binding ourselves to benchmarks could be daunting. Yet are we not responsible for our own joy and excitement?

To all the haters of bucket-lists, I’d say you are probably just afraid that your list won’t seem exciting to others or that you won’t be able to complete it. You must remember that this will be YOUR bucket-list. It is never too early, or too late to write one. Call it a just do it list. Brainstorm and think: What do you want to do? What do you want to have done? Where do you want to have been? Life is good. But why not make life amazing - set your mind to it.

I am a massive fan of lists. I regularly update my to-do list and I am so happy when I cross something off it (sometimes I even write something on it just so I can cross it off straight away… admit it, you do it too). As we constantly change and our opinions and goals evolve, the bucket-list becomes a little time capsule of who we once were and what we once wanted.


Here I am exposing my own still to-do bucket-list to you and yes I have categorized it because that is just how I work. Despite being basic, one of my first items was going to Greece – I really wanted to find myself like all the other girls did on their gap year! Jokes aside, I think Greece would be stunning and I am still looking forward to it.

Stop reading and start doing. Make your list and check it twice (thanks for the tip Santa). Give me some suggestions in the comments below on what I can add to my own bucket list!