Today marks the first Sunday of Advent, and to Catholics, it only means that there is just a few weeks before Christmas. I am supposed to attend the Mass this afternoon. However, my body clock isn't cooperating with me, and causing me sleep deprived. It left me feeling under the weather this morning so, I might end up watching the livestream later at 6pm in my room. 

And since I don't feel like leaving the house, I decided to fix my stiff and came across an old list in my 2019 BDJ planner. In one of the pages was a checklist with the title 50 Things To Do Before You Turn 50 which I found from the Readers Digest website. I thought of writing it back then despite I already have my bucketlist because unlike the former, this list will push me to do the items within a deadline which is before hitting the age of 50.

I just tweaked a few in the list to make it applicable to my life here in the Philippines (and I guess I'll be spending the rest of my life in this country). Funny but as I read through the 50-item list, I realized, I had already ticked a number of those even before this article even came on line.

So, what does that list contain? Read further to find out.

1. Use your passport.
2. Cry through a movie.
3. Write a will.
4. Get therapy.
5. Make a retirement plan.
6. Fall in love.
7. Write a journal.
8. Get a pet.
9. Pay off your credit cards.
10. Look up an ex.
11. Volunteer at a homeless shelter.
12. Go to the library.
13. Visit a national park.
14. Take a class.
15. Volunteer during an election.
16. Forgive someone.
17. Plant a garden.
18. Climb the tallest mountain in your country.
19. Be alone.
20. Play an instrument.
21. Eat something you hate.
22. Get an adrenaline rush.
23. Write a poem.
24. Make a huge mistake.
25. Go on a ride-along with a police officer.
26. Write a love letter.
27. Go on an estate sale.
28. Check your credit report.
29. Organize your closet.
30. Make a budget.
31. Learn how to make a meal using whatever's in the fridge.
32. Go to a local fair.
33. Watch a musical.
34. Do community theater.
35. Take your kid on a date.
36. Interview an elderly person.
37. Get certified in CPR.
38. Master the art of apologizing.
39. Become a Google ninja.
40. Power nap on the regular.
41. Never forget someone's name again.
42. Learn to recognize poisonous plants.
43. Learn a new language.
44. Try a different job.
45. Go scuba diving.
46. Join a sports league.
47. Get to a healthy weight.
48. Go apple picking.
49. Go fishing.
50. Attend a music festival.

One look and you may think this list is overwhelming. But as you tick off and complete an item, nothing beats the feeling of accomplishment and having conquered a dare that you once thought could be possible. As for me, my list is still quite long, I know and I have 13 years left before the deadline for everything. But for now, as I live one day at a time, I try to do whatever is one the list that I am allowed to accomplish during the moment. Time will come that before I even knew it, I'll only have one item left before I can proudly say, mission complete.