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The F*CK-IT List

Last Updated on August 26, 2024 by Kirsten Raccuia

When I went home in March, my Aunt Diane passed away suddenly, mid-sentence while eating yogurt. We were all so shocked. Couldn’t wrap our minds around it–still can’t. But it reminded me that there is no time like the present and although it’s cliche, it is true.

I’m not fond of the term “bucket list.” It implies that there is impending doom around the corner, and life can be over in an instant. So until I come up with a better term, I’m going with “f*ck it list.” Because, well, why the hell not. It’s time to say F*ck it and do the things that make you happiest. Go on that dream safari, become a pool shark, whatever it is, just go out there and do it!

Travel/Wildlife

Africa

Live/work on a game farm somewhere in Africa for at least a month

Go to the Skeleton Coast in Namibia

See the lemurs in Madagascar

Visit Monkeyland in South Africa

See the Gelada baboons in Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains National ParkBucket/F@*k-it List

Stay in a riad in Marrakech

Asia

Attend a full moon party in Thailand

Sleep in an overwater bungalow in the Maldives

Stay in Khao Sok National Park in a floating campBucket/F@*k-it List

See the Japanese macaques in the Jigokudani Monkey Park in winter

Stay in a ryokan in the Japanese countryside

Go naked in a Japanese onsen

Visit the Toraja people of Sulawesi and see the death balconies and a buffalo market

Snorkel in the clear waters of the Perhentian Islands off the east coast of Malaysia

Penang

Go to Escape Theme Park-ride the largest water slide and do the aerobat and slingshot

Visit Habitat on Penang Hill

Go into Kapitan Keling Mosque

Bucket/F@*-it List

Go to Temple of Fine Arts

See the Penang Avatar Secret Garden at night

Penang 3d Trick Art Museum and Upside-Down Museum

Visit all the speakeasies here:

  • Manchu
  • Le
  • The Bund
  • Secret Door
  • 12 Senses
  • Magazine 63
  • Good Friends Club
  • Norm/Noct
  • Room 495

Caribbean

Go rum tasting in Cuba

Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago

Europe

Hang glide over Pamukkale hot springs in Turkey

Sail around Croatia

India

Go on a tiger safari in India

Dance on the beach in Goa

Stay in an old-world opulent 5-star hotel in Jaipur

Attend the Pushkcar Camel Fair

Bucket/F@*k-it List

Middle East

Stay in a Bedouin camp in Wadi Rum Jordan

See Petra at night

Ride a camel in the desert of Dubai and

Go sand boarding in Dubai

Spend three months traveling in Israel

Visit a traditional Hamman in Turkey

Go to Cyprus and see the wildflowers and go wine tasting (just got back from there)

North America

Attend Dia De Los Muertos in Mexico

Bucket/F@*k-it List

See the butterfly migration in central Mexico

Go humpback whale-watching

Swim with whale sharks.

Swim in cenotes.

Oceania

See the mudmen and other tribes in Papua New Guinea
Go on a bird tour of Papua New Guinea
Attend a cultural festival in Papua New Guinea (Tufi Tapa Tattoo Festival, Goroka Show, Hagen Show)
Swim with humpback whales in Tonga.

South America

Carnival in Rio
Bucket/F@*k-it List

Stay at the Skylodge transparent capsule off the side of a mountain in Peru

Do the Via Ferrata and Zipline while in Peru

Take a slow train trip to see a new country (Trans-Mongolian? Trans-Siberian?)

Slow travel for a year, three months at a time

Stay in a yurt

Bucket/F@*k-it List

Sleep in an ice hotel

See the northern lights in Greenland

Go on an Earthwatch Expedition

Live in Phuket or some island with clear blue water

Also live in the EU

Career/Business

Become an entrepreneur again

Do something I love for a living

Pocket over $5000 per month with new career path

Earn over 100K per year

Be proficient in SEO

Take a copywriting course

Finish my Nomadic Matt blog and Location Rebel courses

Be recognized as an authority in my field

Become a freelance writer and make regular money doing it

Be location independent

Create passive income

Write for another travel magazine/website

Get a paid public speaking gig (conquer my fear)

Collaborate with a bigwig in my field

Be a mentor

Build up my “As Featured In” or “Media” portfolio

Find a side hustle

Become proficient at Photoshop or Lightroom

Build Sand in My Curls newsletter blog to

  • 100 followers
  • 500 followers
  • 1000+ followers
  • 10,000+ followers

Charity

Give $1000 of my own earnings to a charity

Make enough money to help my loved ones

Give money annually to a charity

Volunteer on a regular basis

Go on a volunteer “vacation”

Help build a home

Volunteer for disaster relief

Buy someone’s groceries

Unique Experiences/Hobbies

Take a beginners wine tasting course in France

Learn to make cheese from a fromager

Bucket/F@*k-it List

Take horse riding lessons

Become a master marksman

Learn to use a pottery wheel

Take a make-up artist class

Join the Peace Corps or something like it

Learn a new language (currently learning Spanish)

Take a skiing lesson

Get my Italian passport

Be in a Hollywood movie

Renew our vows on an exotic beach somewhere

Get a bespoke wedding dress made

Learn how NOT to kill plants

Grow a garden with veggies and herbs

Have pygmy goats-but I’m probably allergic

Go to a surf camp

Bucket/F@*k-it List

Go rappelling

Watch a meteor shower

Learn to ride a scooter

What’s on your bucket/f*ck-it/dream list?

How do you keep yourself accountable or stay motivated for the things you want in life? I’m all ears.

Reply in the comments and let me know.

14 thoughts on “The F*CK-IT List”

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  3. Wow – I love love love this concept… so much better than the bucket list. If you ever need company for any these line items, let me know… you have some really good ideas that I would not say no to (even if they aren’t on my own f-ck it list.) May I also submit to you to come to Helsinki and do traditional ice swimming and sauna? It’s on me.

  4. Hi Kirsten,
    I like your wish list. Let me know when you want to be a master marksman. I am a certified master marksmen instructor, taught it for 5 years to JROTC students and others.
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    It’s always good to have a list of goals. For us, it centers on travel. For others, it centers on accomplishments (build a better mouse trap, be president, etc.). I think for others, it is to make an impact on the world around us. Perhaps by helping people or causes. I helped my family decorate my fathers grave this memorial day (1st time for me as I was always somewhere else before), and it gave me pause. Will I be remembered? Do I want to be remembered? For what?
    Some times I feel like the boy tossing starfish back into the ocean from a beach filled with starfish. My single actions will not mean a lot, but to that particular starfish, it means the world. Who can I help or how can I make a difference as we travel. This summer we are working on our family farm and maybe (well Larisa says we will) buying a place in Italy. I guess I love helping and being a mentor. I really liked teaching English in Vietnam. Maybe that’s my wish list? 🙂
    As always, keep up the good work. I enjoy reading your adventures……..and especially your misadventures!

    1. Hi Eric,

      I am so glad you enjoy reading my blog. That means a lot to me.

      I will certainly let you know when I’m ready for my marksmen classes, prob need to be in the US for that.

      What an honor for you to be with family and decorate his grave on Memorial Day. That must have been very moving.

      I think every single action taken means a lot, maybe it’s hard to see the direct result right away, but it is there. Continue to be a mentor, teach English online to children, do whatever big or small actions you can!

      I can’t wait to hear more about this home in Italy! You know “happy wife, happy life 😃”!

  5. Hey Kirsten
    We met one night in a bar I’m KL. I’ve done quite a few of the things on your list and I agree with your philosophy about life. Live it, but leave something behind each adventure to benefit others.
    Would love to enjoy a wine and a chat one day Sue

  6. Hi Kirsten, that was quite an impressive list you have. I hope you get to experience all the things that you want in your life. I have a fear of flying. That is flying out of my comfort zone. I hope I can MoveOn someday from this fear

    1. A lot of people are afraid to get out of their comfort zone. It isn’t easy. Try to take small steps towards a bigger goal every day. The fear won’t go away unless you do things to push it away. Don’t’ let it overcome your life or you might never be able to move on.💕

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