Things I’ve Never Done
I’m forty-three years old.
And I’ve never:
1. Slept in a narrowboat.
2. Gone white-water rafting.
3. Flown in a hot air balloon.
4. Seen “The Big Lebowski”.
5. Drank a dirty martini.
6. Rode a zipline in Costa Rica.
7. Been to Seattle.
8. Caught a fish in Pike Place Fish Market
9. Finished a knitting project I’ve started.
10. Dressed up as Santa’s helper.
11. Learned to drive a manual transmission.
12. Walked a runway.
13. Planked.
14. Understood “planking”.
15. Eaten snails*.
16. Skinny dipped.
17. Climbed a mountain.
18. Gotten a tattoo.
19. Taken my kids to Chuck-E-Cheese.
20. Cruised the Nile River.
21. Learned to speak Welsh (or pronounce the “ll” and “dd” sounds).
22. Eaten an Oreo cookie WITHOUT milk.
23. Watched “X Factor”.
24. Eaten turtle.*
25. Done a vlog response to Mama Kat’s writer’s challenge.
*You can call ’em escargot all you want, they’re snails. I step on them on the sidewalk here.
**I’ve seen turtle soup advertised in my hometown, but honestly, it just seems wrong – it’s not like the poor critter could get away.
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What have YOU never done?
Today’s post was in response to one of Mama Kat’s writer’s challenge prompts, which was inspired by a post by The Pioneer Woman. (SHE received over 800 responses to her post. I’d be happy with 8.)
12 Comments
Amanda
I can’t believe you have never been to Chuck-E-Cheese!! Even though you aren’t missing much…bad pizza and cheap toys. But you should go at least once.
Ginger
You gotta take the kids to Chicky E Cheese….that is if you want to spend a lot of money and take home a cold or something….LMAO!
Great list! Have a wonderful weekend!
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My list of MamaKat “I Never”s is on my blog. You gotta check ’em out. And I’m 100% on the same page w/ you re: the turtle soup. Poor lil cooter!
Gretchen
Hot air balloon! I forgot about that one on my list!
Mimi
Hey, you worked at MediRx. Robin taught you to drive a stick shift. And I can’t believe your kids didn’t get to go to ChuckECheese just once.
Jenn
First of all, I think I had one lesson with Robin. We mostly drove circles in the parking lot at Ottawa High School.
Secondly, while true, I did drive on occasion Medi-Rx’s delivery truck under duress, I prayed, swore, ground gears and killed the engine at nearly every light.
Trust me, I did not learn how to drive a manual transmission properly.
And praise Jesus, I have not been to the Cheese. I hear it is a den of inequity.
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Kristy
Jenn, you have to do #2 and #3. And try not to ever do #19.
Kristy
1. I’ve never gone hang gliding.
2. I’ve never hiked the Appalachia Trail.
3. I’ve never seen the Pyramids
4. I’ve never been…too many places to count (New York, Austria, Italy, Greece, Canada, the list goes on and on).
5. I’ve never eaten snails either…and I don’t ever plan to.
6. I’ve never gotten a tatoo.
7. I’ve never watched an episode of American Idol.
8. I’ve never learned to sew.
9. I’ve never learned to play a musical instrument.
10. I’ve never learned to take life too seriously…and I don’t ever plan to.
Jenn
Oh, I can’t believe I didn’t put “never learned to sew” on my list! I need to, and every time I need to hem something I curse taking Econ (or whatever they called his class – the only thing that stands out was learning to use a checkbook…seriously)with Mr Garner instead of Home Ec.
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Ann
1. I’ve never sky dived
2. I’ve never baited my own fishing hook (with worms, that is)
3. I’ve never eaten baked beans (cuz, you know, the more you eat, the more you…)
4. Never been to California
5. And, I’ve never ridden an unicycle (or gone without hands on my bicycle, for that matter) – I tip over while walking! I think I need a V8!
Jenn
No baked beans? It’s a fifth food group for Pea!!! I’ve never done your #1 or 2, either. No uncurls, although I have ridden no hands!!!
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