Most bucket lists are filled with the same five things: skydiving, seeing the Eiffel Tower, swimming with dolphins, blah blah blah.
No shade, those are cute. But let’s make things a little more you.
A little more chaotic good.
A little more “I want to remember this weird little life of mine.”
This is your list of unique bucket list ideas. Things that help you grow, feel alive, and romanticize the heck out of your one and only timeline.
Grab your journal or Notes app. Let’s build a bucket list that actually reflects your soul.
30 Unique Bucket List Ideas (You Probably Haven’t Thought of Yet)
1. Take yourself on a solo date once a month for a whole year
Get dressed. No phone scrolling. Just vibes and self-love.
2. Record one second of your life every day for a year
Then mash it into a video. Try not to cry watching it back.
3. Create a time capsule and open it in 10 years
Include letters to yourself, little trinkets, and inside jokes no one else will understand.
4. Write a letter to someone you never got closure from (you don’t have to send it)
Let it out. Say it all. Then release it.
5. Have a conversation with a stranger and really listen
No distractions. Just human-to-human energy.
6. Go to the airport and buy a same-day ticket to wherever
Chaotic. Iconic. Kind of like the start of a Netflix series.
7. Volunteer for something completely outside your comfort zone
It might be messy. It might be healing. It might change your life.
8. Host a themed dinner party
Dress code, music, matching food. Make it feel like a Pinterest board come to life.
9. Print your favorite photos and make an actual album
Tangible memories hit different.
10. Watch the sunrise from a mountain (or tall hill , we’re flexible)
Just once. Bring snacks and a cozy blanket.
11. Dye your hair a color you’ve always wanted to try
Even if it’s just a streak. Be the moment.
12. Build a tiny library of your favorite books and pass them on
Leave sticky notes with quotes and love in the margins.
13. Take a dance class with zero skill and 100% energy
Salsa, heels, hip hop just go and live your best awkward life.
14. Spend 24 hours offline
No socials. No emails. Just presence. You might unlock inner peace.
15. Cook a meal completely from scratch with no recipe
Let chaos lead. It’ll taste better that way.
16. Perform spoken word or poetry in front of people
Scary? Yes. Worth it? Also yes.
17. Visit a random small town and explore it like a tourist
Make a vlog. Eat the local dessert. Talk to shop owners.
18. Sleep under the stars
No tent. Just you, the sky, and bug spray.
19. Start a “things I love about life” list and hit 1,000
It’ll shift your entire perspective, one cozy detail at a time.
20. Create a secret blog or digital diary
No pressure. No followers. Just vibes.
21. Dress up for no reason and go run errands
Serve looks. Romanticize the grocery store.
22. Read a banned or controversial book
Then journal how it made you feel.
23. Make a playlist for every version of yourself
Sad you. Hot you. Healed you. Existential you.
24. Spend a full day saying yes to everything (safely)
Let life surprise you.
25. Be a regular at a coffee shop
Order “the usual.” Get to know the baristas. Leave good tips.
26. Build something with your hands
Furniture, pottery, whatever. Messy and satisfying.
27. Write a letter to your 90-year-old self
Tell them what you hope they remember.
28. Send a care package to someone out of the blue
No occasion. Just vibes and love.
29. Try something that genuinely terrifies you
Public speaking, solo travel, karaoke
30. Make a personal manifesto and live by it for a year
Your rules. Your values. Your era.
Final Thoughts
A bucket list doesn’t have to be about expensive travel or Instagram milestones. It can be weird. Tender. Wild. Quiet. Yours.
So go ahead. Choose a few. Write your own. And start living a little louder on your terms.
Life’s short. Romanticize it.
