{"id":4587,"date":"2015-12-18T20:58:08","date_gmt":"2015-12-19T03:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=4587"},"modified":"2018-10-12T10:22:08","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T17:22:08","slug":"what-is-on-your-bucket-list-prompt-212","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/what-is-on-your-bucket-list-prompt-212\/","title":{"rendered":"What is on your bucket list?     Prompt #212"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This seems to be the time of year to make lists. I am normally a list maker, but I get real serious about it starting mid-December. With all the &#8220;kids&#8221; coming home for the holidays, I mentally list where everyone will sleep. Then I gather blankets, quilts, comforters and pillows. Some unlucky family members have to sleep on the floor. Can&#8217;t be too bad, because they keep coming back.<\/p>\n<p>Then there are the other lists: shopping (gifts, groceries), meals (breakfasts, dinners. . .I&#8217;m not used to cooking for nine), party planning (food, drinks, moving furniture), holiday cards (cards received, cards sent) . . . okay, probably too much information. But yes, I am that serious about making lists.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been thinking about bucket lists. You know . . . things you&#8217;ve always wanted to do and some day you will.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bucket.1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4595 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bucket.1.jpg\" alt=\"Bucket.1\" width=\"142\" height=\"107\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>I&#8217;m wondering, what&#8217;s on your bucket list?<\/p>\n<p>For fiction writers. . . what&#8217;s on your fictional characters&#8217; bucket lists? You can use this as a way to get to know them better.<\/p>\n<p>If you want, you can make an opposite type of list: Things you no longer want to do. Things you never wanted to do. Things you will never do again.<\/p>\n<p>Helpful lists for strategizing your holidaze: <a href=\"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=4533\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Rewrite Your Holiday Scene Prompt #210&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This seems to be the time of year to make lists. I am normally a list maker, but I get real serious about it starting mid-December. With all the &#8220;kids&#8221; coming home for the holidays, I mentally list where everyone will sleep. Then I gather blankets, quilts, comforters and pillows. 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