Creating a nectar list

Until today, I’d never heard of a nectar list*. In case you haven’t either, it’s the antithesis of a bucket list. While a bucket list details the things we want to do before we kick the bucket, a nectar list tells the story of the things that have been the nectar of our existence so far.

Sounds pretty sweet if you ask me!

So of course I had to start one right away, and will share that with you here, in no particular order…

• Drove across this fine country not once, but twice
• Lived in New York City
• Skinny dipped
• Sang in front of an audience more times than I can count
• Traveled alone on a plane many times as a child
• Had the pleasure and privilege of living with all of my grandparents as a child
• Spent a summer at music camp at Tanglewood
• Lived in sunny southern California
• Experienced the amazing gift of two babies taking their first breaths and have been granted the privilege of being their mother. Held another baby in my arms who never took a single breath. I was her mother too.
• Fell in love with the desert
• Got married and didn’t tell a single soul until afterwards
• Got drunk with a dear friend and cut holes in our jeans with a pocket knife on High Street while I was in college at Ohio State
• Laughed until I cried with so many people so many times in my life
• Watched 4th of July fireworks over the East River from Manhattan
• Stood in an elevator with Sting
• Stayed for one very creepy overnight visit at the Ryde Hotel (think “The Shining“)
• At 19 drove my 14-year-old sister and 12-year-old cousin around San Francisco with no directions. Somehow we landed at Fisherman’s Wharf. Got mooned by a carload of boys that same day.
• Slept under the stars at a rest area when I went on a school trip the summer after 6th grade
• Heard Rudolf Serkin play at Tanglewood when he was 81 years old. His beautiful playing was brilliant and magical and included some dings, making me realize that even the greats aren’t perfect. Also sat a couple tables away from him one afternoon on the grounds.
• Got seasick riding the Staten Island ferry
• Gone for ice cream in my pajamas more than once
• Got a dog because I thought I would need one when driving to Alaska. Never drove to Alaska. (But it’s on my bucket list!)
• Got soaked to the bone in a downpour watching opera in Central Park
• Talked on the phone with Carly Simon
• Watched 7 seasons of Doctor Who in one summer with my son to get caught up for the start of season 8
• Heard Itzhak Perlman play the sweetest, most amazing violin at the Hollywood Bowl
• Gotten out of bed to go for a burger at 4 in the morning
• Asked the Novogratz for an interview and they did it

That’s all I can think of for now. What’s on your nectar list? Share your list in the comments if you’d like.

*Seems that the brilliant nectar list concept was created by blogger Sierra Vandervort. Let’s run with her beautiful idea and share it across the globe!