2027 is just around the corner. It feels surreal to me as I am writing this.
January was just a month ago right? How did one year go by so fast?
This feeling always makes me think that life is just happening to me. I am not living it, experiencing it, or capturing memories.
Moreover, not celebrating the big and small moments. Now, that’s a shame, isn’t it?
So, I have made a list of 90 things to do in 2027 to have an amazing year.
I hope you will also find something from this list that will help give life to 2027 and make it different from all other years.
Get ready to dive into the ultimate new year bucket list ideas!
90 New Year Bucket List Ideas
A. Make Memories You’ll Keep Forever
1.Take a photograph of yourself for every day of the year
This is a great way to record how much you have changed in one year. It would also be a collection of what you wore throughout the year and how much your skin and hair has changed. That would be amazing.
2. Create a 365 video diary
Taking a one second video is such a fun way to keep memories. You could take videos of a specific spot through out the year, of the food you ate throughout the year or a memory worth recording.
3. Write a letter to your December 2027
Write the letter congratulating yourself on achieving everything you wanted to achieve in 2027. Read it everyday and see how your life will change.
4. Collect keepsakes throughout the year
Movie tickets, plane tickets, bus tickets, receipts, postcards, handwritten notes – collect everything that is a part of the memory. You can keep it in a box or make a scrapbook of these items.
5. Record a video interview with friends and family
Ask you grandparents, parents, friends, cousins about their life – their childhood, memories, experiences and life lessons. Recording these is an amazing way to preserve the legacy of your loved ones for you and the future generations.
6. Create a playlist of songs of 2027
The songs that you discovered and were playing on repeat – add these to a playlist each month. By the end of 2027 you would have a playlist of songs that take you back through the year.
7. Make a jar of memories of 2027
Write down a small win, a memory or anything else of the day that you want to preserve in a small piece of paper and add it to the jar. At new year’s eve, it would be so much fun to read these small notes.
8. Write down the conversations you don’t want to forget
Keep a journal to record the funniest, random, and even meaningful conversations you have in 2027. It could be with friends, family, colleagues or strangers.
9. Make a list of things you experienced for the first time in 2027
Keep track of all the firsts you experienced in 2027 – be it a cafe or restaurant, a city you visited, a new cuisine your tried – anything.
10. Keep a memory journal
Capture the day in one sentence. It just takes 30 seconds and can be done even when you are tired or exhausted.
B. Self Development & Self Care
11. Complete a 75 soft challenge
This is one of the simplest challenge you can actually complete. I have written a detailed post on 75 soft challenge and you can read it here.
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12. Start a simple skin care routine
You don’t need a 12 step skin care routine to have a healthy and glowing skin. Just stick to the basics which is face wash, moisturizer and sunscreen for a year and see the changes. If you have time add a serum and a toner and you are good to go.
13. Read one book a month
Swap doom scrolling with reading a book before going to sleep and you can easily get this done.
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14. Walk for 20 to 30 minutes
It’s not only good for the body but also for the mind too. If you can’t do a 20 minute walk in a stretch, add small bursts of walking sessions (5 or 10 minutes) throughout the day.
15. Reduce time spent on social media
Make it a goal to reduce time spent on social media to an hour or less than that by the end of 2027.
16. Do a 30 day challenge each month
30 day challenges are such a fun thing to do. Its so much easier to stick to and you can see the changes in such a short period of time.
17. Have a weekend self care routine
Block one hour of time to have an elaborate self care routine. You need to stop postponing taking care of yourself. Let 2027 be the start of it.
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18. Declutter and become organized
You can save hours of time in a week if you just get rid of clutter. Don’t forget about the digital clutter also. Every week spend 30 minutes to one hour to declutter your life and by December you will have an organized life.
19. Save $5 every day
Do you know how much you will have saved by end of year? 1825 dollars! Go and buy your piggy bank right now.
20. Track your habits
Start tracking your habits to become consistent with sticking to them. Use habit tracker to monitor your progress, identify your patterns and celebrate your small wins.
C. Do Things Just For The Experience
21. Take yourself to a high end restaurant
Stop waiting for anyone or for a perfect occasion to celebrate. You are alive, you have survived life till now and that calls for a grand celebration. So dress up, make that reservation and enjoy the fine-dine experience all by yourself.
22. Attend a live performance
Take yourself to see a ballet, opera, classical music or a play in theatre. Experience a live performance and explore art forms that you usually don’t indulge in.
23. Go on a solo weekend gateway
Treat yourself to some peace and quiet. Get away from the hustle and bustle of the city and just relax. Do this at least once in 2027.
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24. Try an adventure sport
From bungee jumping to river rafting the options are endless. Choose one and have the time of your life.
25. Try a different cuisine
Don’t go to a restaurant, make the dish by yourself. It is so much fun this way – buying the ingredients and cooking it by yourself to upbeat music by following instructions from YouTube.
26. Attend a festival celebrating a different culture
This is a great opportunity to explore food, activities, fables and stories of a different culture.
27. Watch a movie at an open cinema
Either bring someone along or take yourself to watch a movie under the sky. This would be an experience of a life time.
28. Take someone on a surprise trip
Plan everything from the place to visit, to the stay, travel, the entire itinerary for a person who means the world to you without letting them know.
Surprise them with a trip of lifetime. This is one of the best way to show your love and gratitude towards them and it will be an awesome experience too!
29. Take a bus or train to a random place
Go the bus or train station and board the bus or train to a place you decided then and there. Do it with a friend for extra fun.
30. Go outside while raining without umbrella
Remember how you wanted to play outside when it was raining? All of us stopped doing it when we became adults. So, just step outside and have some fun in the rain just like when you were a child.
D. Bring More Whimsy Into Your Life
31. Make your favorite childhood thing as your birthday theme
What was your favorite thing when you were a child? It could be a cartoon, a color, a fictional character, toys – anything? Mae it the theme for your birthday and celebrate it.
You could buy a cake, dress up as that character, decorate your house like that to bring back the excitement of childhood.
32. Create a personal bucket list jar
Take a jar and write the bucket list ideas in this post and fill it. Take one randomly whenever you can and do the thing you got or plan for it.
33. Make your own made up holiday
What holiday you wished you had? Make that up and celebrate it like you would celebrate other holidays.
34. Go for a picnic in the park
Be intentional and romanticize the whole thing – everything from the basket, the things you will take, the dress, the food – make everything feel magical.
35. Host a whimsical dinner for friends and family
Don’t wait for a special occasion, throw a dinner to your friends and family just because you want to.
36. Spend a day like a tourist in your own city
Have you seen all the places in your city? Went to all the cafes? Tried out restaurants?
This year make sure to explore and learn about your city like a tourist and you will be surprised how much you don’t know or haven’t seen yet.
37. Host a tea party for yourself
Bake some cookies, make some tea and decorate the room and host a tea party for yourself. Because why not?
38. Have a whimsical evening routine
Most of us carry our outside world, our job, worries, anger, irritation back to our home. Your home is your cozy, safe place and these things should be left in the outside world.
One thing you can do to make this happen is have a whimsical evening routine that takes less than 15 minutes and doesn’t suck your energy. It will be a trigger, a cue to your mind to let go of all the other things and be here at home.
39. Romanticize the seasons
You don’t need to break your bank account to enjoy the seasons. All you need to do is be intentional about it.
Romanticizing the seasons will help you slow down, make more memories and enjoy the beauty and wonders of nature.
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40. Make a whimsical corner in your home
A small table, fairy light, sticky notes with quotes – the ideas are endless. This corner becomes the place where you unwind, relax and quiet down your thoughts. This become the place where you meet yourself.
E. Get to Know Yourself Better
41. Discover your personal values and principles
Can you imagine a building without a foundation? Without a strong one, the building will collapse. It’s just a matter of time. The building in question is your life and the foundation is values and principles.
Without knowing these you might be living the life that is not even yours. This year make sure you completely know your personal values and principles because these are the foundation of your life.
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42. Write your memoir
Write down about your childhood, your friends and family, experiences, relationships, struggles, lessons learned. This is one of the best ways to get to know yourself better.
43. Create an A to Z Journal
An A to Z journal is a fun way to document everything about yourself. A to Z about me, A to Z about my firsts, A to Z bucket list – there are so many ideas.
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44. Spend a weekend completely alone
Don’t even be on your phone. Take a notebook and just write. Don’t filter out anything and you will unlock yourself.
Use this time to also understand what you enjoy doing by yourself because many a times we do a lot of things out of social pressure or because no one is there to accompany you. So, use this weekend for this.
45. Create a personal manifesto
You discovered your values and principles, right? Now write them in a paper along with what you belief and your vision statement.
This piece of paper will be your North Star and will help you make right often difficult decisions in your life.
46. Make a list of small wins
Small wins are 100 times more important than the big wins because without them the big ones wouldn’t exist.
Write down all the small wins you have had till now and celebrate them just like how you would if you became a CEO of a company.
47. Make a list of things that make you happy
Do you truly know what makes you happy? Write i all down in a journal and try to do all these things more often and intentionally throughout the year.
48. Write a letter forgiving yourself
Everyone is angry at themselves at one point of time. Maybe because the things that they didn’t know at that time or the decisions that they took or the choices that they made.
So, if you are mad at yourself, don’t be because it doesn’t matter anymore. Write a letter to forgive your past self and thank her too because without her you wouldn’t be here no matter what mess of a situation you might be in. She deserves grace, respect and love too.
49. Identify the things you don’t want to do anymore
All of us a re handed down a script by the society – graduate before you turn X, buy a house, before you turn Y, marry before your turn Z and what not. How much of what you are doing is exactly because you want to do? It’s time to assess this.
Even if you don’t know explicitly what you don’t want to do, your body is giving you signals. Its scary to let go of the things you don’t want to or the roles you don’t want to play anymore. This is not going to be an easy process but its worth it.
50. Describe your future life in a letter
Are you living a life that you want to live? If not, write a detailed version of your ordinary Tuesday. What time will you wake up, how will you feel, what job you will you be doing, which city you are living – add in all the tiny details.
It might look impossible right now, so far away from your reach, but if you can see it, describe it then you can achieve it. But you need to be clear about it. So, write it in extreme detail and read it every day as many times as you can.
F. Friends, Family and Love
51. Catch up with your ling distance friends
There will never be a time when you both will be free – you will have to make that time. So, this year take time to catch with your long distance friends – phone calls, virtual dinners or if possible go and surprise her in her city. that will be awesome!
52. Create a family recipe book
Collect family recipes from all family members and make a family recipe book. Recipes passed down by generations, recipes of their favorite food, the stories behind these, the cooking tips and photographs too. This becomes your family’s legacy.
53. Plan a surprise day for your parents
Spend a day doing things your parents like to do. Make the day appreciating them and record the memories.
54. Start a yearly tradition with friends and / or family
Yearly traditions are so much fun. It become more fun when it is personal and something you have created. Is there something you have always wanted to do as a tradition? Start doing it from 2027 onwards.
55. Create a friendship time capsule
Create a shared time capsule where you add photographs, letters, predictions and anything else you want to.
Decide a date when you will open this and see what all has come true and reexperience everything you had written in the past.
56. Take a trip with someone you have never travelled with
Choose a friend, a colleague or a family member with whom you have never travelled with. Plan a short weekend getaway. Spend some time to experience how it is to be with this person outside the social settings.
57. Have a dedicated family photograph section
When is the last time you took a good family photo? Most of us wait for a special occasion to do it. Just get ready and go to a scenic place and take a good, professional family photo.
58. Write appreciation letters to the one person who means the world to you
Might be a little cringe but if that person means the world to you, have gone above and beyond for you then its worth it. It is important to let the people know how much they matter to you and thank them for whatever they have done.
59. Organize a sleep over with friend / family
Sleep overs are so much fun! But as we became adults we just gave upon it. Busy schedule, job, this and that – the reasons are endless. So, this year you take the initiative and organize a fun sleep over with your friends or family.
60. Create a shared photo album
Imagine each person contributing a few photo from their album? You can experience a trip, a season or an event from their perspective. Over time it would a fun family keepsake.
G. Mental Health and Intentional Living
61. Take a 30 day social media detox
Instead of just stop using social media, learn how to sue it intentionally during this 30 days. Unfollow accounts that is just a waste of time, mute people whose presence doesn’t bring you joy.
Delete saved posts that isn’t useful anymore, take actions on those that are useful. Redefine your relationship with social media rather than just throwing it off from your life.
62. Attend a wellness retreat
Get away from this crazy world for a few days. Attend a wellness retreat and focus on relaxation, mindfulness, movement or personal well-being.
63. Have a slow living week
It might not be possible to embrace a slow living lifestyle if you are really tight on schedule. If this is you, try to have a slow living week at least.
64. Do a 30 day gratitude challenge
It is so easy to overlook the small, good things in your life. Do a 30 day gratitude challenge to bring back your attention to the small things in your life.
65. Create a self care kit
Bad days aren’t the problem. We have no idea how to deal with these so we resort to the most easiest thing to do bed-rotting and doom scrolling.
This can be avoided with a pre-made self care kit. This kit can contain things like a book to read, face sheets, candle, chocolates, socks – anything that will lift your spirits up. This is the best gift you can give your future self.
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66. Establish a weekly personal reset ritual
For most people weekends are the days to do life administrative work – buy grocery, do laundry, cleaning, decluttering etc. Maybe go outside for shopping or meet friends.
You should still take time to do a personal reset so that you can relax and start the next week calmly. Time alone for yourself to do things that brings joy and relaxes you.
67. Create Minimum Version of Your Habits
It is impossible to do the entire version of habit every single day. There will be days when you cannot do a habit because life had other plans – you are sick, exhausted, burnt out or any other emergency happened. Most of us just skip the habit altogether on such days.
One way to stop this is to create Minimum Version of Your Habits – the bare minimum you will do on bad days. Example if your habit is reading for 20 minutes per day, the bare minimum can be read for 5 minutes. Do this and you will be more consistent than ever.
68. Learn to say NO without the guilt
One of the best things you can do for your mental health is learn to say NO. This year give importance to having boundaries in place to save your energy, time and peace.
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69. Do a 30 day Happiness Challenge
Be intentional that you want to be happy right now instead of waiting for something good to happen. A 30 day challenge is the best way to begin with this.
70. Learn to Calm Your Mind
A bad day is often times the result of a bad hour stretching itself to take up rest of the day. Learning to calm your mind exactly when something goes wrong will be so helpful and prevent a lot of bad days from happening.
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H. Give Something Back
71. Sponsor someone’s education or learning material
Do as much as you can – few notebooks, pens, pencils. These might be small to us but can mean the world to someone who needs these.
72. Volunteer at an animal shelter
Spend some time helping animals in need by feeding them, cleaning their space, or assisting with their daily care.
73. Organize a small community donation drive
Be the person who starts a small community donation to help someone or some place in need. Even a small initiative can be of big help.
74. Plant a tree and follow its growth
Plant a tree in a suitable place and take care of it. Watch it as it grows and this can be a reminder of your little contribution towards the nature.
75. Donate books to school or library
Give away the books that you no longer need to libraries, schools or community reading spaces. Your old books could be help to other people.
76. Mentor someone who wants to learn a skill you possess
Is anyone interested in learning a skill that you have? If so, this year make sure to mentor that person and share your knowledge with them.
77. Participate in a community clean up
Participate in a community clean up or gather few friends and organize a clean up by yourself. You could clean a park, beach, street or a public space.
78. Make someone’s long time wish come true
If you know someone who has a long term wish and you have the means to make it happen, do it this year. Find a thought way to bring the wish come true and give them a memory they will cherish.
I. Create Life Projects
79. Make one Zentangle art every weekend:
All of us consume too much. You should also be creating as a way to disconnect from the devices and to experience the joy of creating.
Zentangle arts are simple and it is very easy to draw them. Imagine drawing 52 Zentangle arts? Its a proof that you chose to disconnect 52 times!
80. Start a Subtsack publication
Is your notes app filled with ideas, random observations, thoughts? Do you have a mind that refuses to quiet down? Cannot accept the status quo?
A personal essay is hiding in between all this. So. this year start your own Substack publication and just treat it like an online diary.
81. Design your own magazine
Just a fun little creative project to. Open Canva (its free), start throwing in some elements, templates and make your own magazine. It can be about you, your family, vacation – anything!
82. Make a short documentary
Is there something you can’t stop thinking about? Constellations? Ants? Coral reefs? Planes? Research about this and make a fun video documentary about it. Don’t know how to do it? Learn it from YouTube.
83. Be a part of a slow reading book club
You don’t need to read 100 books in a year. One book read slowly and properly beats the 99 others. So, join a slow reading book club and enjoy the book with other fellow readers.
J. End the Year With Something to Remember
84. Create a 2027 highlight reel
Put together a collection of videos and photos from throughout the year to create a visual recap of the year.
85. Write a detailed account of the favorite day of the year
Choose a day that made you particularly happy and write about it in as much detail as you can
86. Make a list of 27 things 2027 taught you
Write 27 lessons you learned in 2027 whether big or small. Keep this list as a reminder of how much you have grown.
87. Host a personal end of year celebration
Choose an evening to celebrate how much you have grown as a person. Enjoy your favorite food, music or show and have a wonderful time celebrating yourself.
88. Write a letter to the person who you were at the beginning of the year
Think about who you were in January, what you hoped for and what you learned. Write a letter to your old self from January telling her what you have experienced and learned.
89. Create a time capsule to open 5 years later
Write your predictions for 2032 of your life, the world and anything else. It would be so much fun to open and read it 5 years later.
90. Revisit a place that made you happy in 2027
Did any place bring joy or calm to you in 202? Maybe its a coffee from a cafe, or a bookstore, or a shop. Revisit this place just to relive that feeling and recollect a memory.
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Conclusion
This is a huge list and it might not be possible to do everything (can you?).
Choose the ones that speaks to you, excites you and make them happen.
I hope you have an amazing 2027! Happy New Year!
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