If you had only 5 days to live, name 5 things, and only 5 things you would do?

Question

And also tell me why you haven't done them already, or aren't planning on doing those things in the near future?

Answer 1

1. Make a list of mistakes and spend one day writing any letters of apology to make peace. This may take longer, but I'm on a time budget here, so only 1 day, hahaha. This might be a good time to write those thank-yous to all of the important people... I always think about doing this, but I never do. Time, sigh, is always running away from me. (huh... what am I doing here, then? Hahahha)

2. Make arrangements for a big, final party, not for after I'm dead, but while I'm still around to enjoy it. We used to throw these massive parties around my birthday in July. People would drive from all over the state; my cousin would bring his bbq trailer; my two friends would tend bar. Then we moved to a tiny apartment and were afraid we'd get evicted. There are people I haven't seen in years because we haven't done our party.

3. I would march my happy-a** up to George W. (avoiding Secret Service, etc, it is my time, of course) and tell him... well, I'd make a list of all the things I'd want to say first, so I wouldn't leave anything out, and I'd tell him all of it. Yep. I suppose you can tell who I voted for. Sheesh, what a dork, that I'd waste my final days on something like that, but SOMEBODY needs to tell him. His advisors all have their heads up their butts, apparently.

4. I'd buy my husband ten extra acres, so that he could have a place to store all of his rust-heaps. He loves those old cars, but damn, a girl can only take so much crap in and around her house. We certainly can't afford this, but maybe if I'm not around to eat all the food, and maybe if the life insurance kicks in, he could get something worthwhile out of this.

5. I would cash out my savings and give it to my family, then watch while they spent it all. My in-laws are getting older, and they've started to do this, and I like the idea that they want to see us enjoy their money while they're alive, rather than later. We have never done this with our own money because there really isn't anything there, but I like the idea of watching my family treat themselves well.

Have I bored you yet? I've really enjoyed this, probably more than you've enjoyed reading it. Maybe a few of these things should be done despite no forewarning of my death, although the secret service would probably shoot me.

Answer 2

Gather my family and tell them I love them, make a will, clean my house, take leave from work, and make my final arrangements. Either I have done these things already or I do plan on doing them in the near future.