It is hard to believe that August is already here — naturally it signifies various important dates like first day of school, end of pool season, and most importantly MY BIRTHDAY!! In June I started thinking how this will be my last 30-something birthday and I will have about a year until I enter the so called dreaded 40’s. Even though I’ve done quite a bit these past 38 years I have more I want to do and experience and I’m ready to start it fresh and full of excitement. I know that some of these things on the list might be impossible to achieve but hey what doesn’t get accomplished can transfer over to my constantly growing bucket list.
Here it is my 40 X 40 List:
- Cook a Julia Child recipe
- White water rafting
- See the Northern Lights
- Make scrapbooks of memories
- Learn a new art medium
- Visit two other countries
- Write a book
- Do another half marathon
- Get a lotus flower tattoo
- Get a Kimono robe
- Take girls to Rochester, NY
- Take a cooking class (sushi)
- Have a yummy crepe
- Ride a train
- Eat at a nationally recognized diner/dive
- Lose arm flab (do a chin up)
- Do a mission trip
- Convert my pendant to a ring
- Learn Spanish
- Eat something never had before
- See an opera
- Go snorkeling
- Embrace Love
- Bake a cake from scratch
- Decorate our home
- Write a letter to those that impacted my life
- Hot air ballon ride
- Get on a surfboard
- Holiday event in NYC
- Get a professional boudoir painting
- See a magical sunset
- Make pasta from scratch
- Stay a night at 21C Museum Hotel
- Write my French family
- Finish art projects (Mother/Child quilt; memory quilts)
- Read a classic
- Snow shoe
- Drive a unique car
- Give back often
- Visit the New England Region
To hold myself accountable I made this decorative list today and the plan is to put a check next to items as they are accomplished 🙂 Unlike last year where I had particular things that I wanted to do during my birthday month — I am going to focus on the 40X40 list and ry to achieve a few other things.
Now it’s time to work on marking off the list!
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