I have been 40 for over two months now, and I thoroughly recommend it. I was able to celebrate with friends and family to celebrate my 40th at a truly fantastic party thrown by my mom and nana, and now I’m coasting into spring and am ready to enjoy some warmer weather. I’ve already made my first trip down to Cooper’s Landing and cheered at my first Cardinals game of the season, and hopefully, there will be many more adventures to come this year.
I started working on my 50 by 50 List long before I turned 40. As last fall rolled around, I was over halfway there, and the ideas just kept on coming. I was able to dream a little bigger because I will have all ten years this time instead of just the rogue three and a half I gave myself for the 40 by 40. There’s lots of travel involved and all sorts of other fun things that I can’t wait to make happen. Without further delay, here it is!
50 by 50 List
- Finish visiting all 50 states (I’m at 41 right now)
- Go to Cardinals Spring Training
- See the Northern Lights
- Learn to play pickleball
- Dye my hair purple
- Write a will
- Cheer on runners at the NYC Marathon
- Pick a cookbook and cook through it
- See another total solar eclipse
- Attend NCAA Basketball Tournament Games
- Make an authentic Banh Mi sandwich
- Make mole sauce from scratch
- Visit Glacier National Park
- Have a mammogram
- Attend a concert at Red Rocks
- Do a “No-buy” month
- Hold a baby otter
- Redo my back deck
- Get more tattoos
- Make a 100 favorite songs list
- Do a social media detox
- See The Chicks live
- Try 50 new kinds of cheese
- Learn how to make Nana’s potato salad
- Do a river cruise
- Go on a safari
- Reread Lord of the Rings
- Take a pottery class
- See a show at the Ryman
- Learn to change a tire
- Audition for a play
- Drinking Spanish wine in Spain
- Successfully make meringues or a pavlova
- Repierce my ears…again
- Get CPR recertified
- Watch all of the Oscar Best Picture Winners
- Get certified as a PMP
- Finish STS Marketing College
- Try writing poetry
- Go whitewater rafting again
- Try acupuncture
- Attend a taping of Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me
- Go to the Summer Olympics
- Visit European Holiday Markets
- Write 50 Thank Yous to people who have changed my life
- Read 500 more books
- Get up with the sun for a week
- Go on a pilgrimage
- Make a 50 Accomplishments list
- Make a 60 by 60 list
There it is, folks! I’m so excited to jump into these and write about them along the way. Let’s get going!