Last year I turned 35, then I had a baby a week later. On maternity leave, I decided to make a list of things to accomplish over the next five years, before I turn 40. I tried to come up with a list of 40 things, but I've only got about 25 so far. (I'm open to suggestions!)
I tried to keep them achievable, because with two little kids at home, I'm not going to climb the Great Wall of China, and I have no desire to run any kind of marathon or race. I have done some of these things before, such as the drive-in movie and orchestra at Blossom, but not with kids. Can you believe I've never rode in a convertible before?
40 things (give or take) to do before I turn 40 (May 4, 2017)
Take a family road trip/vacation(done 5/18/13)- Have $20,000 in an emergency fund
- See a movie in a drive-in theater
- Have my byline in a national magazine (not a trade magazine)
- Have a spa day with a manicure and pedicure
- Visit a foreign country
- Sing in a radio or TV commercial
- Only keep clothes that I look good in
- Have a will, life insurance, and written funeral plans
- Ride in a horse drawn carriage
- Go fishing
- Buy a real piece of art
- Have a signature, go-to cocktail (to drink, not to make)
- Participate in a church group that is not music related
- Have a catered party at my house
- Grow a lemon tree indoors
- Bake bread
- Spend a week with no TV
- Ride in a convertible with the top down
- Plan and save for a 10-year anniversary trip (2017)
- Shoot a gun
- Go on a retreat
- See the orchestra at Blossom and have a picnic
- Spend a Sunday at the Chautauqua Institute
- Have a cocktail in the back room at the Velvet Tango Room
- Buy a comfy bed
- Take a first-aid class
- See an opera
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- Pie in the sky wish: Pay off mortgage
