40 By 40

Here’s a list of 40 things that I would like to accomplish before I’m (gulp) 40.

I’ve had this list half written for several years now, and decided if I actually want a shot at completing anything I better finish it.
I do better with clear goals in mind.

So, in no particular order…here it is.

40 BEFORE 40

Tour the East Coast (we’re purposely holding off on this until our kids are a little older)
Learn Calligraphy
Visit Amber
Learn to sing harmony *snicker* Yeah, right.
Go back to Alaska
Grown peonies and/or a beautiful flowerbed in front of my house
Read a biography or autobiography of every president
Make myself clothing that I will actually WEAR
Learn to swim (better) and teach the girls
Complete “My Life” journal
Create a beautiful quilt
Host a girlfriends crafting weekend
Donate Blood (How have I still not done this?!)
Be able to do pullups
Reach goal weight/size
Teach girls to bake/cook
Learn to take exceptional photos
Crochet a blanket
Make a difference in someone’s life
Keep mother/daughter journal
Make a multi-course, authentic Chinese meal and eat with chopsticks
Memorize 100 Bible verses
Take girls to the ballet
See replica of the ark
Learn to draw
Make the master bedroom into a haven
Teach girls to play piano
Backpack the entire trail in Oklahoma
~~Switch to re-useable napkins/paper towels~~ – done!
Complete an art journal
Visit Hawaii
Invest in a telescope and learn the constellations with the girls
Keep a year-long gratitude journal and make daily entries
Run a 10K
Write Psalms in my own words (dad said he did this in college and I’ve wanted to try it ever since)
Make beautiful cakes
Paint a watercolor
Teach the girls to sew
Have a day filled with RAOK’s towards others
Let go. Probably the hardest, but most necessary.