Monday, September 22, 2008

The Official 40 Before Forty List

I am turning 40 in about 14 months. I'm kind of dreading it, but I also know that there is absolutely nothing that I can do about it. So I've decided that I want to do some stuff before it hits. (I got this idea by combining Valerie Martin's "30 List" with Cass' list from "Wonder of the World".)

This, in no particular order, is the official list of 40 things I'd like to do before I turn forty (which I do on December 10, 2009).

1. Attend a lecture - COMPLETED
2. Camp overnight with Joel and Abby - COMPLETED
3. Take a dance lesson
4. Drink a scotch sitting at a bar - COMPLETED
5. Get a facial
6. Get a headboard
7. Get a robe
8. Get a second tattoo
9. Go fishing
10. Go to New York
11. Take an improv class
12. Take a karate class
13. Learn to knit
14. Learn to play one song on the piano
15. Lose 15 pounds
16. Make homemade strawberry preserves - COMPLETED
17. Make out a will
18. Read the Bible - IN PROGRESS
19. Reconnect with an old friend - COMPLETED
20. Ride on a motorcycle - COMPLETED
21. See a KCAT show - COMPLETED
22. See a MET Show - COMPLETED
23. Sing a karoke song in front of a group of people and not care if I suck
24. Skinny dip
25. Visit the new Nelson - COMPLETED
26. Volunteer at the polls or for an election - COMPLETED
27. Whiten teeth
28. Take a yoga class - COMPLETED
29. Visit the Toy and Miniature Musuem - COMPLETED
30. Change a tire
31. Perform on stage with Trish Berrong
32. Attend the roller derby - COMPLETED
33. Have a roller skating party with friends
34. See a local band - COMPLETED
35. Have my astrology chart done - COMPLETED
36. Visit a fruit farm (apple, blueberry, etc.) and pick my own fruit (and eat/use it!)
37. Ride a bike all the way around Raintree Lake
38. Surprise Terri Babbitt
39. Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity or a neighborhood clean-up
40. Something private between me and Joel (this item will not be blogged about) - COMPLETED