Okay technically, I’m writing this post 2 months after my birthday. Life has been beyond busy. But on my 40th birthday…. *sigh* I guess now that 2 months have passed I can admit that I am now…. yup …
Anyway, I had grand plans for my birthday weekend. Lots of things to do, a party, friends, etc… none of that came to pass. Actually I got to thinking, I wanted a very typical life. A nice job, a husband, 2.5 kids, 2 dogs, 1 cat, 3 cars, a house. I have a house, 3 dogs, 2 cats. 3 if you count the cat who visits. I decided to make my 40th year spectacular with a list of 40 things to do in this 40th year of life…. so here’s the list as written (perhaps one item that should be on the list is to have a huge 41st birthday party)
- Meet: Wil Wheaton or Get autographed book from him or both!!
- Meet: Felecia Day
- Meet: Nathan Fillion
- Meet: Hug Kate Buck and get a picture with her!
- Meet: Chocolate Covered Katie. (Sorry Katie, puppy Katie was named after Princess Kate)
- Get: Vitamix
- Get: iPad
- Get: Customized Jeans
- Get: New Mattress
- Get: Comic Con 2013 Ticket (that’s in July so it’ll be after my next birthday so going is on next year’s list)
- Get: 25 monthly clients
- Get: Personal assistant
- To do: Change bedtime to 11:30
- To do: Finish Broken Angel painting (done June see to the right)
- To do: Hire employee (hired a VA in July, she is now the Vice President, this is a story for later)
- To do: Become Incorporated (in process)
- To do: Get toned
- To do: Become limber
- To do: Make $10,000 in a month
- To do: Get Organized
- To do: Publish 2 books
- To do: Take Kite Surfing lessons
- To do: Learn Yoga
- To do: Join a class
- To do: Paint Living room
- To do: Ride a zipline
- To do: Take friends to the State Fair
- To do: Start making arrangements to move
- To do: build savings for new to me car
- To do: Eat cleaner and healthier
- To do: make arrangements to visit Ethan and Jan (visiting will be on next year’s list)
- Go: Trip in October
- Go: Cruise in January
- Go: New Orleans
- Go: Austin
- Go: Hot Springs
- Go: to 2 seminars
Okay you can count… the list is 3 short. There are some private items that go over, but to make the list 40, I will actually let me readers add their ideas. Let’s get this list to 40. And to be really bold, I’ll even ask Lee Collins and Ori Bengal what should be on my list.
As for the notes above, things already accomplished… I’ll post more on those later 🙂
Live, Dream, Love
MJ Schrader
Great list, MJ. I have a problem with reading things too fast and saw #17 as get stoned, but was relieved to re-read it as get toned. I think your class that you join ought to be an art class unless you already have been there and done that. GIrl you DO have talent. I never thought I did until lately and the art class has just helped me bloom. Have you thought about sky diving? I’ve heard its amazing and they have jumps where you jump in tandem with an experienced sky diver. NOt sure if *I* would do it, but I DID walk on a 20 foot bed of hot coals on my 40th birthday. That was the day I realized my life was NOT over because I had turned 40. Just sayin’…look at what outrageous things you might consider doing. Scuba diving, whatever you are interested in.
Uh, yes Kate, I am quite legal in what I do. 🙂 I haven’t taken an art class since high school. and yes I can walk a bed of coals. No, on sky diving. People take me to the top of towers, and I stand 3 feet from the window and go …. that’s nice…. typically the green skin color but not in hulk shades makes people back up and leave me alone.