This week I was totally inspired by Krista over at See You Next Tuesday and her post 30 Before 30, a bucket list of thing she wants to do before she turns 30, and I decided I’d do the same! Of course, I missed the “turning 30” boat by a mile, but with just a year and a half left before “pushing forty” becomes a bad party with black balloons and an Over the Hill cake, I figure now is as good a time as any to set a few goals and put a black streamer finish line at the end.
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- Visit Alaska. It’s the only state I haven’t visited.
- Visit Mt. Rainier. Touch a glacier.
- Finish all my Christmas shopping before December 1st.
- Learn to bake something sweet completely from scratch that tastes amazing.
- Run a 5k in under 30 minutes.
- Complete the #40bagsin40days challenge with White House Black Shutters. (Even if it takes more than 40 days)
- Lose weight. Lots of it.
- Go paddle boarding.
- Attend the Navy ball here in Washington. (It’s the only Ball we haven’t been to here.)
- Get a J-O-B.
- Start a collection.
- Monetize this blog.
- Sew something big … like a ball gown or just something with buttons. (Button holes are hard, guys!)
- Recover the love seat all by myself.
- Create the perfect master bedroom.
- Buy a house.
- Finish my cookbook. (It’s not for publishing. It’s just for me and hopefully someday my girlies.)
- Go to a drive-in movie.
- Write and publish a book.
- Start sitting on the front porch. (This will make more sense later, I promise.)
- Camp at Crescent Lake.
- 39 RAKs for #39
- Complete a one-year postcard challenge. (If you’ve been around a while, you know what I’m talking about; if not, more on this soon.)
- Spend a day in silence. (Harder than button holes.)
- Spend a weekend (or two) away with my husband, and leave the kiddos at home.
- Take a cooking class with Josh.
- Perfect my capsule wardrobe. Also give it a new name. Capsule is a weird word.
- Finish all the baby books. (Yes, all three, and yes, I have a 17 year old with an unfinished baby book. Don’t judge.)
- Finish the photo albums. (Voted: Least Likely to Actually Happen.)
- Watch my oldest graduate from high school. (Also scarier than button holes.)
- Get off my blood pressure meds. They suck.
- Renew my wedding vows.
- Get published somewhere big. A magazine, a hot blog, something.
- Make a queen-sized t-shirt quilt for my bed.
- Take a class and learn something completely new.
- Travel somewhere ALONE.
- Go to a concert.
- Read this list of 100 Books to Read before You Die.
- Hike to Hole in the Wall.
- Go on a cruise. (Last because I actually want to do this ON my 40th birthday.)
I’ll be blogging most of my 40 By 40 here, of course, but if you want to see it all follow me on Instagram with #BOL40by40 or on my 40 By 40 Pinterest Board and of course on Facebook!
So what’s on your bucket list? Do you have any milestone lists you’re working on?
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