I’m creeping closer to 40… to be exact [at the time of writing this on a balmy Friday]
… I have 52185600 seconds,
… or 869760 minutes
… or 14496 hours
… 19 months
… or 86 weeks
… and finally 604 days left.
Basically, I have enough time to add a little bit of fun to my life.
So I thought… what are 40 things that I want to do before I turn 40?
And it’s totally doable… If I just did about two things each month… that would get me there!
My list of totally random [and not really work related] things that I want to do for my 40th bucketlist:
1// Capture Aurora Boreolis
2// Enjoy tuscan wine, in a tuscan villa, eating pasta made by a local italianmama
3// Drink starbucks in Seattle
4// Attend a business retreat in an exotic location / have a workcation somewhere interesting
5// Run my own business retreat in my home
6// Eat authentic italian gelato in italy
7// Drink a glass of dom perignon
8// Eat something I’ve never eaten before
9// Walk in the high street of New York
10// See a broadway / theatre play [in a pretty dress]
11// Attend Adobe Max Conference in October in LA!
12// Take up surfing again
13// Run 5 km with friend
14// Plant lemon tree
This lovely lisbon lemon tree was bought in Fort Beaufort [from the awesome baddaford farm stall], and is now nestled happily between my pear tree and apricot tree… with a gorgeous jasmine + plumbago bush backdrop!
15// Have an established herb garden
16// create my “restoration garden”
17// Re-upholster my couch creatively
18// Salvage and repurpose something cool
19// Buy another antique piece
20// Take the strengthsfinder test
My strengthsfinder test results… have you done yours yet?
21// Develop design skills further
I love how design is constantly evolving, and so am I.
- Technical Skills have been sharpened
- The Business skills have been sharpened even further
- Processes have been assesed
- Clients have been reviewed
Here are my first Double Exposure attempts:
22// Create: Do a 100 day sketch/art/creative project
23// Create: Make 12 pieces of art
24// Create: write 19 handwritten notes [one a month]
25// Create: Make a colouring book
26// Read: Big Magic [in progress]
27// Read: 31 days of prayer for the dreamer and doer [to the end this time]
28// Read: Nelson Mandela – long walk to freedom
29// Read: The monk who sold his ferrari
30// Take an art class
31// Take a cooking class
32// Visit a famous art gallery
33// Go to a book signing
34// Join a flash mob
35// See something in a theatre
36// Do something crazy with my hair [short / color]
[November 2017]
37// Have another professional photoshoot
38// Learn how to create the perfect smokey eye
39// Own a pair of designer jeans
40// Random acts of kindness for strangers
Full disclosure… I found it harder to come up with these [instead of all the awesome things I want to do, create, and experience in my biz], but I’m looking forward to seeing what happens with this list!
Ok, your turn! What’s on your bucket list?
Do we have any in common???
Love Love Love…
Seeing as my 40th is in 26 days, I’m not going to try to get there this time around!
Can’t wait for you to cross #3 off that list (because that means we get to meet each other in person!!)
I can see a 45 things before 45 then 😉
I think this is inspirational. I’m going to crate a list and get my boys to each do the same. We will start with a “10 things I want to do this holiday” list.
Love that idea!!! What a great family project Janice!
I loved Big Magic and took Strengths Finder a while back. I don’t remember what Restorative is- did you find it accurate?
I turn 40 in 16 months, and this might be a great thing for me to try!
Sounds like we have a bit in common Jenn!
I’m going to have to go and look Restorative up now #CantRemember
and YES!!! You should totally get your bucketlist going!
I’ve been wanting to take the Strengthsfinder test (mentor recommended it).
Also, colouring book *heart eyes*. When you do, I’m there!