A Bucket List for 40
Posted on July 10, 2016
by courtthesport
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I turn 40 September 9th. I can’t believe those words are coming out of my mouth. I know I am certainly not the first one to create a bucket list about the big 4-0, but I thought it would be fun to see what things I can achieve within the year I am 40. So here it is, my 40 for 40 in no particular order!
40 for 40
- Do 40 acts of kindness in the two months leading up to the big day
- Surf my first real wave
- Get an article into a big parent mag like Family Fun or Parenting
- Sleep a night not under the same roof as Emma… Yes, you read that right. I have never slept a night away from her
- Take some photos of the Milky Way
- Learn to really change a flat tire on my bike
- Hand out/donate a 100 dollar bill to someone in need
- Finally go on a honeymoon with AJ
- Use power tools to build something
- Learn to cut our monthly grocery bill in half
- Visit the Grand Canyon
- Climb a 14er- yep lived in Colorado for how long and never have done it
- Quit a bad habit- I think this should be drinking soda once and for all
- Forgive the people that have hurt me in the past
- See the glaciers in Alaska
- Find ways to be grateful everyday
- Mash my own grapes to make wine
- Make fresh pasta
- Write a note to each of my parents thanking them for the many things they have given me/ taught me
- Have consistent child/parent market writing assignments
- Revisit something I used to love to do but don’t do anymore
- Dip my toes in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in the same year
- Watch the leaves change colors on the East Coast
- Make ice cream from scratch
- Read a new book every month
- See the Northern Lights
- Host a backyard movie night
- Ride a horse on the beach
- Send a message in a bottle
- Pay for a strangers groceries
- Visit a lighthouse
- Run a trail half marathon
- Take a road trip in a Vanagon
- Plant an apple tree and grow my own apples
- Participate on a run relay team like Ragnar
- Volunteer for the Red Cross or other aid organization
- Have three-four tech free days per month
- Learn to live more simply by buying less
- Send a handwritten card/note to someone at least once a week
- Make a perfect replica of the Marachino coffee drink I had in Rome, Italy
Who wants to join me for some of these?
adventureswithmylittleray 
What a fun and ambitious list!
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