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?

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