The beginning…

The challenge starts here

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So today I am about to start my 40th year and like any milestone, it has become a time of reflection for me. The old saying about not waiting for life to pass you by springs to mind and so I have set myself a series of goals, all to be achieved in the next 12 months, by my 40th birthday.

Think of it like a bucket list: who knows what might happen in the future so I want be be able to look back and say “I did that!”

I will be charting my progress here as well as sharing my thoughts along the way.  Below are the 40 challenges I have set: some will be easy, some fun, and some no doubt will feel like a chore. Wish me luck as I aim to achieve all 40… before I turn 40 🙂

  1. Keep a blog – Done! 
  2. Walk 500 miles – Done!
  3. Raise £500 for charity – Done! 
  4. Take a selfie a day for a year – Done! 
  5. Perform 40 favours for friends – Done!
  6. Perform 40 random acts of kindness – Done!
  7. Visit every venue at Ceroc Surrey – Done!
  8. Achieve Chartered status from the CII – Done! 
  9. Learn Calligraphy – Done!
  10. Visit 2 non-Surrey Dance venues – Done! 
  11. Go to the Lincoln Xmas Market – Done! 
  12. Re-connect with 5 old friends that I’ve not seen in over 10 years – Done! 
  13. Play Phil’s rules of D&D – Done!
  14. Knit something (not a scarf!) – Done!
  15. Join the WI – Done!
  16. Arrange a Presidents of BDS reunion – Done!
  17. Have a Karaoke night – Done!
  18. Do an Escape Rooms event – Done!
  19. Learn sign language – Done!
  20. Learn to do 40’s hair – Done!
  21. Take singing lessons – Done!
  22. Do a photoshoot – Done!
  23. Treat the house to an upgrade/revamp – Done!
  24. Perfect a Hula Hoop trick – Done! 
  25. Volunteer for the local community – Done!
  26. Zip Wire at Snowdon – Done!
  27. Learn dressmaking/alterations – Done!
  28. Take a pilgrimmage to Austria to visit the home of the Chalet School books – Done!
  29. See Bournemouth in the summer – Done!
  30. Attend a festival, concert or gig – Done!
  31. Sky Dive – Done!
  32. Attend the Ballet – Done!
  33. London Eye – Done!
  34. Volunteer work with old people – Done!
  35. Attend the Opera – Done!
  36. Do a Flash Mob event – Done!
  37. West Coast Swing or Lindyhop bootcamp – Done!
  38. Meet Sir Patrick Stewart – Failed 😦
  39. Fancy dress Party – Done! 
  40. Visit Las Vegas! – Done! 

*Bonus* Do a Life Drawing Class – Done!