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 🙂
- Keep a blog – Done!
- Walk 500 miles – Done!
- Raise £500 for charity – Done!
- Take a selfie a day for a year – Done!
- Perform 40 favours for friends – Done!
- Perform 40 random acts of kindness – Done!
- Visit every venue at Ceroc Surrey – Done!
- Achieve Chartered status from the CII – Done!
- Learn Calligraphy – Done!
- Visit 2 non-Surrey Dance venues – Done!
- Go to the Lincoln Xmas Market – Done!
- Re-connect with 5 old friends that I’ve not seen in over 10 years – Done!
- Play Phil’s rules of D&D – Done!
- Knit something (not a scarf!) – Done!
- Join the WI – Done!
- Arrange a Presidents of BDS reunion – Done!
- Have a Karaoke night – Done!
- Do an Escape Rooms event – Done!
- Learn sign language – Done!
- Learn to do 40’s hair – Done!
- Take singing lessons – Done!
- Do a photoshoot – Done!
- Treat the house to an upgrade/revamp – Done!
- Perfect a Hula Hoop trick – Done!
- Volunteer for the local community – Done!
- Zip Wire at Snowdon – Done!
- Learn dressmaking/alterations – Done!
- Take a pilgrimmage to Austria to visit the home of the Chalet School books – Done!
- See Bournemouth in the summer – Done!
- Attend a festival, concert or gig – Done!
- Sky Dive – Done!
- Attend the Ballet – Done!
- London Eye – Done!
- Volunteer work with old people – Done!
- Attend the Opera – Done!
- Do a Flash Mob event – Done!
- West Coast Swing or Lindyhop bootcamp – Done!
- Meet Sir Patrick Stewart – Failed 😦
- Fancy dress Party – Done!
- Visit Las Vegas! – Done!
*Bonus* Do a Life Drawing Class – Done!
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