364 days til I turn 40, let the ride begin!

Someone told me the other day that I had better enjoy my thirties while I can. That got me to thinking! There are things that I haven't accomplished and most of them are things that I continue to put off until a better time. Does a "better time" ever come? Probably not. So, with a little more determination and a lot less procrastinating, I am going to make the the last year of my thirties count for something! I've spent the last couple of days thinking about how to do that and I compiled a list of 40 things that I want to accomplish before I turn 40. Here is that list, in no specific order of importance ...

1. Lose 40 pounds (at least)

2. Take a photography class

3. Pay off at least one debt

4. Spend more one on one time with Shannon

5. Spend more one on one time with Ashley

6. More private time with Steve

7. Start having family night with Steve and the girls

8. See a Broadway production

9. Catch up reading The Dark Tower series

10. Catch up on Shannon's scrapbook

11. Start Ashley's scrapbook

12. Learn to make homemade gravy

13. Learn to say "forty" without cringing1

14. Volunteer

15. Read the Bible everyday

16. Take a picture everyday

17. Keep in touch with family from out of state

18. Keep in touch with family that live near by

19. Buy an expensive bra

20. Hug Shannon everyday and tell her that I love her

21. Hug Ashley everyday and tell her that I love her

22. Hug Steve everyday and tell him that I love him

23. Organize the girls' bedroom

24. Get the girls' sleeping in their bedroom

25. Visit the Grove Park Inn during the National Gingerbread House competition

26. Rebuild our savings account

27. Smile at a stranger everyday

28. Speak to a stranger everyday

29. Get a complete physical

30. Move more, sit in the recliner less

31. Revamp and refresh my wardrobe

32. Redecorate my house

33. Have my car professionally cleaned once a month

34. Enter a contest

35. Laugh everyday

36. Buy expensive makeup

37. Girls weekend!

38. Have a spa day

39. Pray with Shannon everyday

40. Try a new recipe every week