Thursday, 26 November 2009

Revised 40 before 40

I've had to revise this list.
Not only with doing so did I manage to come up with 40 things, I surpassed it and made 45.

In no particular order….and three years to get it done

1. Get a passport

2. Cook lasagna from scratch

3. Weigh in at 135 lbs.

4. Save up an emergency fund of $5000

5. Buy a newer car (mid SUV) within 6 years of the current year.

6. Move to the island Fail .Not by the time I'm 40, but it will happen.

7. Buy a king size bed

8. Create Sunday dinners w/family/closest friends  Fail

9. Buy a Barbeque

10. Be part of a creative photo shoot. (July 2009)- Fail - opted out.

11. Get an enhanced drivers license

12. Learn to snowboard (I’ve lived in Vancouver my whole life never gone)*gasp*

13. Conquer the Grouse Grind again under 1.15 hours
Just not interested in putting my body thru that again. = Fail.

14. Go snowshoeing

15. Spend considerable more time by the ocean.

16. Join a gym and attend (June 2,2009)

17. Buy my first set of golf clubs

18. Get my teeth whitened

19. Buy my first camera!!!

20. Learn about personal financing and get mine under control. Work in progress with Smart Cookies, Vancouver based Company, Finance for women by women.

21. Picnic more often, I'm surrounded by parks and ocean

22. Be a softer woman. Let men wear the pants and be men. - Work in Progress -Employed Elizabeth Singleton - aka Love Coach(Dec 09)
This is harder than I though. March 2010

23. Go kayaking (again, surrounded by water, you'd think I'd be more active, use to be)

24. Buy all new camping gear  Fail

25. Gave me an idea for future entries.. list all my first date activies. Blog idea

26. Tell my friends/family I LOVE THEM at the end of EVERY phone call. (a contstant process)

27. Buy a printer/scanner for home

28. Go to the Cabin in Kitimat,BC (Sept 2009)

29. Be more consistent as a person. Manners, calmness etc. On going.

30. Go to the dentist.

31. Update wardrobe to be more stylish/professional.

32. Make the effort to seriously smile more (whether its random or intentional)- Work In Progress

33. Donate blood more often.  March 28,2010 and on going.

34. Learn how to paint my apt.May 2010

35. Stop needing acceptance from my siblings

36. Do more things for myself that make me happy.

37. Improve my flexibility with yoga. Up to twice a week now.

38. Do 10 full push ups in a row.

39. Love freely without the fear of being hurt.(enough said D)-work in progress Employed Elizabeth Singleton - aka Love Coach(Dec 09)

40. Send post cards of Vancouver to family back east. (who doesn’t love getting post cards)

Spares

41. Build a network of professional contacts.

42. Take a photography class.

43. Frame pictures of family & friends.

44. Get my eyes examined. Feb 2010

45. File 2008 taxes

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