When we cannot do or have the things we want, we tend to want them more. We think about traveling to places near and far, fun things we want to do, and things we want to buy. (At this point, I would be happy to go to Target and walk up and down each aisle looking at things I don’t need but end up buying just because.)
Many moons ago, a best friend of mine came up with a list of 40 Things To Do Before Turning 40. I was blessed to be able to mark some of those things off of her list with her. So I made my own list of 40 Things. Some of the things I had never done. Other items were things I had not done in a while and wanted to do them again. I was able to mark over half my items off the list and had fun doing every single one.
Time has passed, and now I have a 50 List. This time, I have several years to work on it rather than just one year like I did with my 40 list. I hope I can complete more of the list this time, and if not, I will have so much fun trying.
50 things before 50
1. Mardi Gras
2. Candlelight dinner on a beach
3. Get a bike with a basket
4. Go to a lantern festival
5. Go to choir singing, hat wearing church where people say hallelujah
6. Attend a Halloween party – all dressed up
7. Wales, England and Highclere Castle
8. Fall foliage tour
9. Stand under a natural waterfall
10. See a play in NYC
11. Swim with the swimming pigs in the Bahamas
12. Stand-up paddle boarding
13. Go on an unplanned trip
14. Get a massage on the beach
15. Go to a drag queen show☑️
16. Stand in 4 corners – AZ, UT, NM, and CO
17. Go to a ballet or opera
18. Waste a bottle of champagne FI style
19. Parasailing
20. Stay in an over-the-water bungalow
21. Go sailing
22. Take ballroom dancing lessons again
23. Atlantic City
24. Be my own boss
25. Learn to play chess
26. Ice skating in Central Park
27. Go horseback riding
28. Swim with the dolphins
29. Go on a motorcycle ride
30. Visit a state I’ve never been to
31. Zip lining
32. Spend an entire day in bed just because
33. Grand Canyon
34. Get my fortune read
35. Do something that scares me
36. Carve my name in a tree
37. Write a book/start a blog☑️
38. See one of MY favorite artists in concert
39. Fly first class somewhere (on purpose)
40. Visit a National Park
41. Colorado or Lake Tahoe – snow, fireplace, hot cocoa and a good book
42. Hot tub while snowing
43. Meet someone famous
44. Start a garden
45. Send individual notes to all my loved ones
46. Send a care package to a deployed military member
47. Escape an Escape Room
48. Spa day with friends
49. Cabana…Vegas…
50. 50th Birthday Party
Extras:
51. Leave a note in a library book
52. Climb a tree
53. Tie a message to a balloon and let it go
54. White water rafting
55. Send a message in a bottle
56. Go to a black tie event wearing a hot black dress
57. Make a mixed CD for a friend ☑️
58. Call an old friend and have dinner to catch up
59. Buy a piece of jewelry from Tiffany’s
60. Learn a foreign language
61. Write a note in a book and leave it in an airport
Over these past few weeks, I think we all are looking forward to getting the world back to normal and doing things again. For me, I think this is a pretty good list to start with.
What would you put on your list? Your list doesn’t have to be about your age. It can be things you want to do this year or even this summer. I love having things to look forward to. What do you want to do first? Whatever it may be, have fun with it. Include good friends and family. Take photos and mark things off. Oh the fun you will have.
xoxo, Jane Anne
