I was recently inspired by a friend to create a list of goals, or to-dos, if you will, to accomplish by the time I turn 40. My version of a 40x40 list is as follows:
40x40
1. Take a two week trip to Ireland
2. See Scotland
3. See Paris and the Eifel Tower
4. Visit all 50 state capitol buildings
5. Become a mom
6. See the Grand Canyon
7. See Citizen Kane
8. Visit all presidential libraries/museums
9. Make a French baguette from scratch
10. Have all four sides of my house be the same color
11. Have no credit card debt (or less than $1,000)
12. Weigh 50 pounds less than I do now
13. Take Michael to Mackinac Island
14. Take a trip to South Carolina, eat in that French restaurant Michael loved
15. Camp again at Pictured Rocks
16. Vacation in Charlevoix
17. Eat crab/crab cakes on the East Coast
18. Eat Coney dogs in Detroit
19. Eat at Michael Symon’s Roast
20. Get my map of Ireland framed and hanging up
21. Repaint the kitchen
22. Repaint the living room
23. Have a “Happy Birthday House” party
24. See the Northern Lights (trip to Alaska!)
25. Get a tattoo (maybe)
26. Ride a horse
27. Make my own homemade mozzarella
28. Drive Route 1 in California
29. Try fencing
30. Throw pots
31. Keep up a blog on a regular (at least once a week) basis
32. Learn to knit
33. Practice yoga at least once a week
34. Make another quilt
35. Take a photography class
36. Eat at the Knight Cap
37. Rescue an Irish Wolfhound
38. Start a nonprofit/charity
39. Attend Westminster
40. Learn how to drive a stick shift
