40 by 40

To keep life interesting and focused, I have creating my list of 40 things I hope to do before I turn 40. I will update list as items are completed.

Family Life

Adopt a child

Adopt a dog

Pay off graduate school
     2017

Buy a house
     2016

Buy a new couch

Buy a new vehicle
     2018 Chrysler Pacifica

Buy a hammock

Splurge dinner date night ($100+/person and not a fundraiser),
     2018 El Goucho for 10th anniversary

Write a living will

Renew vows

Physical Feats

Complete another marathon, this time with a friend

Run a half marathon in California

Ride the STP

Hold a balancing yoga pose for at least 5 seconds

Try stand-up paddle boarding
     February 2018. On the Caribbean Sea while staying at Sandals royal Caribbean. Very breezy. 

Ski on a real mountain

Ride a century (organized or not)

Run a sub 30-minute 5K

Walk a 10K with my mom
     April 27, 2014. Hy-Vee Road Races at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa. 

Trips and Travel

Volunteer in India

Global Village trip to South American country
    April, 2019 to Santiago Chile

Visit Iguazu Falls

Wine tasting in Napa Valley with Mike

Explore Vancouver, BC with Mike
     February 18-20, 2014. Stayed at Rosedale on Robson and enjoyed exploring the waterfront, Chinatown, Stanley Park, and Granville Island. Mike tried local brews at Steamworks Brewing Company and Granville Island Brewery. We watched the Olympics and felt the joy of the Canadians as both the women and men took out the US in hockey for gold and the chance to play for gold, respectively.

Weekend trip to Lake Chelan with Mike/family

Visit Redwood Forest and drive through the big tree

Travel to a vacation by train (ie: Rocky Mountains, Leavenworth),
    Wine Train with Nicole, Megan, Chelsea. Mt Rainier Railroad

Cheer for the Cubs at Wrigley Field
Ride in a hydro-plane 

Personal

Maintain a blog

Apply for ‘The Amazing Race’ with Sarah

Read at least 30 of the ‘100 books to read before you die’ See List Here

Begin playing piano again

Learn to can vegetables and sauces

Learn to make my own baby food
     March, 2015. Carrots, peas, sweet potatoes, beets, apples, pears are just a few of the purees that have been made.

T.ry Zumba at least once
40 Acts of Kindness in the 40 days leading up to my 40th birthday (begin 7/31/22)