So, once upon a time I had a blog called Live, Love, and Be Single. I have since taken that blog down, but on there I had decided to undertake a 40 before 40 list. Well, needless to say, life threw me some huge unexpected curve balls and I did not come close to finishing that list.
I was able to knock a few things off of my 40 before 40 list like visiting a beach on the Pacific Coast (which, btw, I highly recommend!), seeing the Cardinals play a baseball game in person again, actually going apple-picking, and visiting Canada. I even made quite a bit of progress on my goal to watch all of the movies on the original AFI Top 100 list.
But with my dad passing and moving back to Florida and then it taking about 8 months for me to find a new job (can’t do things if you don’t have money), that list pretty much went dormant.
So, now that I am 45, now is the perfect time to share with you my 50 before 50 list!. I did make this list a little while back, so some of these I have already done and have crossed off my list, but it is still fun to share and have you along on the journey.
So without further ado, here is my list:
50 Before 50
See Wicked the play (finally!)- Finish watching the movies on the AFI Top 100 Films – I have seen 48 so far
Get a tattooRead through the whole Bible- Visit Italy (specifically Senigallia where my family is from)
- Learn to speak Italian
- Buy a Louis Vuitton bag
- Start my own design/photography business
- Roadtrip to Amelia Island
- Watch the sunrise on the East Coast of FL and set on the West Coast in one day
- Start a Christian-based support group for single Christian women
- Participate in art shows again
- Go ziplining
- Attend an opera performance
- See a show on Broadway in NY
- Visit South Dakota National Parks – Black Hills and Badlands
- Visit Joshua Tree National Park
- Explore the Neon Museum in Las Vegas
- Visit the Grand Canyon
- Visit Antelope Canyon
- Go on a train ride up the East or West coast of the US
- Get my body into shape
- Buy a bicycle
- Learn to make pasta from scratch
- Learn to make tiramisu
- Learn to make homemade marinara sauce
- Master sourdough bread-making
- Pay off credit card debt
- Go back to Ellis Island and do rubbings of my family’s names on the wall of immigrants
- Publish my photography
- Start doing printmaking
- Create an artist’s book
- Start to make pottery again
- Create a line of greeting cards
- Learn to make crème brûlée
- Take the Tampa Mafia Tour
- Either start a podcast or be a guest on one
- Go Snowshoeing
- Knit a giant chunky blanket
- Visit Germany
- See Chanel in Paris
- Roud trip Route 66 (or at least part of it)
- Take a glass-blowing class
- See The Lion King
- Create a cozy backyard space
- Get my first mammogram
- Create a welcoming home for friends and family
- See the giant pandas at the National Zoo
- Take drawing classes
- Get married (???)
Now granted, I cannot guarantee all of these will happen, but they at least give me something to work towards. And let’s be honest, I have zero control over whether or not number 50 will actually happen or not. Dating is not for the faint of heart these days and gets even worse the older you get. But that story is for another day.
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