50 THINGS TO ACCOMPLISH BEFORE 50

Personal

1. Fall in love
2. Give a piano recital
3. Write letters
4. Write and publish a book
5. Don’t sweat the small stuff
6. Get a will, purchase a cremation niche and plan my funeral
7. Broaden my food palate
8. Blog regularly
9. Be punctual
10. Laugh often

Financial

1. Buy a house
2. Pay off credit cards and keep them paid off
3. Treat myself, but don’t go overboard
4. Give to Charities
5. Pay myself first, learn to save
6. Use Coupons
7. Give spontaneous financial gifts to those less fortunate
8. Pay for a complete stranger’s meal
9. Invest
10. Sell things I do not need

Travel/Leisure

1. Get a passport
2. Travel to Europe
3. Visit London
4. Visit Ireland
5. Visit Paris
6. Visit friends throughout the US
7. Go to Cedar Point (Amusement park) again
8. Plan and enjoy an adventure with someone I love
9. Create my own version of “Eat, Pray, Love”
10. Make connections and friendships

Health, Fitness & Wellness

1. Run a 5K (completely)
2. Be consistent in working out
3. Eat the right foods
4. Continue to grow in my practice of Yoga
5. Push my self-imposed limitations
6. Keep a journal of my progress
7. Don’t be so hard on myself that I make myself miserable
8. Learn to cook
9. Get massages
10. Keep my maini and pedi up to date

Educational

1. Learn a foreign language
2. Learn to crochet
3. Learn calligraphy
4. Learn about wine
5. Learn how to meditate
6. Learn to dance
7. Learn to swim
8. Earn a master’s degree
9. Read books I should have read in high school
10. Teach someone something I know

Here’s my confession: While the list above is probably not completely a completely exhaustive list of what I would like to accomplish in my 40s, it is a good place to start.   The list is organized in no particular order or priority.  Many of the things on the list are things that I’ve already started doing, but want to encourage myself to continue to keep moving forward.   Oh, and goal #41?   Don’t be afraid to re-evaluate the list and make changes where necessary.