I only have six weeks left in my 30s. Which really means I only have six weeks left to complete my 40 Before 40 list. Here is where I am right now...
These are DONE...
Make a skirt to dress (like Aimee at My PINK Life) or pillow case top as seen here
Take the kids to Disneyland
Organize my mudroom and the shop
Wear more hats (I love hats but I'm afraid to wear them)
Buy a WOMAN'S winter coat
Figure out my mom's roll recipe - got the bonus cinnamon roll recipe out of the deal too!
Attend a marriage retreat
Set a new high score on Just Dance for the Wii
Try three new foods* - sushi, fish tacos and brie
Do a better job of accessorizing
Find the perfect sugar cookie recipe - thanks to Glorious Treats via Sugarbelle
Create family rules (like the ones at the Pleated Poppy)
Find four red/pink transferware/French toile plates that are reasonably priced - DONE and then some. My awesome mom saw this on my list and found four plates for me. Then we found a 41-piece set while in Colorado.
Visit a restaurant featured on Diners, Drive-ins & Dives - Capone's in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Missed my chance to do these...
Go to the Tulip Festival
Pick Huckleberries
Go to the Flea Market at the old Drive-In
Have a professional family photo done - only because I want one outside...in the summer
Working on it...
Document our traditions
Finally do a Couples Night Out - part of the birthday plan!
Make flossing a daily habit - Was done, then relapsed, Working on it again
Learn to make cheesecake from scratch - found a recipe I like, just working to perfect it
Master sports/action photography
Blog more frequently (check!)
Genuinely compliment someone every day (I think it but don't always say it)
Be able to do 25 push ups without crying
Haven't done yet...
Build a cabinet out of our old windows
Read one of the book club selections
Have all my pants altered so they fit properly
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Buy a pair of red shoes
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Have each of our closest friends over to our house for a meal. *
Fix the "seam" on my living room accent wall *
Memorize 10 new Bible verses
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Sing a song at a karaoke bar - I may regret this one.
Go to IKEA
*
Watch Gone With The Wind
Finish researching my family tree
Learn how to make fresh guacamole
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Make these super cute milk crate covers *
Bake one cookie recipe out of my giant cookie cookbook with the girls each
month
I think I can probably get to the ones with the *.
I'm most bummed about not implementing the last one. It was a double bonus...time with my girls and cookies! But very happy with many of the ones I did accomplish. Time slips by so quickly it was nice to have some deliberate objectives for the year.
