Update: 20 things to do before I turn 40

Today is my 40th birthday, which means it’s time for me to do an update of my big list as well as talk about next steps.

A ✅ means I did the thing.

1. finish reading the entire Bible
2. go on a Disney Cruise
3. go see Hamilton ✅ (I didn’t write a post about this, but. It was amazing. Duh.)
4. go to Harry Potter world in Orlando ✅ (Okay, I did half of this because I went to the one in LA, which is not the same, but is almost there. I bought a wand. It counts.)
5. take a knife skills class
6. ride in a hot air balloon
7. go to a taping of Price Is Right ✅ (went and was a contestant)
8. take surfing lessons ✅ (I also didn’t post about this, but I should have. I did this in Santa Cruz where the water was FREEZING, and I was exhausted. If I do it again–which I probably won’t–it will be somewhere like Hawaii where the water is warm, and I will be well-rested.)
9. go to Hawaii ✅ (you can see pictures here)
10. do NaNoWriMo ✅ (I realized that I have done some version of this before, so I’m counting it as done.)
11. complete blog series on 40 books that shaped me like Myra did
12. see Bruno Mars (and any other musical act I’m interested in that tours) in concert ✅ (AMAZING. Also: the bomb. I also got an opportunity to see Patti LaBelle and Babyface [separately, not together] which was just…whew.)
13. finish a screenplay and submit it ✅
14. learn Spanish
15. do a bunch of tourist stuff in LA ✅ (this is too vague, but yes, I have done this )
16. publish a book
17. go on a date
18. take one of those wine and paint classes ✅
19. go on a Magical Mystery Tour
20. learn to sew on a sewing machine

Halfway there!

Anyway, I have decided that I’m going to take up until my next birthday to accomplish the rest of the things on my list so now it’s my 20 Before 40 (Is Over) list. So here’s what’s left with some revisions:

1. finish reading the entire Bible
2. go on a Disney cruise
3. take a knife skills class
4. ride in a hot air balloon
5. blog about 40 books that shaped me
6. sell a screenplay
7. learn Spanish
8. go on a Magical Mystery Tour
9. learn to sew on a sewing machine
10. get out of debt
11. go visit my daughter in Japan