40 Things to Do Before I Turn 40

1. Get a tattoo. Location and design to be determined. (I actually have a good idea on both of these, but I am a chicken and am afraid of the pain.)

2. Walk/run a 5K.

3. Find one of those cheater short triathalons and do it.

4. Teach my oldest 2 kids to ride two wheelers.

5. Teach my oldest 2 kids to swim unaided.

6. Submit something I've written to be published.

7. Frame the subsequent rejections. :-)

8. Write the damn novel already. Get it out of my head and into a file somewhere.

9. Get my carpets steam cleaned (hey, had to put something on here that's easy to do!)

10. Get over my fear of flying and go visit my friends in other states, coasts, countries.

11. Um, think of some more things to do. I guess I lack ambition.

Comments

[Mrs. CPA]

GET THE TATTOO.

You've given birth, you'll live!

That's any easy one to mark off your list. Promise.

[jodifur]

I Really want a tattoo. Maybe we can do that together.

[hokgardner]

I have a tattoo, and I love it. It's a dolphin on the inside of my left ankle. I got it in grad school.

Now I need to make my own list, but I'm not sure I can come up with 40. I have 11 months to go. Sigh.

[Summer]

Tattoos really don't hurt that much, especially if you chose a spot that is not directly over a bone. If your tattoo goes onto a spot that's padded with some flesh (that means muscle, too!) it's no worse than being pinched.

Just do your research first and go to a good artist. There are a lot of mediocre tattoo artists out there, so it's worth the time and extra expense to make sure that your permanent decoration isn't crappy-looking.

29 more things to go, huh? Have you completely eaten your way around the world in DC-area restaurants? That's a fun one. I quite often find myself daydreaming about the Ethiopian food at Etete and Burmese at Mandalay....

[Angi]

I have 5 tatoos, so I am thinking they must not hurt so bad :) Love the list, I'll have to do one of these too - it feels much better than a bucket list!

[BananaBlueberry]

I have a good guy that comes once a year and does my carpets-
and I think he's reasonable-

if you want his name and number - email me :)