46 Things

I meant to create a list called "45 Things to Do Before I Turn 45", but, well, I'm a slacker and now my 45th birthday is only 8 months away and there are things I want on my list that will not be accomplished in that time frame.

So now it is either "46 Things to Do Before I Turn 46" or "45 Things to Do Before the End of My 45th Year."

So here goes.

1. Walk 1,000 miles.  Not, obviously, all at once.
2. Get down to a healthy weight.
3. Participate in another 10K.  Better yet, a half-marathon.
4. Read the complete works of William Shakespeare.
5. Read the Iliad and the Odyssey.
6. In addition to the above, read another 25 works of classic literature.
7. Go on 3 hikes with a trail club.
8. Take a train ride somewhere.
9. Go to Washington DC and visit the National Mall.  I haven't been there since college.
10. Take a plane ride somewhere, anywhere.  I am terrified to fly, have only flown once (round-trip) and would love to prove to myself I can do it again.
11. Finish 2 more classes towards my Deaf Education certification.
12. Take piano lessons.  Or guitar lessons.
13. Start CrossFit again.
14. Do unscaled Toes to Bar and burpees.  And one unassisted pull-up.
15. Do the Memorial Day Murph.
16. Do Barbells for Boobs.
17. Do 31 Heroes.
18. Pay off at least 2 credit cards.
19. Write a poem. 
20. Go to Chicago.
21. Paint a picture.
22. Illustrate one of the children's books that I have written.
23. Write a novel.
24. Do one random act of kindness a week.
25. Volunteer.  Somewhere.
26. Find a regular AA meeting.
27. Get my nose pierced again.
28. Take a pottery class.
29. Take a beading class again.
30. Draw a picture of someone I love (Benedict Cumberbatch does not count).
31. Finish the Relay for Life scrapbook for my mom.
32. Grow sunflowers in a giant pot.
33. Build a really big snowman.
34. Have a conversation with someone without reading their lips.
35. Blog once a week.
36. Establish a skin care routine.
37. Do 10 minutes of yoga/meditation before bed at least 5 nights a week.
38. Go out on a date.
39. Go to Busch Gardens.
40. Go through all the boxes I have in storage and get rid of anything I don't need.
41. Don't eat fast food (unless it is a salad) for 6 months.
42. Finish the activities in the Dialectic Behavior Therapy workbook and/or the Cognitive Behavior Therapy workbook and APPLY THEM.
43. Go to Hampton and catch up with all of my old friends.
44. Make my own tie-dye shirt.
45. Go parasailing in Nags Head.
46. Catch a meteor shower.

Looks like it is 46 Things to Do Before I Turn 46.

Let's go!