Turkey To Do List

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone here in the US that are celebrating. The Kid and I are looking forward to our traditions of putting up the tree, decorating a gingerbread house, seeing a movie, getting a latte at Starbucks, and eating Thanksgiving dinner together. This year we are building a gingerbread village and not just a house. Oooh, living on the edge here. Be jealous. 😉

I’m lucky every few years that my birthday also falls on Thanksgiving. This is one of those years so I get the combined celebration of festivities. This year I decided to create a list of things to do before my next birthday. I love lists and had a lot of fun creating this one. I’ve got a combination of easy things, harder things, specific things, and more vague things.

So without further ado… drum roll… here is the list of 43 Things To Do Before I Turn 44:

1. Do a single pull up or chin up
2. Do 5 pull ups or chin ups
3. Eat at 20 new restaurants
4. Take a Zumba class
5. Create a vision board
6. Make a loan to someone through Kiva.org
7. Create emergency kits for the homeless
8. Make a blurb book of my blog
9. Go an entire year without diet soda
10. Try a new hair color
11. Camp out in the backyard
12. Donate blood 4 times
13. Attend a murder mystery dinner
14. Take a sick day when I’m not really sick
15. Get a massage
16. Try a new fruit
17. Try a new vegetable
18. Get dressed up for a night out
19. Write a letter to me to read in 20 years
20. Research and buy a new stock
21. Ride a ferris wheel
22. Dance in the rain
23. Stay in my jammies the entire day
24. Get a manicure in a color I wouldn’t usually get
25. Get a makeover at a make up counter
26. Get my to do list out of my head
27. Accept that the house doesn’t have to be clean to have a happy life
28. Win an award
29. Make a difference in someone’s life
30. Smile and laugh daily
31. Create an art journal
32. Write a real handwritten letter
33. Redecorate a room
34. Go to the State Fair
35. Visit a new city
36. Make a new friend
37. Fall in love
38. Secretly do something for someone else
39. Follow a passion
40. Order bakery cupcakes for my birthday
41. Visit a chiropractor
42. Have an egg nog latte
43. Complete a challenge or dare

Yes, that’s a really long list but it makes me smile every time I read it and think of the year ahead of me. Have you ever created a list of things to do before your next birthday?

Enjoy your day and take the time to hug your families and tell them how much you love them.