40 by 40…watch out world!
Photo courtesy of Micheletb
I’ve always been a very goal driven person. So a few months back, I complained to my therapist that I felt like I was just floating along because I had no goals. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to be when I grew up. Recently, I realized, duh, that my life is awesomely sweet now, and *that’s* why I don’t have the big goals that people usually set. I’m pretty damn happy, so I don’t feel that dooming sense of dissatisfaction lurking over my life any longer.
But I do like having goals. It forces my somewhat-lazy butt to get in gear and remember to live life *now*. So even though I won’t be 40 for over two more years, I was inspired by another friend to create a list of 40 items I’d like to accomplish by the time I’m 40…some of them will probably take the 2+ years to get there, so think of it as good planning. And I promise to subject you to all the lurid details when I cross one off the list 😉
- See the Northern Lights
- Climb a rock wall
- See the impact crater in Arizona
- Run a 5K
- Have my picture taken with one of the lions outside the NYPL
- Go to the Smithsonian
- Have deep dish pizza in Chicago
- Eat fish caught that day from the ocean
- Visit Ellicottville for the day
- Go camping (yep, never been camping for real, Girl Scouts doesn’t count)
- Go to the Eternal Flame Falls
- Swim in the natural pool at Buttermilk State Park
- Take a lampworking class from a well-respected artist
- Have a poem published in a print journal
- Write a novel-length piece of fiction
- Learn to play “Everlong” on the guitar
- Buy a pair of Doc Marten boots (preferably the red velvet ones)
- Donate platelets
- Sign up for the Bone Marrow Registry
- Swim with dolphins (preferably not because I got tossed overboard)
- Go whale watching again
- Find that perfect red lipstick
- Have dinner at the Buffalo Chop House
- Learn to make stained glass
- Donate 500 Beads to Beads of Courage
- Visit the Outer Banks again (need a replacement Dirty Dick’s glass!)
- Go snorkeling & hopefully see a sea turtle
- Make a homemade pie
- Make homemade lemonade in the summer
- Try 10 new fruits/vegetables I’ve never eaten before
- Learn to make stamped metal jewelry
- Make some resin jewelry pendants
- Go on a ghost hunt
- Visit Savannah, GA again
- Drink nothing but water for a week
- Have a butterfly land on my hand
- Take the train somewhere
- Learn to make clothes on a sewing machine
- Learn basic Calculus
- See the Persieds meteor shower
eHarmony Sucks…just sayin’
I think the people who run eHarmony are delusional. You know that old guy in their commercials, who claims to be a “doctor”? Yeah, I’m pretty sure he’s a robot.
So I’ve been a customer of eHarmony. Only a little ashamed to admit it, mainly because it means I got played by a robot. I figured, if people are paying for a dating service, they might be a step up from the “hey baby, wanna get busy” crowd that lurks at bars and on free dating sites. Instead, I get a ROBOT sending me my perfect matches–of whom I have found maybe two out of 200 remotely interesting. So apparently, I don’t know what I want, because the robot assures me I should give people who don’t ever read books and work out 18 hours a day a chance, because that *is* what I really want. Thanks Mr. Robot. You suck.
Then Mr. eHarmony Robot has the nerve to invade my Facebook page.
What the evil eHarmony Robot wants you to believe...
If I ever find his little robot cave, I will do whatever it is people need to do to stop evil robots. I just need to do more research on that front. Promise.
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