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FORTY BY FORTY

22 March 2017
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OH MY GOSH! I am absolutely terrified by the fact I am even carrying out this exercise. Like seriously, am I that old? Apparently, yes I am. The next milestone for me will indeed be 40 so I guess I need to get used to it and adjust accordingly. Eeeek! I’m a huge fan of lists (I do a daily to-do list) and yet, I’ve never done this sort of list before – you know, for example the “Thirty things to do before you turn Thirty”. I am fond of doing resolutions, but I would prefer to lump them in a big bucket list type thing and came up with this idea – “Forty things to do before I turn Forty”. As with my visionboard exercise, this list will definitely serve as a source of inspiration, encouragement and direction for me in the years to come when I know I will need it. So here goes nothing.

I give you my FORTY BY FORTY:

  1. Read the entire bible in a year
  2. Learn to play the drums
  3. Learn to speak Yoruba and French fluently (June 2021 edit – and Danish too)
  4. Live in a different country – (i.e. other than Nigeria and the UK) – currently living in Denmark
  5. Pray consistently it’s an ongoing process but it’s happening
  6. Start my own business
  7. Climb a mountain (check out the adventure HERE)
  8. Read at least two books every month decided to scrap this one and just go at my own pace. Read about it HERE
  9. Go sailing
  10. Go surfing – click HERE to read about my experience at Cold Hawaii
  11. Visit every continent
  12. Send my parents on an all-expenses paid luxury vacation
  13. Write a book
  14. Dine solo at a high end restaurant Did that in a beautiful hotel resort in Hakone, Japan
  15. Travel to a new country every year – so far we’ve done Denmark (moved there!), Poland, Switzerland, Japan, Trinidad, Barbados, Grenada and Malta. Will keep updating but click HERE for my Destinations page to see all the places I’ve been.
  16. Save money ongoing but it’s happening. Whew!
  17. Get married
  18. Volunteer consistently
  19. Buy stocks in a company
  20. Buy and/or build a property I bought a flat!
  21. Throw a dinner party
  22. Loc my hair
  23. See the pyramids
  24. Go on pilgrimage to Israel
  25. Have a child
  26. Visit every state in Nigeria
  27. Learn to cook living alone in a foreign country will teach you quick!
  28. Do an annual solo vacation
  29. Mentor someone
  30. Visit/speak to my extended family at least once a month
  31. Visit Greenland and see the Northern Lights
  32. Play centre position at netball
  33. Go to the Essence festival
  34. Go scuba diving
  35. Speak to and see my friends as much as possible
  36. Hike the Inca Trail
  37. Look after a plant – doing my absolute best. Follow my series on my quest to be Hygge for more details
  38. Go to the Galapagos Islands
  39. Dance in a band in a carnival Read all about it HERE!AND FINALLY…
  40. Live without fear or regrets – an ongoing challenge but it’s happening!Some of the stuff on there I will admit is just a bit ambitious and I don’t know if I will get round to achieving all of them. But I certainly look forward to trying! Let’s go!

What are your thoughts on my “bucket list”? Have you done one of these lists before? Or see any goals which look similar to yours? Share your thoughts (and goals!) in the comments below!