• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Happily Homegrown

Where homemaking, homeschooling, and homesteading meet.

  • Home
  • About
    • Pennsylvania Homeschool Evaluations
    • Contact
    • Privacy Policy
    • Disclosure
    • Media Kit
  • Homemaking
    • Chores
    • Crafts
    • DIY
    • Family Life
    • Frugal Living
    • Menu Planning
    • Travel
    • Wellness
  • Homeschooling
  • Homesteading
    • Canning & Preserving
    • Gardening
    • Green Living
  • Recipes
  • Homeschool Evaluations
You are here: Home / Around the Home & Homestead / 30 Things I Want to Do Before Turning 40

30 Things I Want to Do Before Turning 40

By Stephanie 4 Comments

Sharing is caring!

57shares
  • 2

Posts on Happily Homegrown contain affiliate links. When you make a purchase through an affiliate link, your price will be the same, but Happily Homegrown will receive a small commission. Thank you for your support!

30 things I still want to do before I turn 40, and while some may seem silly or superficial, I'm hoping it turns into a year full of wonderful memories, new skills, and fun experiences.

UPDATE:  A year ago today, I wrote this post as I was looking forward to the last year in my 30s.  It was a great year, with a lot of ups and downs.  There are still a few things on my list that I didn’t get to do over the last year, but that’s ok.  I pushed myself to enjoy life more over the last year and can’t wait to see what my 40s will bring.

This week, I will be turning 39.  While some friends dread their birthdays, I am looking forward to celebrating at various times over the next few weeks.  I’ve reached an age where I want peoples’ presence more than actual presents.

I decided instead of just turning 39 and having 40 looming in the shadows, I’m ready to embrace this next chapter and celebrate it and all that I have accomplished in my life so far and everything I still have to look forward to.  Forty is just a number.  That said, there are 30 things I still want to do before turning 40 and enter into a new decade.  While some may seem silly or superficial, I’m hoping it turns into a year full of wonderful memories, new skills, and fun experiences.

30 Things I Want to Do Before Turning 40

  1. Visit an art museum √
  2. Go deep sea fishing with my brothers
  3. See the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center
  4. Finish the tattoo on my shoulder
  5. Learn how to debone a chicken √
  6. Complete a 5K
  7. Practice Yoga with my children √
  8. Go Whale Watching  √
  9. Family trip to a zoo that has elephants  √
  10. Teach a homesteading class √
  11. Take my children to the theater √
  12. Go with my mom on a wine tasting tour
  13. Host the Feast of 7 Fishes on Christmas Eve
  14. Visit the Cathedral of St Patrick
  15. Visit the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul
  16. Family Trip to the Baltimore Aquarium
  17. Watch the sunrise at the beach √
  18. Learn how to make soap √
  19. Forage for bayberries to make my own wax
  20. Teach a blogging class √
  21. Shoot craps (I haven’t gone at all in the last 9 years)
  22. Take an archery lesson √
  23. Go ice skating
  24. Take time to write √
  25. Learn to make Feta cheese √
  26. Sew a piece of clothing √
  27. Take a trip with only my husband (it’s scheduled for Oct) √
  28. Take a trip with only my mother √
  29. Date days with each of my children separately √
  30. Make a conscious effort to find the beauty in every day √

What do you want to accomplish before your next birthday?

Sharing is caring!

57shares
  • 2

Related Posts:

Over the years I have realized that being a homemaker is a calling. Homemaking is just as important as any other type of ministry because as the wife and mother – the way our family feels at home speaks volumes about how we minister to their needs.Homemaking as a Ministry Weekly Goals | I’m Throwing Away My To Do List! Why I “LET” My Husband Get a Motorcycle After vacation, its really hard to get back to reality. To make the transition as easy as possible, I have a routine for both before we leave & once we return.After Vacation, Returning to Reality
Previous Post: « Weekly Meal Plan: August 13-19
Next Post: Our Quest to Travel the USA »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Kelly Zeichner

    August 21, 2017 at 2:56 pm

    Love this idea! I’m so busy now, but when the last child is “launched” out of the nest, what then?
    I need to make this list for this year and future and start on an idea board ( that would be great for me, because I’m such a visual person!).
    I already know I want to start writing this year. And I’ll take your blogging class!

    Reply
    • Stephanie

      August 21, 2017 at 3:02 pm

      That sounds like a wonderful idea Kelly! And I’d love to have you in my class <3

      Reply
  2. Mother of 3

    August 24, 2018 at 4:20 pm

    Such a great list and I love that you were able to complete so many of them. I am famous for making lists and not following through…

    Reply
    • Stephanie

      August 24, 2018 at 4:25 pm

      Thanks! I tend to have incomplete lists as well, but at least this time I can continue on into my 40th year.

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Welcome to Happily Homegrown  Where homemaking, homeschooling, and homesteading meet!

I’m so glad you stopped by.

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

 

Disclosure

Posts may contain advertising, paid sponsorship, or affiliate links. If you purchase a product, complete an offer, or print a coupon through an affiliate link, your cost will be the same, but Happily Homegrown will automatically receive a small commission. Your support is greatly appreciated!

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Copyright © 2021 · Foodie Pro On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in