Wednesday, September 21, 2016

40 by 40 in 40 weeks

Thanks to everyone who weighed in! I looked at everyone's suggestions and kept in mind that it couldn't be too easy, like smiling at 40 strangers, that I do in a week ;-). And, it couldn't be so hard that I am setting myself up to fail, like running 40 5Ks, which averages to a week and impossible when I haven't run in close to 2 years.


So ta-da!!!


1 Lose 40 lbs or 40 inches
2 Walk 40 miles each month
3 Read 40 new books
4 Try 40 new hot sauces
5 Have 40 phone conversations with family/friends
6 Try 40 new beers
7 Try 40 new exercises/workouts
8 Read 40 new books to Oli
9 Donate $40 to a charity
10 Write 40 love notes
11 Try 40 new recipes
12 Send 40 post cards/letters
13 Give 40 hugs a week
14 40 free activities with Jeff & Oli
15 Introduce myself to and have conversations with 40 strangers
16 Watch 40 new movies
17 Volunteer 40 hours of my time
18 Donate 40 pieces of clothing
19 Get rid of 40 things from the house
20 Get a tattoo (just 1, not 40)
21 Learn to swim
22 Drink 40 oz of water every 4 hrs
23 Run 40 miles (>= 5 mph) (not at once)
24 Do 40 random acts of kindness
25 Go camping in a national park
26 Donate blood again
27 Floss at least 40 days
28 Blog 40 times
29 Have 40 family game nights
30 Present at a professional conf.
31 Have a girls' only weekend away
32 Bury a family time capsule to open at Oli's school graduation
33 Buy 40 shares  (after research)
34 Drive 40 miles away for dinner
35 Try 40 new fruits and/or veggies
36 Buy bikes for us & teach Oli to ride 
37 Log at least 40 hours at the gym
38 Brew my own beer
39 Eat 40 consecutive home cooked meals
40 Write 40 letters to Oli, with Jeff, to give him when he's grown up


I will update as I do things :-) I have a spreadsheet printed out for me to mark off as I finish things, because it is satisfying to cross things off with a pen.

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