Wednesday 13 January 2016

Only Eight Weeks to Go

Yes, amazingly, it's only eight weeks today to my birthday.  I love my birthday, I love doing lots of special things - so much so, that it's impossible to fit everything into just one day.  My birthday celebrations, over the years have expanded into a week and then a month.  I like to start planning in January so that I can savour every moment.

With "only" eight weeks to go, I've made a special entry in my journal - an eight week challenge - to do 54 things before I'm 55.  I usually write a list for the year of what I want to achieve in that year, I've mostly completed the 54 things I wanted to do when I was 54.  Now with "only" eight weeks to go, I've come up with a supplementary list, of smaller tasks and treats.

One of the problems of getting older (besides the obvious ones) is that each year you have to try to think of extra challenges to make up the numbers - I might struggle to think of 87 things to do when I'm 87, but I'll worry about that nearer the time.

For now I've written out my 54 things to do before I'm 55, but I had to add flaps to the pages to fit them all in.



Some of the challenges aren't challenges at all, some will be easy to do, others may be more interesting to complete, but the point is, that it will be fun.




Maybe as part of this challenge I should have added - think of a list of 55 things to do when you're 55!!!

14 comments:

  1. That seems like a mega challenge to achieve in such a short time. wishing you every success and of course a very happy Birthday.

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    1. Thank you Lorraine. Hopefully more fun than challenge.

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  2. It sounds like a fun thing to plan & extra treats too! x

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    1. Fun all the way - that's the plan, and of course the treats are important too.

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  3. crikey, don't tell me its a year since you stayed in Lincoln ! If you are lucky you might get to stay somewhere equally as nice this time . Drop a few hints, ha ha.

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    1. You're right, Caz, a whole year since we stayed in Lincoln - this past year has just flown. I'm already dropping hints for this year and keeping my fingers crossed.

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  4. Wow, it is going to be a busy 8 weeks, but a fun filled 8 weeks too I am sure! Enjoy it!! xx

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  5. I love to make lists so satisfactory when you can cross something off. I would like to my todo life list learn to knit better as I never finish anything I knit!! Cute illustrations in your little book x

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    1. Thank you Joy. I agree, you can't beat the satisfaction of crossing something off a list.

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  6. You are going to have so much fun, I love your positive attitude and creativity.
    Meredith

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