Hi everyone! It’s crazy how life works! I had this great plan of birthday love that was to be shared. I was going to list birthday graphics and music. I even had a playlist. Instead, I just kind of decided to stay low key. God allowed me to make it to 41. That was enough for me. I didn’t need anything else. I had my family, my health, and a safe place to lay my head. Everything else was extra.

I did realize that one thing I want to continue to do is my Birthday Bucket List. It you have followed this blog for a while, then you know that every birthday I like to list a few things that I would like to accomplish during the year. I then review the list at the next birthday to see how we did, and then we create a new one. This was last year’s list . I did some updating so you can look at it to see how we fared!

The New List – 41 while 41
- Consistently start and end my day with a minimum of 15 minutes of devotional time with God.
- Have at least 4 girls’ night or events with my daughters.
- Have at least 4 nights or event with my sons.
- Take an updated professional family photo.
- Go on a solo weekend trip.
- Complete the #SelfCareDare.
- Plan a 10th wedding anniversary get away.
- Have a stronger marriage in friendship, love, and Christ.
- Continue to invest in the stock market.
- Go on a weekend trip with my mother.
- Have a picnic with the kids.
- Go to the zoo.
- Go to the pumpkin patch.
- Go to the Drive in Christmas Lights.
- Go to Zoo Lights.
- Have the kids “adopt an angel” from the Christmas tree and purchase gifts for charity.
- Purchase a new and larger vehicle.
- Host a ladies brunch.
- Visit NC at least 4 times.
- Visit NJ at least 3 times.
- Take dance lessons.
- Improve my mental health.
- Go camping in a log cabin complete with S’mores, hiking, and bon fires.
- Visit NC for Church’s Homecoming.
- Go to the winery with my girlfriends.
- Walk or run a 5K.
- Take martial arts classes
- Do something every quarter that takes me out of my comfort zone.
- Return to swimming lessons.
- Do a boudoir session.
- Gain 35 new blog followers.
- Get a professional certification in something I will truly use and enjoy.
- Learn to grill.
- Have an amazing marriage and family life.
- Have at least one night where I laugh until I cry.
- Visit my father and bonus mother.
- Decorate my home.
- Have an amazing Christmas filled with memories and activities, not stuff.
- Celebrate my mother’s 60th birthday.
- Teach my son to drive.
- Attend a church event in NC with my family.
I am looking forward to seeing how this one is going to go. I hope you join me.
-K
