So I have fewer than 13 months before my 40th birthday.  I was inspired by my friend Jackie to start a "40 before 40" list - sort of a mini-bucket list.  Below, in no particular order, are the ideas I've come up with so far - most are pretty easy to accomplish and some are even completed (purse, blog):

1. Volunteer 40 hours
2. Buy a good (read: expensive) purse
3. Get another tattoo
4. Go to Great Lakes Brewery for initial tapping of Christmas Ale
5. Volunteer at a marathon
6. Eat a Skyway burger
7. Write a poem
8. Start a blog, even if I don't maintain it!
9. Take a cooking class
10. Las Vegas with Jim, Barb, and Rick
11. See a movie at the Cedar Lee Theatre

The hardest part so far has been compiling the damn list!  I started in August and am only up to 11 items (sad, right?).  I'll share my rationale behind each and provide updates whenever one is completed.  Have suggestions for me?  Completed your own list?  I'd love to hear from you.