July 14, 2020
50 Before 50
The countdown to 50 starts tomorrow! Well, it started the day I was born, but you know what I mean. Since this is a lengthy list, I won’t bore you by going into detail on every single goal. But I plan to give updates on my progress, and I’ll take time to focus on one or two goals in those posts. I’ve broken this list down into five categories: Learning, Giving, Fun, Investing, and Self-Improvement. My intention is to do one of every item on the list each month, as opposed to knocking out one goal every month. For example, I won’t spend 50 consecutive days tech-free, but maybe just one day every month. Obviously I won’t be drinking 50 different bottles of wine in one month, but one bottle a month for 50 months is doable. So without further ado, here’s my list. I have 50 months/217 weeks/1522 days to complete it or at least come close.
Learning
1. 50 songs on piano
2. 50 skills or facts about a subject I know little about
3. 50 minutes a week learning Spanish
4. 50 podcasts
5. 50 card games
6. 50 ways/languages to say I Love You
7. 50 things to make instead of buy
Giving
1. $50 a month to one of 50 different charities
2. 50 hours volunteering
3. Send 50 notes of encouragement
4. 50 random acts of kindness
5. Tip 50%
6. 50 compliments
7. 50 positive Yelp reviews
8. 50 bags of food to donate
9. Give up 50 things
Fun
1. Read 50 new authors
2. Watch at least one season of 50 different TV shows
3. 50 movies; 1 from every year of my life
4. 50 new musical artists
5. Try 50 new-to-me foods
6. 50 new restaurants
7. 50 different bottles of wine
8. 50 things I’m “too old” to do
9. 50 things I’ve always wanted to do
10. 50 new playlists
11. Make a list of 50 vacations I want to take or places I want to visit AFTER age 50
12. Laugh at least once every day
13. Celebrate 50 National _________ Days
Investing (this includes time spent working on relationships)
1. Invest $50 a month
2. 50 submissions to literary journals or contests
3. Save $50 a week for 50th birthday trip
4. Sign 50 petitions/emails
5. Complete 50 2-page spreads in the kids’ scrapbooks
6. 50 1-on-1 outings with Reagan
7. 50 1-on-1 outings with Pierce
8. 50 social gatherings with friends
9. 50 different dates with Tim
10. Monthly emails to my MIL
Self Improvement
1. 50 pull-ups
2. Write 50 stories about my life
3. 50 selfies or photos taken of me
4. 50 days tech-free
5. 50 things that scare me
6. Journal everyday
7. Walk 50,000 steps a week
8. 50 squats, sit-ups, or push-ups daily
9. 50 hikes
10. List 50 places I’ve been
11. 50 creative writing prompts