It is now two years since I decided to start my 40 Before 40 challenge. Basically I set myself 40 challenges to do before I become 40-years-old.
Here is the second annual update about how things are progressing.
To date I have completed 11 out of the 40 challenges. It doesn’t sound like a lot but I have at least 10 of the longer challenges started and well under way. I do still have three years left to go but I know that this time will fly by.
Here are the six challenges that I have completed over the past year:
Challenge #3 – Go paragliding
Challenge #17 – Write a diary for a year
Challenge #25 – Cook every recipe from one cookbook
Challenge #29 – Read The 40 Books that Every Woman Should Read
Challenge #31 – Take up a new sport
Challange #39 – Downsize
Here are some of the challenges that are currently in progress:
Challenge #2 – Visit 40 countries in Europe
So far I have visited 31 countries so far but by the end of 2019 that total should be up to 33. I have already chalked off all of the main countries off the list. Now I am left with some of the harder to get to places to get to. I hope that I will be able to visit at least 3 more countries next year but I will have to see when is the best time to visit some of the places.
Challenge #8 – Watch every movie on iMDB Top 250 Films list
I have seen 168 films from the list, so there is still some work to be done. I haven’t watched anything since around June time. I think movie are the sort of thing you enjoy more in the winter time. As the nights are drawing in, it means that it won’t be long until I sitting watching films again.
Challenge #26 – Learn how to fold 40 origami designs
The designs actually take longer to make that I thought they would but I have enjoyed learnign the designs that I have made so far. This is one challenge that I hope to have completed before the end of 2019.
Challenge #27 – Read 40 novels in German and Challenge #35 – Read 40 non-fiction books
For most of this year I have been reading English non-fiction books and these two challenges have been forgotten about. I am planning on focusing on these challenges in the last three months of the year.
Challenge #37 – Have a haircut at least 4 times a year
I prefer going to the dentist that going to the hairdresser. I have been doing well on this challenge until my haridresser ghosted me and moved back to the UK. I am now not convinced that the replacement I have found is right for me but I will stick with her or find someone else to do this so that I keep on track.
I have also decided to make one change to my list. I am going to change my Challenge #40 from starting and maintaining my own travel website to create a piece of artwork. I never intended on changing any of the challenges that I had chosen but after trying to start writing for this website, I realise that writing about travel wasn’t giving me as much enjoyment as I thought it would. The whole point of the list was to make sure that there were things on the list that I would enjoy doing. So, sorry, but that challenge needs to be replaced.
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