40 to 40!

Sarah Gillespie had the idea that before I turn 40, I should create a list. 4o wild and wondrous thing to do in the 40 days before 40. And so I did. And a calendar too. The countdown has begun! If you’d like to be a part of any of the events, message me using the form below.

• Visit the McCormick Observatory… finally
• Pack a sunset picnic
• Host brunch
• Wear your hair curly
• Get a haircut…. the way you’ve always actually wanted
• Go see Willie Nelson… because he can’t live forever
• Play a game of solitaire
• Finish your website. Share it.
• Wear that fabulous wide brim hat that you never wear
• Buy coffee for someone behind you
• Float down the river in a kayak or a tube
• Wear that one piece of nice jewelry you bought yourself 13 years ago and never break out because it’s “too nice”
• Use your book credit at Daedalus to buy a classic that you’ve never read
• Dust off your guitar and sing a song
• Leave something wonderful on someone’s doorstep
• Leave a thank you note for the garbage guy… because you’ve always wanted to
• Sleep in a tent
• Go see the ocean… because it still hurts to be so far away (see #18)
• Take a roadtrip (see #19)
• Make paella… don’t burn it and don’t let it turn to mush
• Buy a birthday dress
• Visit the riverfront in Richmond… finally!
• Buy that asparagus fern you’ve been pining over for years (seriously, it’s $10)
• Have a milkshake
• Have a Sunday picnic at Jefferson Vineyard… because it will never, ever get old
• Go skinny dipping…. because you will never, ever get too old
• Go to the movies… alone
• Buy a stranger a drink
• Smoke a cigar in Staunton’s cigar store
• Leave a note in a library book
• Take a selfie with a stranger
• Read a beautiful piece of writing out loud to someone
• Watch a meteor shower
• Watch the sun rise
• Go fly fishing
• Have a drink at the Double Horseshoe Saloon
• Request a song from a busker
• Listen to music instead of the news
• Cloud watching (it’s been so long)
• Make a toast to Frank J