
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.
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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 storeLeave 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 riseGo fly fishingHave 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
Yay for adventure!
I’d love to have you join! Let me know any and all events that you’d like to be a part of!