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The List (40 before 40)

In case you haven't noticed, I'm a list kind of person. 
I keep hand written lists all over my office of things to accomplish for that day, week, month, even year.  We have project lists and grocery lists - so it is only fitting that I would have bucket lists.  I'm using lists plural because I have many everywhere in my house and on my computer.  When it comes to bucket lists, I had the one of the 30 things I want to do before I turned 30 along with a running one of the things I want to do before I die.  That one is forever evolving.  From that list, I narrowed down 40 things I think I could accomplish before my 40th birthday.  However, there is a catch for anyone who is reading this right now.  Many of these items were probably inspired by you.  Or you might see something on this list that you also have on yours.  My ask to all of you is that we do this TOGETHER.  Let me know which of these things YOU want to accomplish and lets cross things off both of our lists, create amazing memories, and share in Life’s JOY!  If there are things not on this list but are on yours, leave it in the comments.  I want to hear what you are trying to achieve in your own BEST LIFE.  – Love, Casey

40 BEFORE 40 LIST
1.     Cage dive with great whites
2.     Passionate kiss under the Eiffel tower
3.     Lay in a field of lavender
4.     African safari
5.     Take Zoe on a mommy/daughter trip
 6.     Read a book a month for a year
7.     Take a weekend yoga retreat
8.     Organize all my favorite recipes into a cookbook
9.     See a Broadway show on Broadway
10.   Take cooking skills classes
11.   Get re-certified in scuba diving
12.   Go on a hot air balloon ride
13.   Take Zoe to the ballet
14.   Crash a wedding
15.   Take surfing lessons
16.   Go device free for a month (outside of work)
 17.   Do one good deed a day for a week with Zoe
18.   Train and finish a marathon
19.   Cook an entire Thanksgiving meal on my own
20.   Attend my high school reunion
21.   Go to the beach once a week with the family for a month – we live in FL and never go!
 22.   Do 5 unassisted pull ups
23.   Go on an international vacation with friends
24.   Create my ‘signature’ meal
25.   Go camping with my family
26.   Travel first class internationally
27.   Finally learn how to do an ‘evening’ look with my make-up
28.   Be featured in an ad campaign or as an extra in a movie/tv show
29.   Have a Go To ‘quote’ or personal mantra
30.   Give Zoe a ‘white’ Christmas by going somewhere it is snowing
31.   Give a lecture at my alma mater
32.   Spend a weekend alone
 33.   Go on a mission trip
34.   Jump in the puddles with Zoe
35.   Start my own business at some level
36.   Learn how to play tennis
37.   Learn how to play at least one song on the guitar
38.   Visit the Grand Canyon
39.   Experience one of the big music festivals
40.   Go somewhere fabulous to celebrate turning 40!
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