Kelly Gibbons, artist and writer, about me

Friday, December 15, 2006

Almost 40

Toni has me thinking about the year before you turn 40. I had a year to plan, and do, but as usual I have waited until the last minute. I'm in the month before I turn 40, and have a whole year's worth of things to do.

So, should I just make the year I turn 40 a year long celebration? I say YES! I can talk about "The Things I Did When I Was Forty" for the rest of my life. Of course, it can be a continuing saga, and the sequel can be "The Things I Did When I Was Fifty" and so on until the end. Anyway, Here are some things I'd like to do:

Learn how to dance. I'm sort of working on this now with Zumba.

Lose 20 pounds. I'm hoping the dancing helps with this. I've lost 20, but I wanted to lose 40 by 40 and I don't see that happening, so to get to minus 40 while I'm 40 would still work for me.

Go to Paris (This doesn't have to happen in 2007, but for this I will at least have to get my passport, so that to will be the goal).

Go to FRED. Toni is planning a girl friends get together out west, and I must get there. This will take care of some other must do's: Meet some online friends.

Finish my YA Novel and send it to agents. I am so close on this one, it might happen before I turn 40!

Show my art in a public place. This will happen, because I am already scheduled to show it at my local library. It's not big, but it's a start and it will be out there.

Take Mosaic class. This was on last year's list and I never did it. I'm finding too many of my "things to do this year" get pushed onto the following year's list. Gotta stop that!

Start a second novel or non-fiction book. I have ideas. I just have to get busy. Angela's, A Novel Plan, will help with this.

Finish my office, and finish my bedroom. I think I've lived long enough in the "Cloud Room", yes, my bedroom is sky blue with clouds on the walls and ceilings because I've never repainted it since we moved in when we finished my daugther's rooms. I don't even remember how long ago that was, too many years ago to remember.

Continue my education. This will happen to, because my new job offers free education. I have already taken some steps toward this.

Add to this list. Gosh, there are so many things I want to do, but as I sit down here to write them, and try to make concrete promises to do them, I'm drawing a blank. This list will get longer, and it will get done.

posted by Kelly @ 12/15/2006 08:38:00 PM

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