40@40 – the last month.

Yep, that's right – in less than a month, I will be 41. [Insert cries of "time flies!" and "how did that happen?" here.] In all honesty, I'm ready for a new year. This year has been full…in both good ways, and not so good ways. Fitting, I suppose, for a year guided by the word abundance. Anyway. A check in on the list! All in all, I'm pretty happy with my progress! 

1. learn to snowshoe done…via a snoga (snowshoeing & yoga) retreat

2. rediscover 5 new veggies done…beets, brussels sprouts, leeks, shallots, sunchoke, kale, a variety of squash

3. visit Seattle done

4. get a facial not scheduled, but living social deal purchased

5. try all 10 red wines from Food & Wine's "10 New American Value Reds" list we changed up the list, but definitely done on this one

6. visit a winery done x11

7. take a meditation class done

8. establish a mediation practice I'm going to grade on a curve, and say done…still not as regular as I'd like, but good effort

9. read 26 books i have to count so that I answer honestly…but i think that i'm there

10. buy more houseplants bought 2. killed 1. oops.

11. watch 4 documentaries overdone…I've lost track of how many I've watched (thanks Netflix!)

12. weekend at the Cape subbed with weekend in Chicago

13. print a blog book done

14. join a CSA done

15. hang pictures in the family room by the end of the year. i swear. 

16. repaint the kitchen do the 3 paint swatches on various walls count?

17. repaint my scraproom/office meh. lost my motivation on this one.

18. get a hot stone massage not scheduled, living social deal purchased

19. make 8 new risotto recipes again, will have to count, but i'm close if not done

20. photograph the foliage in Stowe it was NOT a great year for foliage – missed out on this one

21. renew my passport there's a story here. not yet. 

22. buy a new camera done

23. take a cooking class fail. but will make this happen next year.

24. buy a juicer & start making green juice done

25. attend a yoga retreat done (in combo with #1)

26. complete a week-in-the-life project started, then stopped b/c I was mojo-less. subbing december daily for this one.

27. give blood this one totally slips my mind. will schedule before the new year.

28. make a new friend I'm going to say yes to this one – several people come to mind.

29. write a manifesto not yet, but working on it.

30. send 2 non-holiday cards per month fail. this was way too ambitious.

31. take a food photography class not yet – just haven't been able to coordinate schedules

32. visit Marmalade (home of Curly Girl Designs) still a possibility – maybe the week after Xmas?

33. complete the Unplugged Half Marathon in < 3 hours finished in just over 3 hours – injured. go me.

34. watch all of the movies nominated for Oscar's Best Picture I've seen 5…have a few more to go.

35. go on a monthly date with Austin done (and fun!)

36. get mammogram well, yeah. that didn't work out so well, now did it?

37. have a necklace made for my OLW done

38. de-clutter the mudroom done. done again. oh, then done again. ongoing.

39. send a note to someone that I admire forgot about this one – but will still complete.

40. visit the ocean on both coasts done