
04 Dec 50 Things To Do Before Turning 50
It is true. I will be turning 50 in 2023. Most of the things on this list have nothing to do with travel. Some things will take a year to accomplish, and others are one-time events. I thought hard to find 50 things on this list, but I started thinking of things I wanted to do. It was easy. I will be updating this list during the year, and providing updates on my progress.
1. Cut down my own Christmas tree
2. Learn to play the piano to play a song (song to be determined)
3 Get in to Lake Michigan
4 Oscar Movie Marathon in Theatre
5 Learn one trick with a hula hoop
6 Bake a cake from scratch
7 Take a pottery class
8 Silk press hair in a salon
9 Solo camping trip
10 Go roller skating
11 Learn a Lizzo song on the flute
12 Throw a slumber party
13 Chicago river kayaking
14 Learn to drive a stick shift
15 Take a dance class
16 Drive Route 66 to California in a van
17 Visit Upper Peninsula in Michigan
18 Visit all five Great Lakes
19 Mississippi river cruise
20 Rent a luxury car for the day
21 Stay in a hotel/Airbnb by the ocean
22 Jog/run a half marathon
23 Jog/Run a full marathon
24 Build a snowman
25 Decorate a gingerbread house
26 Tattoo – I still have Myles to travel.
27 Ride on a motorcycle
28 Rent a boat on Lake Michigan
29 visit Las Vegas (my mother’s last trip)
30 Mason wing walk in Washington
31 Wear new clothes from the closet
32 Learn to swim
33 Visit Antarctica
34 Ride bike 17 miles (one way) Erie Lackawanna trail
35 Fly first class (Qatar Airlines)
36 Art class (drawing or oil painting)
37 Date night with myself once a month
38 Eat at a Michelin-star restaurant
39 Perform a poem or story at open mic night
40 Pay off all credit card debt
41 Publish a fictional short story
42 Buy a diamond jewelry
43 Go to Medieval Times
44 Murder mystery dinner
45 Fly to a city for one day
46 Complete an Advanced sewing project
47 Read all of the unread books I have (10+ books)
48 Fly in a helicopter
49 Play Mas in Carnival in Trinidad
50 Spend my 50th birthday out of the country (Destination to be determined)
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Mia Ransom Parnell
Posted at 17:46h, 24 DecemberHey Bisa, what a wonderful plan and a great idea! Maybe I’ll get an opportunity to participate in some of your adventures and celebrate you. Here’s to a successful and prosperous 2023!!!
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