50 Before 50

In just a few weeks I turn 49.

Eek! Wasn’t I just in my 20s yesterday?

In the lead up to the big 5-0, I’ve been thinking about things I want to do for myself, because let’s face it, as women, and especially as mums, we’re almost always putting everyone else’s needs and wants first. I try to do things for myself, but inevitably, something else always pops up that gets pushed to the top of my priority list, and I get pushed back to the bottom.

It’s time for that to change!

But, I know that to make change I need something to hold myself accountable, which is why I’ve come up with a challenge for myself:

Doing FIFTY things that I have been wanting to do before I turn fifty.

I'll be starting this series very soon (mostly on Instagram, with the odd post featured here on the blog as well), but in the mean time I wanted to share my full list in case anyone else is thinking of doing something similar. Plus, you guys might have suggestions for me that I hadn't thought of, or recommendations on where I can actually do some of these activities. Some I have worked out, but for the most part I'm still very much in the early planning stages. 

For now, the list includes more than 50 items, but I know that I will need to cut quite a few due to cost. A lot of those classes and physical activities I have listed are rather pricey. I'll likely not be able to achieve them all, but I'm going to give it my best shot.

I've broken these activities/goals down into rough categories to help me keep on top of them, and I've added check boxes so I can mark off items as I cross them off my list.

Let's take a look...

Crafts & Workshops

Pottery class (hand building)

Pottery class (wheel) 

Stained glass class

 Glass blowing class

 Rug tufting class

 Terrarium or taxidermy class at Terrorium

 Bonsai workshop

 Jewelry class

 Bee keeping class 

 Photography class

 Make fairy houses

 Learn to crochet

Physical Activities

 Rock climbing 

 Trapeze class

 Indoor ski classes at Snöbahn 

 Llama hike

 Yoga at Red Rocks

 Snowshoeing

 Smash room 

 Ropes Course 

 Pole dancing class

 White water rafting 

 Stand up paddle boarding

 Manitou Incline

 Butterfly yoga at Butterfly Pavilion

 Learn to skate

Body & Wellness

 Piercings

 Hair treatment shower thingy

 Get regular facials

 Capella Ranch Bee Hut

 Tarot reading

 Try contact lenses

Food

 High tea at a swanky hotel (Boulderado, Brown Hotel, Glen Eyrie Castle, Miramont Castle)

 Learn to bake sour dough

 Learn to make pickles

 Dumpling making class

 Indian cooking class 

 Chocolate class at Piece Love and Chocolate

 Candy making class

 Ice cream class at Little Man

 Empanada making class at Maria Empanada

 Latte art class 

 Cheese making class

Travel & Adventures (Colorado)

 Colorado Wolf & Wildlife Center 

 Visit a hot spring

 Bishop Castle

 South Park (Fairplay)

 Estes Park Mountain Coaster

 Take a ghost tour at Stanley Hotel

 Fancy hotel staycation (Brown Hotel, Boulderado, Broadmoor etc)

 UFO Watchtower in Colorado

 Paint Mines 

 Mesa Verde National Park

 Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park

 Rifle Falls

 Argo Mill gold mine tour

Travel & Adventures (Outside of Colorado)

 Walk the Highline in NYC

 Visit Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island 

 Jellycat Diner at FAO Schwarz

 Get slimed at Sloomoo

 Visit the Jim Henson Creature Workshop

 Visit Carhenge in Nebraska

 Bison train in Wyoming

 Take an overnight train

Miscellaneous

 Finally move blog over to WordPress

 Go ghost hunting

 Become a USA citizen

Let me know if you have any suggestions for my list!