The List: My 40 Acts of Courage

The List

1. Publicly admit that I am turning 40. - DONE
2. Publicly and openly blog about my experiences, challenges, triumphs and failures along the way. - DONE
3. Tackle an intimidating classic work of fiction.
4. Get an astrological/psychic reading done. - DONE
5. Learn a new language and then try it out.
6. Expose the kids to some culture. - DONE
7. Do a police ride along. - DONE
8. Host a multi-course fancy dinner party.
9. Make pie from scratch, including the crust. - DONE
10. Get a tattoo. - DONE
11. For one week, track everything I eat, spend, consume.  - DONE
12. Get a Brazilian wax. - DONE
13. Go camping.
14. Go to a meetup where I know no one. - First Attempt: FAIL; Second Attempt: DONE
15. Go zip lining or indoor skydiving. - DONE
16. Take a Segway tour. - DONE (more or less)
17. Attend a painting class. - DONE
18. Try a martial arts class.  (Krav Maga, anyone?) - DONE
19. Celebrate a holiday all by myself. - DONE
20. Speak up for what I believe in. - DONE
21. Watch a horror movie alone. - DONE
22. Wear a bikini to the beach. - DONE
23. Go salsa dancing. - DONE
24. Perform a poem or tell a story at an open mic night. - DONE
25. Finish and publish a writing piece. - DONE
26. Travel somewhere I have never been before. - DONE
27. Take a ballroom dance lesson (or two) on my own. - DONE
28. Try square dancing. - DONE
29. Try Speed Dating. - DONE
30. Eat Clean for 30 days, two weeks, one week, two days. - DONE
31. Get a mammogram. - DONE
32. Say no to someone powerful. - ONGOING
33. Install a new toilet in my house.
34. Turn off my iPhone. - DONE
35. Cook dinner for families at Ronald McDonald house. - DONE
36. Adopt a shelter animal. - DONE
37. Become financially independent. - DONE
38. For a week, live off the amount of money a family living at the poverty line has. - DONE
39. Forgive and seek forgiveness. - DONE
40. Stop living my life as if I'm auditioning for a better part.