I aim to do 50 of these things before I turn 50. Obviously this list is still under construction. Feel free to send suggestions!
| I WANT TO…. | STATUS | |
| 1 | Publish a book | |
| 2 | Run a marathon | |
| 3 | Climb a mountain | |
| 4 | Visit India | |
| 5 | Finish a needlepoint | |
| 6 | Build a house | 8/15: Our rebuild of 36 Riverside counts |
| 7 | Buy an Airstream | |
| 8 | Drive across America | |
| 9 | Buy a convertible car | 7/11: Proud owner of a new Fiat 500c |
| 10 | Hire a personal trainer | 6/12: During Maddie’s swimming class |
| 11 | Go on a mother/daughter holiday with Madeline | |
| 12 | Take Madeline to see The Lion King | 11/11: Attended a matinee show! |
| 13 | Visit Pompeii | 4/16: Part of our Amalfi trip |
| 14 | Take a trampolining class | |
| 15 | Make a Swedish Christmas tree | |
| 16 | Start a club | 1/15: Brigidine Running Club |
| 17 | Write a book on resolutions | |
| 18 | Publish a cook book | |
| 19 | Plant a vegetable garden | 6/11: Finally a successful garden! |
| 20 | Own a summer cottage | |
| 21 | Run a small business | 12/14: Be Leadership Ltd |
| 22 | Serve on an advisory board | 6/11: Emerging World 6/12: WIAL Nigeria |
| 23 | Attend TED | |
| 24 | Renew our wedding vows with a big celebration | |
| 25 | Show Maddie how to catch fireflies | 7/15: in Republic, Missouri at family reunion |
| 26 | See the aurora borealis | |
| 27 | Go to Lapland | |
| 28 | Walk Peru’s Inca Trail | |
| 29 | Own a city bike with a basket | 7/13: Thanks Richard for the bicycle basket! |
| 30 | Go to a dude ranch | 7/11: Visited Tumbling River Ranch |
| 31 | Have a tea party | 7/11: The Mad Hatter’s variety! |
| 32 | Start my own company | 12/14: Be Leadership – what an amazing adventure! |
| 33 | Own a canoe | 7/11: Bought an Old Town Discovery! |
| 34 | Walk in a parade | |
| 35 | Attend the Olympic Games | 7/12: London 2012 Women’s 10m Diving and Football (Gabon v South Korea) |
| 36 | Create a basic family tree | 8/13: On paper, but complete for Richard’s family and mine |
| 37 | Go on a family walking holiday | 4/16: Positano trip |
| 38 | Own a VW camper van | |
| 39 | See the Olympic Torch | 7/12: Watched the Torch in rainy Egham |
| 40 | Sing songs around a campfire | |
| 41 | Go Christmas caroling | |
| 42 | Travel to the rest of the 50 States | |
| 43 | Run 500 miles in one year | 10/12: 508.74 miles as of October 29th |
| 44 | Go to another Formula 1 race | |
| 45 | Take Madeline to Disney World | 4/12: Visited Disney World in Orlando |
| 46 | Teach Maddie how to cook | |
| 47 | Return to Finland | 3/14: For Jali’s funeral |
| 48 | Study Finnish again | 1/13: Attending http://fsok.org/ 2013/2014 |
| 49 | Become a competent pianist | |
| 50 | See the Royal Family | 6/12: The Long Walk, Ascot Week |
| 51 | Organize a fundraising event | 3/13: www.RunToRead.co.uk |
| 52 | Run a half marathon in London | 10/12: Nike+ Run to the Beat |
| 53 | Host an exchange student | 8/14: Marikki Nyfors! |
Me & My All 