The List...

Valentine's Day- a day which has always been a bit of a non starter for me, so this year, in an effort to ignore the "oh god I'm single on Valentine's Day again" bemoaning I began plotting...

To be perfectly honest the initial germination of the list began back on New Year's Day, with a general resolution not to be fat and forty at the end of the year. The List (capitals are required) simply expands on this.

I turn 40 in December (start saving your pennies I expect big, sparkly presents) and the horror of it is freaking me out a bit! I mean, seriously, when the feck did I get that old? In my head I'm ambling along at 29 or so, where the last 10 years went I don't know etc... etc...

It's dawned on me I've done bugger all for me in the last 10 years, it's all been about re-training to be a teacher, scrapping together a living on supply and then working my arse off when I found that permanent post. All I've seem to have done for 10 years is mark books, plan lessons and watch too much rugby. Now it's time think what else I want to achieve.

The List

1. Arrange tweet-ups with some of the lovely people I've been talking to over the net and to make sure I catch up with old friends.
2. Re-join the gym and actually go 3 times a week.
3. Run 5km.
4. Learn to surf or at least have a lesson.
5. Ride a motorbike, pillion will do!
6. Go on a hot air balloon ride.
7. Have a track day. I want something FAST and sleek! Ferrari or Aston Martin!
8. Do a sky-dive or parachute jump.
9. Do a bungee jump.
10. Climb to the top of a mountain. A small mountain will do!
11. Kiss a man in uniform.
12. Go to a German beer festival. Prost!
13. Do the Great North Run - could be problematical depending on how the training for Number 3 is going!
14. Have a **** ;-) ..... well it does kind of follow on from number 11!
15. Become a healthy weight, so I can wear a smoking hot frock and killer heels for my 40th!
16. Learn to scuba dive.
17. Dance a tango.
18. Visit the Tower of London (random addition but I'm a history nerd).
19. Watch rugby at the Millennium Stadium.

I did want a nice round number but couldn't think of a number 20... all suggestions are welcome!

I will hopefully post updates and pictures (tho not for number 14!) as the year goes on! It'll either be a raving success and I will emerge from my rut or I'll wuss out and not do any of them, but as they say nothing ventured nothing gained!