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My 40 before 40, hopefully


Today, I sat down and think about my remaining years before turning 40 (As of this writing, I have less than a decade). What do I want to do? Who do I want to be? So, I decided to create this 40 before 40 list for my future self-- my 40-year-old self. That one day, when I look back on my life, I hope to see a happy 40-something gal, someone who didn't put her life to waste, someone who consciously live a marvellous life.


  1. Have a fulfilling career
  2. Start a side-business
  3. Be debt-free
  4. Create an emergency fund
  5. Start a baby fund for my son
  6. Buy my own car
  7. Learn how to drive
  8. Start paying for a house and lot
  9. Heave and cleave
  10. Touch the Eiffel Tower in Paris
  11. Eat Kimchi in Korea
  12. Visit my relatives in Italy
  13. Island Hopping in El nido
  14. See what's the fuss about Boracay island
  15. Get a blog domain
  16. Have my article published in a magazine
  17. Join a singing contest on national TV
  18. Undergo Pap smear
  19. Have a cleaning at the dentist
  20. Buy that lipstick already
  21. Take a post grad course
  22. Get married
  23. Have a baby 
  24. Go to a concert of my favorite artist
  25. Splurge in a haircut
  26. Stick to an exercise routine for a month
  27. Attain a healthy BMI
  28. Date my parents
  29. Publish a book
  30. Climb a mountain
  31. Handle a charity event
  32. Enroll in a voice lesson
  33. Hire a professional to tweak this blogsite
  34. Buy my very own ukulele
  35. Speak in front of the public professionally
  36. Take my son on a date he would always remember
  37. Renew my vow with my husband
  38. Totally quit nail biting
  39. Join a married couples group
  40. Read the bible from cover to cover


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