Author: medleybee

My 50 before 50 list

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“Maybe it’s true that life begins at fifty. But everything else starts to wear out, fall out, or spread out.” — Phyllis Diller

I honestly don’t remember how it came about. How I thought of creating a list of things to do before I turned 50. I vaguely remember someone mentioning a year of ‘yes’ before she turned 50, that might be where I got it from. So now we are in April, and although I have registered for a few things, I’m not moving very quickly! Oh… the list? Here it is.

  • Have someone plan a mystery day for me
  • Take a pottery workshop
  • Do a professional “edgy” photo shoot
  • Create a midlife muse alter ego and go out as her
  • Attend a small gallery opening
  • Take dance classes
  • Try a sensory deprivation tank
  • Volunteer
  • Recreate a beloved teenage photo
  • Curate a playlist from youth to now
  • Perform at an open mic
  • Go dancing alone and stay until sweaty
  • Do a sunrise hike
  • Buy myself a ring
  • Complete an online course
  • Crochet my own sweater
  • Ride in a hot air balloon
  • Take a cooking class
  • Do a fine dining / wine pairing experience
  • Write a children’s book (Bird with a Short Wing)
  • Donate blood
  • Read 50 books
  • Learn to yodel
  • Have high tea at Château Laurier
  • Solo picnic by the St. Lawrence River
  • Go solo camping
  • Write short stories in coffee shops
  • Create a blog or vlog about this list
  • Purge yarn stash
  • Take a spontaneous unknown-destination road trip
  • Attend a silent book club
  • Join a community group
  • Play a one-off DND session at Level 1
  • Audition for a local theatre production
  • Establish a meditation practice
  • Scrapbook favourite memories
  • Host a themed dress-up party
  • Visit all major museums in Ottawa
  • Leave small yarn projects in random places
  • Take myself on a date day
  • Write a personal manifesto
  • Get myself flowers every month
  • Eat something I’ve never heard of before
  • Write and release a message in a bottle (Newfoundland)
  • Commission a small piece of art
  • Learn a simple song in another language
  • Create a signature cocktail for my alter ego
  • Write a piece and submit it somewhere
  • Do a tech-free weekend
  • Take a night photography city walk

So far, I have joined a few groups, actually going to an event this evening, more about that later.
Create blog, here we are!
I purged my yarn. Still have it in bags, but will be donating soon.
I need to get cracking!