40 Things

I’ve decided that my life needs a long term challenge that I can track and share using this blog, therefore I’ve set myself a list of forty goals to complete before I hit the age of forty years old.

The List – Last updated 13th December 2009 (2.51% Complete)

  1. Jump out of an Aeroplane - (0% Complete)

    2. Wow this is expensive. £330.00 for a Free Fall Package! This one can wait a while, will probably do it as part of the next item at some point.

  2. Raise 1000 pounds for charity - (00.5% Complete)

    3. 50 odd quid raised so far with a Charity Walk.

  3. Bungee Jump - (0% Complete)

    4. A Bungee jump can also be done as part of the raising money for charity thing, so no rush for this one just yet.

  4. Go Skiing - (0% Complete)

    5. I’m in no Rush to going Skiing either.

  5. Learn to Surf - (0% Complete)

    6. I’ll need to sort out a trip to some where warm before doing this one, I’d like to learn on a sun drenched beach somewhere rather than somewhere on the North-East coast.

  6. Become a black belt in Karate - (70% Complete)

    7. I am currently a 3kyu Brown Belt in Wado-Kai, I might make this before I’m 40 but it won’t be easy.

  7. Have a piece of writing published - (0% Complete)

    8. Need to keep practicing writing, I’m a long way from this goal at the moment.

  8. Perform stand-up comedy - (0% Complete)

    9. The temptation is to fine some obscure Comedy Club miles away from here on Open Mic night, but I think I’ll need to do a bit of perpartion first.

  9. Dye my hair blonde - (0% Complete)

    10. I’ve talked about doing this one for years. I need some special events as an excuse, also the wife is not keen on this one at all.

  10. Buy a House - (0% Complete)

    11. Hah! Moving on….

  11. Get out of debt - (0% Complete)

    12. 3 Years of the car loan left, and a little bit of credit card debt. However Christmas is coming.

  12. Learn to cook, properly. - (0% Complete)

    13. The wife was over the moon when she saw this goal. I think I’ll defer this one until after Christmas.

  13. Go to New York - (0% Complete)

    14. Hah! Moving on….

  14. Get Teeth straightened - (0% Complete)

    15. I’ve got a form for the dentist, got a feeling this one will cost a lot of time, money and pain.

  15. Have lazek surgery on my eyes - (0% Complete)

    16. Will be getting my perscription checked in the new year. Will look into this them.

  16. Get a nose job - (0% Complete)

    17. Wow plastic surgery is expensive, crazy money just for a consultancy.

  17. Learn a foreign language - (0% Complete)

    18. I’ll be surprised if I get as far picking an Language. Hindi or Mandarin might be useful from a business point of view.

  18. Run a marathon - (0% Complete)

    19. I’ve not ran anything over 1km in years. I need to get back on the treadmill and get those legs working again.

  19. Do 100 push ups, 200 sit-ups, and 20 pull-ups in a single session. - (17% Complete)

    20. So my record is about 40-5-0. I currently don’t anything to do pull ups on.

  20. Sort out a proper diet, so I eat many different health foods - (0% Complete)

    21. I’ve been investigating this, this will be done with the Learn to cook goal.

  21. Have 15% or less body fat - (0% Complete)

    22. Ten percent was a really over optimistic goal (unless I want to become an Olympic athlete) so I’ve changed this goal to the more realistic but still overly demanding fifteen percent.  The Body Fat Monitor has a new battery and it estimates I’m at 26.1% so I’ve decided to measure the percentage complete updates as 25% being 0% to 15% being 100% complete.

  22. Arrange a big party or event - (0% Complete)

    23. I have an event in mind, but it’s not for a while yet.

  23. Make A Will - (0% Complete)

    24. Don’t really need to worry about this yet, as I don’t have enough of an estate to require a Will.

  24. Go back into education and a qualification. - (0% Complete)

    25. The logical step would be get an ITIL V3 qualification. I should really do that.

  25. Run a successful website. - (0% Complete)

    26. hah! Sore point at the moment. Will be a clear picture in the new year.

  26. Produce a Podcast/Internet Radio Show. - (0% Complete)

    27. I’ve go no excuse for not having done this yet. All I really need to do is set up my mic.

  27. Learn to Dance properly. - (0% Complete)

    28. Properly like proper dance lessons from a proper dance instuctor.

  28. Meet some of my heroes. - (0% Complete)

    29. This is hard because I’ve have a small amount of heroes and they are not your normal heroes.

  29. Go to a music festival. - (0% Complete)

    30. The big question is, do I count Middlesbrough Music live? I think not, as that would be too easy.

  30. Set up a real retirement savings plan. - (0% Complete)

    31. I have a personal pension plan, but I would like to set up my own saving plans. Need to sort out a joint new bank account first.

  31. Put myself on the bone marrow transplant donor list. - (0% Complete)

    32. First step is to start giving blood again.

  32. Read all of the BBC Top 100 reads - (10% Complete)

    33. I’ve now read thirteen of these and I’ve got a lot of these books already on my eBook reader. Will probably give this goal a rest over the Christmas period while I read other books.

  33. Speak in front of a large audience. - (0% Complete)

    34. I have no idea, moving on.

  34. Scuba Dive. - (0% Complete)

    35. Waiting for that holiday in the sun.

  35. Learn to play an instrument. - (0% Complete)

    36. Does Guitar Hero Count? Joking aside it would be cool to learn how to play some songs of the Guitar.

  36. See the northern lights. - (0% Complete)

    37. Waiting for the hoilday in cold.

  37. Sleep under the stars/Go camping. - (0% Complete)

    38. Another one I’m in no hurray to do.

  38. Have backstage passes at a big show. - (0% Complete)

    39. No idea….

  39. Go to an international sporting event. - (0% Complete)

    40. Maybe some of the 2012 Olympics in London.

  40. Join a Gym. - (0% Complete)

    41. Been on my list for four years, will stay on there for a while yet.

This page will be updated with progress and you can follow my progress in the blog using the 40 things tag.

6 Comments »

6 Responses to “40 Things”

  1. mwaybob Says:
    October 17th, 2009 at 10:07 pm

    You have missed off the joy of ‘megatoast’ three slices of toast compressed together, buttered and enjoyed in the bath…megatoast.,

  2. Glen McNamee Says:
    October 18th, 2009 at 7:57 pm

    I think partaking in Megatoast may stop me getting to 40.

  3. Sam Says:
    December 4th, 2009 at 3:56 pm

    40 things is hugely ambitious. Five would be more than enough for me to achieve 0% of… if that makes any sense?? Here are mine:

    1. Learn to play the piano.
    2. Do a rally driving experience.
    3. Visit Iceland (the country, obviously).
    4. Write a novel (100% achieved – go me!)
    5. Lose five stone.

  4. Glen McNamee Says:
    December 8th, 2009 at 10:32 pm

    @Sam I’m always overly ambitious with my goals.

    I’ll keep an eye on your blog, to see how your goals are coming along.

  5. Stormkeeper Says:
    December 11th, 2009 at 12:52 am

    I finally managed to compile a 50 things list, and added to my blog, after reorganising the top bar… I decided to do 50 because quite a few of them are things I should do and maybe putting them up will help me get my arse in gear! I also had some of them started already, so I figured that between what I’ve started on and what I’m yet to do should get me up to a proper 40.

  6. Glen McNamee Says:
    December 13th, 2009 at 3:01 pm

    Cheers, I’ll check out your 50.

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