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If the calendar didn't say it was so, I wouldn't believe it. But it's apparently true: I've got 40 days remaining until my 40th birthday.

There are so many different ways I could react to this truth: denial, despair, anxiety, or.....

Joy.

It's amazing what this coming milestone is doing for me. I feel empowered, energized, excited. There's something about approaching another decade that is giving me permission to embrace the small but sweet moments, to worry a bit less, and to really think about what it is I want to do with my remaining years. There's so much I still want to experience, places I want to see, lessons I need to learn. And I can't wait!

To mark this milestone I sat down one recent morning and put together a mini to-do list. Forty things before I turn 40. Small but potentially impactful tasks I thought it would be fun to complete before the Big Day. None of them are Big Bucket List-style, just heartfelt errands and some fun indulgences I thought would be great to accomplish in the coming weeks. A few are pictured here in my list. A few, already completed!

#40Before40

#18: Send Myself Flowers

#5: Carve me and Gabby's names into a tree...but those trees have seriously thick barks and I'm not handy with a pocketknife! So I took to an old picnic table on our property.

So I thought I'd share with everyone as I go through this list! I'll post a few as they are completed on my Facebook page and welcome your thoughts…what small things do you want to accomplish before your next birthday? What big things?

Next up: my 50 before 50 list! These are going to be the BIGGIES. I'll share those with you too of course! We all have a choice: react with trepidation, or react with joy and anticipation. This time, I'm choosing the latter. 

I think I've earned it. You have too!

XO,

Jennifer