Anyone driving through our area (ahem, Marion, I'm looking at you) knows that southern Illinois is finding itself under a bit of construction. Old, comfortable roads are being replaced with new lanes, confusing signs, and sudden lane ends where there were lanes before. This is one part delightful, as traffic presumably will flow better when it's all done, and ten parts disconcerting and alarming, as one currently cannot count on knowing how to navigate to one's intended destination.
So.
I'm turning forty in August (the 31st, just to be clear. Allllllll the way at the END of August), and I have found myself disconcerted and alarmed by this development. I was just turning thirty not too long ago; where did the time go?? And now I have to figure out how to navigate a whole new decade. Without clear signs. Or any indication of which path is best.
So.
I'm going to put myself on a path of my own making; my goal, over the course of this year is to try out new ideas and plans that I've never done before. I need some things to look forward to, and I'd like 40 things to look forward to--over the course of this year, I'll be merging out of my comfortable lane into one that will take me to new places.
Thus far on my list I have these items: I want to go to a movie by myself, cook something from Julia Child's French cookbook, and take a class to get better at photography. I have no desire to, like, leap out of airplanes or wrestle crocodiles or live off the grid, but I would like to branch out a little bit and bring a bit of newness to my new decade. Suggestions are welcome!*
*I reserve veto power. Seriously. I will not be leaping out of any planes.
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