OK, so. real talk, I’ve been working on this post since I turned 38 (and also forever). My birthday happened a while ago. The point of this post is not to wish me a belated happy birthday. It’s a list of things I’d like to do before I’m 40. Now. Couple things before we start: I don’t believe that 40 is old. I don’t believe 107 is old. Getting older is a privilege, I’m not complaining. I don’t like bucket lists. I like goals. We shouldn’t stop doing things when we reach a certain age, but goals are good. Here’s my list of things I’d like to do before I’m 40. And because time is weird, with my 40th year. Finish a book, any book, that I’ve started writing. Have another kid. Nothing doing, but we’re not one-and-done. Continue teaching Isla that having experiences means more than having stuff. Continue writing for not in-house magazines. That time over here was super fun. And this, too. And this over here. Find or adapt an accessible house Get my own home office. And built-in book shelves. And an accessible kitchen. Make a cheesecake Take my cheese-phobe husband to Naples for seafood. See […]