50 before I turn 50

So I'm now well into my naughty forties. Although, one would wonder if that is the case given the events of the past nine months. But I digress. . .

I was recently (today in fact - thank you to ye who shall remain nameless) reminded that not only had I not updated my 40 Before I Turn 40 list in a long time (i.e. YEARS), but I also haven't begun a 50 Before I Turn 50 list either.

The truth is, I wasn't supposed to be alive today. As far as I was concerned, I had died in December 2017. Twice. And until the 15th of April 2018, I had been living on borrowed time. This was a profound realisation that I came to at the end of Time Line Therapy training. A truly life altering realisation.

So now that I am no longer living just in the now - but with an actual future to look forward to - I am setting myself new goals. Specifically, the following 50 items before I turn 50:

1. Reduce my waist to below 80cm (and maintain it)

2. Become mortgage-free ~ Nov 2019 ~

3. Get a tattoo ~ Jan 2022, May 2022, Feb 2023 ~

4. Graduate with a Diploma of Counselling ~ May 2017 ~

5. Complete NLP Practitioner Training ~ Apr 2018 ~

6. Complete NLP Master Practitioner Training ~ Jan 2019 ~

7. Graduate with a Graduate Diploma in Psychology ~ completed 2020, conferred May 2021 ~

8. Be accepted into the Master of Science in Health Psychology programme ~ Dec 2020 ~

9. Graduate with a Master of Science in Health Psychology

10. Acquire funding for a PhD

11. Set up my private practice as a therapist ~ Mar 2017 ~

12. Get involved with voluntary work ~ Feb 2018 (NSH), Apr 2018 (Hospice) ~

13. Complete a Virtual challenge over 300km

14. Connect with my forever soul-mate

15. Get my antique piano tuned / purchase a digital piano ~ Sep 2022 ~

16. Start recording and publishing music on YouTube ~ Oct 2022 ~

17. Enjoy a show at the Sydney Opera House ~ 2017 (Two Weddings, One Bride) ~

18. Enjoy a show at Sydney's Capitol Theatre ~ 2017 (Kinky Boots) ~

19. Watch an Opera on Sydney's Harbour ~ 2017 (Carmen), 2018 (La Bohème), 2019 (Westside Story) ~

20. Watch on Opera in Sydney Opera House ~ 2018 (Don Quichotte), 2018 (La Traviata) ~

21. Visit Madame Tussauds ~ 2017 (Sydney) ~

22. Visit an Art Gallery in Sydney ~ 2018 ~

23. Be whisked off for a romantic mystery weekend for two

24. Sit on the beach watching the stars emerge ~ 31st Dec 2017, 31st Dec 2018 ~

25. Sit on the beach watching the sun rise ~ 1st Jan 2018 ~

26. Inspire someone (other than my daughter!) to write a poem or song about me

27. Go back to Ballroom and Latin American dancing (on a social level) ~ 2018 ~

28. Complete a Ballroom dance competition

29. Complete a Latin American dance competition

30. Indulge my senses in sexy cocktail bars ~ 2018 (Eau de Vie), 2019 (The Roosevelt) ~

31. Take an adventurous train trip ~ 2017 (Leura, Blue Mountains) ~

32. Visit Lake Tekapo ~ 2017 ~

33. Visit Arrowtown ~ 2017 ~

34. Visit Queenstown ~ 2017 ~

35. Visit Christchurch ~ Sep 2019 ~

36. Visit Auckland ~ May 2021, Mar 2022 ~

37. Visit Hamilton ~ Mar 2022 ~

38. Visit Nelson

39. Visit Wellington

40. Get my Hungarian passport

41. Get another piercing ~ Jan 2022 ~

42. Take a dip in the Onsen Hot Pools ~ 2017 ~

43. Spend a night in a church ~ 2017 ~

44. Create a special "cottage" garden

45. Experience Italy and all its glory through the eyes of an adult

46. Stay/dine at Hotel Grotta Palazzese

47. Learn to speak (at least basic) Italian

48. Visit Budapest

49. Visit Balaton Györök

50. Visit Apuci's grave