As of today, I have 795 days until my 40th birthday. Here are my goals thus far, surely to be added to:
- Get married to Izzy probably in September of 2015.
- Run my first marathon: the New York City Marathon 2014. I have earned guaranteed entry for next year by joining New York Road Runners, running in 9 qualifying events this year, and volunteering at 1 event. For 2013 the cost of the marathon is $216 for NYRR members, plus an $11 processing fee. Annual NYRR membership costs $40 and most running events cost $18 and up. This is a huge time AND financial commitment, and this doesn't include the cost of running gear or a buttload of energy gels.
- Do real push-ups and real chaturangas. I have much more natural leg strength than upper body strength.
- Learn to speak Spanish conversationally. I plan to have a bilingual wedding and to say my vows in Spanish and English.
- Increase my salary. I have set a specific monetary goal that I will not post publicly. This will certainly help with the wedding budget.
- Ride my bicycle in the 100 mile version of the New York Century Bicycle Tour. Longest ride to date is 86 miles.
- Complete a tri sprint (.475 mi swim, 12.5 mi bicycle, 3.1 mi run) and an Olympic tri (.93 mi swim, 25 mi bicycle, 6.2 mi run). I could easily do either distance right now, except for the swimming. I just sort of freestyle swim, so I probably need lessons. And I have no gauge whatsoever as to how far I can swim currently.
- Start a business with Izzy. He has 2 dream businesses: a hot sauce company, and a bar. Maybe we'll do both, you never know!
- Find a more permanent place to live. Home ownership is the goal eventually, but don't see how this is possible until after the wedding. The reality is that we might get priced out of our neighborhood in the next couple of years, so in the meantime I've been applying for affordable housing for middle income, which is selected through a lottery system.
- Here's one for Izzy: he really needs his motorcycle, I think that one is coming next summer.
I would like to point out that my countdown to 40 is not coming from negativity. I think 40 is fab! When I set quantifiable goals for myself, I usually find that I at least come pretty damned close. And I remember that I made a lot of important life decisions around the time that I turned 30, so I'm really looking forward to another round of that. And finally, since I work in fashion design, I am always researching, planning, and designing 1 year ahead. So I'm just a smidge early on this, but not really if you consider that there is a wedding to be planned as well.
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