40 by 40 (aka the mid-life crisis list)

I will be turning 38 in a couple of months and with the big 4 0 just around the corner, I've been thinking about the things I want to have done and achieved before reaching this milestone. So, with this in mind, I've created my 40 by 40 list (or the mid-life crisis list!)

1. Get the website for my business up and running (this one is currently underway! Check out www.enchantednymph.com for a sneak preview!)
2. Write a book & publish said book
3. Move into a house and set up an amazing home studio space
4. Get a laser cutter
5. Get a dog
6. Buy a campervan and go on a solo (with dog), weekend trip at least once a month
7. Have one of my photos featured in the National Geographic
8. Visit all the coastal towns in the north east and north west of England
9. Be debt free
10. Break even in business and earn enough to live comfortably
11. Get into sailing
12. Complete the RYA skipper qualification and sail in the Caribbean
13. Learn how to surf
14. Get my motorcycle licence
15. Use my camera more
16. Get a tattoo
17. Try paragliding
18. Ride in a hot air balloon
19. Learn how to horse ride
20. Swim 100 lengths without dying! 
    

    
21. Visit Iceland and see the northern lights
22. Enter one of my makes into an exhibit
23. Make a range of natural ingredient toiletries
24. Pottery lesson
25. Become vegan
26. Go to a silent retreat
27. Go to a yoga retreat
28. Get back into kick boxing
29. Take a helicopter ride
30. Flying lesson
31. Volunteer for a conservation project
32. Houseboat holiday
33. Write a children's book
34. Climb Snowdonia
35. Complete the three peaks challenge
36. Design a children's furniture range
37. Design contemporary cat furniture range
38. More quality time with the people I care about
39. Start the process for becoming a foster parent
40. Plan an amazing trip to mark the big 4 0!