My first day of my Adventure to 40!!

If you are reading this then I have asked you to join me on a month long journey of the last days of my 30 something life. I have also asked you to make my journey more fun along the way with suggestions of things that I should experience before turning 40. Believe me I received some far out requests and some really heart tugging ones as well. In fact the only reason you are reading this is because one of my "newer" friends suggested I begin blogging my journey for all of you to read and follow along throughout the month. She and her family members do it to keep in touch. I have journaled my thoughts for the past 20+ years. Many of you know I have kept a journal or diary since I was in the 7th grade. It was a Ziggy Diary and I kept it under lock and key in my bedroom. HOWEVER, most of you know my nosey brother would often get into it and read it. Yep that is right Brian I called you out. I can tell a lot of you what you were doing on this day in 1982 and all through my adult life. We can laugh about a lot of it now but back then some of those days brought tears to my eyes and others remind me of days when life was more simple and friends meant the world to me. As you know my friends are a major part of my life and I have chosen people to surround me who allow me to be me and accept me for who I am . As the month of October begins and this being my first of many new things to try I want to thank all of you for being part of my life. It has been a wonderful time thus far and from what I hear it only gets better after 40. I am looking forward to my month long journey and I am glad I am taking you along. I will be learning how to juggle, write Ron a love note in spanish..although I prefer French, make my bed on a daily basis, eat sushi, walk across the Centennial Bridge, Learn to say NO for once when asked to do something, hold a snake (my biggest fear yet), play in a mud puddle, take a day for myself, have a mammogram and try to take better care of myself just to name a few things I will be attempting. You can come back to the blog daily and check in on what I have to say, what I have been doing and I will also be posting some pictures. So bookmark this website to your favorites and take a moment each day to read it, you might be reading about you.

Side note: Thank You Rachelle Magadan for making this blog my first Challenge. You have been a great added addition to my circle of friends over these past 4 years. My hope is that when Lexys runs off to Jr. High School next year that our friendship will continue. Thank you for all you do for Denkmann and its students!! You are that person who believes our children are the future and that we should mold them to be the outstanding people.Thanks Rachelle!!