Lordy, Lordy Look Who's {almost} 40
Well, I’m officially in the last week of my 30’s and this time next Monday I'll be 40. It feels like that is worthy of a reflection blog post, but I don’t know that I have anything super insightful to say. We’ll see what happens… I entered my 30’s with dread, but also expecting it to be a noteworthy decade. 2011, in Vegas for my 30th birthday (with a wax Justin Timberlake, obvi) I felt like 30 was so old at the time, but everyone told me it was a great decade for really solidifying who you are, so I decided to make an on-going list to document things. I named the list “Productive 30’s” and I added to it throughout the years. It eventually evolved into two lists: Productivity - tangible things I accomplished, some examples: learned to light the grill by myself, learned to mow the lawn, hiked 100 miles, lost 40lbs without really trying (i.e. lifestyle change, not a diet), did the work to build our family through adoption, etc. Learning for Life - things I learned about myself, some e...