MANY YEARS AGO I wrote an article about the 40 things Before 40. Forty things I wanted to try/achieve before my 40th birthday. I kept it updated with the things I had achieved over the last year of my 30s and also the decade that followed. I’ve achieved a lot in ten years! The few things I haven’t done and that I still want to do have carried over to this new list.
Th 4e0 things article has been read 50,000+ times since I published it in 2015. Now ten years later my 50th birthday is looming. Its time for a new list.
Turning 50 fills me with some fear,10% fear, but more 90% excitement about a magical decade. I have many older friends who fill me with hope, getting older means more freedom, less giving a ****, more acceptance, less reliance on others, more self compassion, less worry.
There is so much I want to achieve in life, particularly in this golden decade where my physical and mental health is at it’s peak and my earning capability is at its highest. I turn 50 in March 2027, and so much time to travel, learn, breathe and experience the things I love the most.
From a parenting perspective, my children are older, three teens, with my eldest maybe off to university in 2026. Middle son is 16 and youngest is 13.
And I remain single, I’m very good at bouncing from relationships of a few months to another. Will this ever change? Who knows. What I do know is that I’ve only got myself to rely on financially, but I have the best of friends to rely on for emotional support. And day raves/festivals.
50 Things Before 50
- Day festival life, April Jaqfest Festival Cambridge, June Day festival Leeds
- Another camping/volunteer festival, maybe Lost Village or Wilderness
- Prodigy in Milton Keynes August.
- 3 day Ibiza Weekend with Friends
- Day Raves including Annie Mac, Night Tales, Clockwork Orange (so far)
- Yoga Solo Retreat
- Progress with Human Givens Psychotherapy Training
- Continue with Monthly High Performance Coaching/Therapy
- Maintain/improve weight loss and fitness levels
- Walk 15k steps every day, annual daily average
- Play padel at least once a week
- Yoga once a week
- Weights twice a week
- Regular journaling and gratitude daily
- Three month break without alcohol
- Publish/write another book, 2nd edition of The Money Guide to Transform Your Life! Plus one or more others.
- Read/listen to a book every month
- Publish written pieces weekly, on Mrs Mummypenny/Substack/Newspaper/Magazine
- Articles to be published in Vogue and Grazia
- Regular Newspaper Column
- Publish a podcast episode every week for a year
- Visit the beach/sea every month
- Reach £300k balance in Pension
- Invest £20k in S&S ISA
- Turn Mrs Mummypenny Ltd into a hugely successful business
- Reach 100k Instagram Followers
- Learn a new skill, learn to speak French properly
- Visit a volcano
- Try cold water swimming
- Climb a mountain
- Complete an exercise challenge, triathlon, marathon, etc. And raise tons of £££ for charity.
- Obtain a Chanel bag
- Paint a picture
- Sing on stage
- Go to Wimbledon or another iconic sporting event
- Ride a horse
- Go to French Chateau and drink/learn about wine
- Eat in a 3 Michelin star restaurant
- Afternoon Tea at the Ritz
- Go on a cookery course
- Return to America
- Visit Thailand or Caribbean or both!
- Feel financially free
- Get mortgage below £100k
- Establish the right boundaries in ALL relationships
- Be the best mum I can, love, structure, stability, security
- Meet a famous legend
- Get a rescue dog, black or red girl dog
- Learn how to press flowers
- Celebrate my 50th birthday with the right party
