I woke up this morning and realised I was sick of paying rent to someone else and decided that I wanted save for house deposit within the next 2 years. Since that will come close to my 50th birthday I thought I would do a ’50 Things Before 50′ post and see how many other things I can cross off that list…

Due date: 5th November 2022

1. Pay off my NZ student loan
2. Pay off my credit card bill
3. Pay off my personal loan
4. Save for a house deposit
5. Clear the spare room
6. Go to Malta
7. Go whale watching
8. Completely change my hair style
9. Memory plan for a year
10. Build a savings reserve
11. Take a photo a day for a month
12. Go out and drink cocktails
13. Do a calligraphy/handwriting class
14. Go back to Tasmania
15. Actually read Hamlet
16. Finish my compass tattoo
17. Visit Perth
18. Road trip around Scotland
19. 10 year UK anniversary trip with the big sister
20. Take Rory to Christchurch for mum’s 90th birthday
21. Go in a hot air balloon
22. Improve my mobility
23. Photograph the lupins in NZ’s South Island
24. Go home for Christmas
25. Go to Grafton for the Jacaranda Festival
26. Road trip in NSW
27. Take a cooking class
28. Stay at the W hotel in Brisbane
29. Go to a drive in movie
30. Make a list of my biggest accomplishments in the last 50 years
31. Have a weekly “This week I’m grateful for…” list
32. Declutter my whole house
33. Completely unplug for a day
34. Watch every episode of Supernatural
35. Perfect a batch of scones
36. Find a dress I like and wear it
37. Go to a GOMA exhibit
38. Organise my photos
39. Write my will
40. Do a reading challenge
41. Find 5 new podcasts
42. Start writing and continue ‘Dear Rory’ letters
43. Visit the dentist once a year
44. Finish an adult colouring book
45. Stick to my habit trackers
46. Write in my journal every day
47. Go to a musical
48. Go to a local cafe at least once a month to plan/blog
49. Get healthier
50. Tick off everything on this list

Phew.. there you go! I honestly didn’t think I would get to 50 things but found a couple of good blog posts online that helped the last 22 come together.

This isn’t necessarily a bucket list, it is more like a list of things I have been wanting to do for ages but haven’t gotten around to it for lack of funds or lack of motivation. I am not sure if I will get through everything but will cross things off as I complete them and will be back here on 5th November 2022 with a review of how I went.

Have you done anything like this? I would love to hear about it if you have.

Sarah xo