20 Things I DID and 20 Things I DIDN'T do before I turned 40

DID:

1. Met and married my true love
2. Had two wonderful children
3. Earned a BA and an MA
4. Got out of debt
5. Began building a nest egg
6. Lost 20 pounds
7. Had a colonoscopy
8. Repaired relationships
9. Went to Denmark, Italy, Ireland, and England
10. Lost a parent
11. Converted to Catholicism
12. Quit chewing tobacco
13. Bought a home
14. Lived near Wrigley Field
15. Lived in two other states (Arizona and Pennsylvania)
16. Wet the bed as an adult...twice
17. Became a man
18. Took responsibility for my actions
19. Appreciated my relationships
20. Documented my life

.DIDN'T Do..and don't plan on doing within the next week:

1. Skydive
2. Parachute out of an airplane
3. Climb Mt. Everest
4. Visit all 50 states
5. Go to Japan
6. Have a mid-life crisis
7. Become a vegetarian (although I tried for 100 days before I turned 35)
8. Learn a foreign language
9. Learn how to play the guitar
10. Publish a book
11. Win an Academy Award
12. Write a play
13. Become a lawyer
14. Own a sports car
15. Open a Rita's Water Ice
16. Backpack across Europe
17. Star in a movie
18. Become a professional movie critic
19. Get plastic surgery
20. Stop trying