Donna Darsey Lorenson: 50 Things before I Turn 50!

50 Things before I Turn 50!

(My poor sweet Shannon. All I ever do is steal her ideas!

But they are such GREAT ideas and I did get her permission!)

OK...here's the deal. I'm turning 50 in 5 months. FIFTY?!? Are you kiddin' me?? I still feel 27. Geez! My sweet Shannon had a great idea for when she turns 40, so I'm doing it for when I turn 50. I am going to make a list of 50 things I want to do before I turn 50....kind of like a 50 Bucket List.

I need your help in adding to my list of 50. These are things that I've never done, things I've wanted to do, things I never had time to do, etc. Comment below and let me know what I should add to my list. It has to be realistic and actually do-able.

So...what should I add to my list of 50?

10 comments:

Kevin said...: Milk a cow in 10 degree weather.
touch your tongue to a frozen windmill
Skydive
Send $1.00 to Zimbabwa
Stand in Times Square at midnight
Walk up to a perfect stranger and say "excuse me but you have the most exquisite eyebrows, are they real?"; October 6, 2009 at 7:52 PM
donna said...: You are a nut!; October 6, 2009 at 7:59 PM
Jill said...: Stay up ALL night in Vegas with your wacky friend Jill. :)

Donnie and Marie are there also...you're on your own for that partay! :) hee hee hee...; October 6, 2009 at 8:48 PM
Anonymous said...: Skydive for sure!! I'll do it eventually....; October 6, 2009 at 9:19 PM
Pastor Peggy Hines said...: Take a trip to the Holy Land... it will transform your spiritual walk with Jesus forever!!; October 6, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Pastor Peggy said...: Have you been to the Grand Canyon? That is an amazing thing to do before you are too old!! ha; October 6, 2009 at 10:06 PM
Leesa L said...: Skydive -- -it was the best thing I have ever done.; October 6, 2009 at 10:28 PM
Mary Beth Duff said...: Stand up comedy - you are a natural!
Tour the South - stay at a Bed -n- Breakfast in every state south of the Mason Dixon.
Patent some of those great ideas you come up with!
Finish that Masters Degree. ;)
Buy it - something you wouldn't normally buy for yourself!; October 6, 2009 at 10:30 PM
Carol said...: You must go to Vegas and see Donny and Marie.

Send a letter to a famous person you admire.

Learn to Rumba!

Have a party for absolutely no reason...a just because party with only people you like.

Start THE book so we can be famous and be on OPRAH's Book Club list!; October 8, 2009 at 7:26 AM
Anonymous said...: Donna....if you have time to get the cookbook "So Stinkin' Easy" completed, do that first! I want to buy it.

Travel to some European countries...especially, Germany. It is beautiful and you would love the way the people live there. (You may have already been, and if you have, put a check by that on your list!)

Write a song with the lyrics being the words of your favorite Bible verse. You'd be good at that!; December 19, 2009 at 11:09 PM

I Can't Believe It's Not Clutter!

Donna's Decluttering Tips

*With cooler weather comes really cute new fall shooes and RAIN. Go to WalMart or Target and check out their garden shoes/clogs that are now on sale. They make for PERFECT rain shoes to keep in your car for those rainy days at work.

*Purse decluttering!! There are just WAY too many cute purses during the fall and you need to make quick changes for all those fall outtings! Buy as many clear makeup bags as you need. In one, put your pens and small pads of paper. In another, your makeup that you use to "touch up" during the day. In another, receipts, coupons, etc. In another, kleenex, gum, breath freshener, chapstick, tweezers, bandaids. You get the idea. Now when you get ready to switch purses or bags, just pick up the clear bags and plop them in the new purse.

*Magazines, magazines, magazines - This is super easy and you will be glad you did it. No thinking involved! : ) Buy a wonderful, colorful three-ring binder and clear plastic insert sheets (top insertions are best). Make sure your binder has a design that is fun and happy!! Put all of those magazine that you were wanting to look at in a big basket, all together. Place it beside the couch or chair where you sit to watch tv. While watching tv, pick up ONE magazine. Go through it QUICKLY page by page, tearing out those pages that you might want to read LATER. Place in the clear inserts. Throw the magazine in the trash. Repeat! : ) Now you have ONE binder that you can look through to see those recipes, room designs, articles,etc. that you had been wanting to read.

*Now's a great time to go ahead and splurge and buy those umbrellas. Small ones. Get four different colors so you know where they "go". One for the car...one for your purse...one for your office...one for the house. Always remember to return them to their "places".

*Buy a big enough decorative hat box (great fall and Christmas designs at this time of year) to put all of your scissors, tape, ribbon, gift tags, bows, pens, Christmas cards, etc. in. As you find cute gift tags, stickers, etc. for the upcoming holidays, just throw them in the box and you're ready when you need them.

*"Spring" cleaning is better in the fall/winter when there's not a lot of dust, grass, etc. in the air. Spend those rainy days cleaning out ONLY ONE THING. ONE closet, ONE box, ONE purse. You will feel better not being so overwhelmed.

*Keep Clorox wipes (any brand) under your bathroom sink. Great for those quick makeup-wipeups in the morning.

*Spray your cleaned sink with windex and wipe clean. Your sink will shine longer!