All around me people are turning 36. Last week was Mike’s birthday and he’s not the first to roll over this hump. Do you have a scary age? The age you dreaded turning? For me it was 26. I think it was because it meant I was closer to 30 than 20 and that seemed old but now that 36 is approaching, I am feeling the same uneasiness all over again. But really, what is old? For me, right now, I feel old when… I am at the gym and I realize I could be the mother of some of the girls in the class, my child can turn on Netflix without my help and high school ended eighteen years ago (which is more years than the age I was when high school ended)!

So this is depressing… but I’d like to blame February for the mood funk. To get myself feeling better about 36 I am creating a list of 36 things to do before I turn 36. It’s going to be hard because my birthday is less than four months away and I am not great at having fun in the winter but I am going to work hard and making this time suck less. Feel free to hop on board any of these adventures. (in no particular order): 36 THINGS TO DO BEFORE I TURN 36.

1. Paint a room
2. Wallpaper a room
3. Go to the art gallery (for real)
4. Get a pedicure
5. Relax on the beach with a magazine
6. Run in a race
7. Go snowshoeing
8. Go on an airplane
9. Ski moguls
10. Sell five items on Kijiji
11. Finish 4 books
12. Brunch at Edna Restaurant
13. Visit the ocean
14. Learn how to rug hook
15. Swim
16. Walk in point pleasant park
17. Hike Cape Breton Highlands National Park
18. Choose a signature drink
19. Make homemade rolls
20. Go to Field Guide for a drink
21. Make a chocolate cheesecake
22. Build a sand castle
23. Host an outdoor FNPN
24. Take a kickboxing class
25. Take a carload to Value Village
26. Go for a bike ride
27. Explore a new park / beach or trail in Nova Scotia
28. Visit a new store in Halifax… like this one
29. Barbecue
30. Buy stain to paint the patio
31. Go for a run with a friend
32. Ride the yellow slide at the Canada Games Centre
33. Skate at the Oval at least once more
34. Print and frame a photo
35. Open the windows and put out the patio furniture
36. Go dancing

As I was working on this list, Mike showed me this!!! Seriously, there is a little part of my who would love to be in the military just for the training so how amazing would this be? I doubt this could happen before I turn 36 but if anyone wants to join me for a weekend of hell, let me know. Maybe I will put it on my things to do before I turn 40 list.

Update: I am physically snow bound today in Pugwash today. The roads are not ploughed, I forgot my laptop charger at home and ran out of magazines however, the good news is we have snowshoes. Checked one item off the list already!