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26. Track my ancestry DNA Not having a relationship with my biological parents has been a challenge for most of my life. I think one of the biggest parts of that has been not really knowing where I come from, and not feeling like I belong to a particular community, village or family. I’ve made…
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25. Do an 8 week challenge This one sounded fairly simple when I added it to the list: commit to something for eight weeks and actually see it through. For my first eight-week challenge, I decided to strip things back and focus on what I was putting into my body. For eight weeks, I cut out…
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24. Try pottery This was one of those things I added to my 40 Things list to break up some of the bigger, more adventurous items. There was no deep meaning behind it. No lifelong dream of becoming a potter. No desire to suddenly discover an untapped artistic talent. I simply wanted to try pottery. And it…
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23. Study a course When I first wrote study a course on my 40 Things Before 40 list, I genuinely thought I would find some little 12-week course that sparked my interest. Maybe something creative, something practical, or something completely random that I had always wanted to learn. I imagined it being one of the easier things…
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22. Watch a sunrise and sunset in the same day each month This one began with the sunrise on my 39th birthday. I made a quiet commitment to myself that, at least once every month until I turn 40, I would watch the sunrise and the sunset on the same day. Some months, I’ve done…
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21. Go skinny dipping For most of my life, I have hated my body. I’ve picked it apart in mirrors. I’ve wished parts of it were smaller, smoother, different. I’ve battled weight gain, struggled with weight loss, and spent far too many years believing my body needed to look a certain way before it deserved…
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20. Go on a solo holiday This one was the most challenging, but oh, was it one of the most rewarding things I could have done. For almost 19 years, my life has revolved around being the best mother I could be. Whilst at times that title has slipped, and I haven’t always been the…
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19. Learn to make bread So, this item on my list doesn’t hold quite the same significance as some of the previous ones. It’s simply on my list because it was something I wanted to try and do this year. One of my favourite things to do is go out for breakfast. I enjoy social…
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18. Step out of my comfort zone, and say YES! This year, I knew I wanted to have fun along the way while completing my 40 Things Challenge. I knew there would be triggering moments. I knew some of the things on my list would take me into places that felt very real, very raw,…
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17. Raise awareness for homelessness This item on my list is one that sits very close to my heart because homelessness has shaped so much of my life. When I was 16, I was kicked out of home. The reasons aren’t something I’ll share here, but what I can say now – through the lens…
