45 Before 45: Challenges 36 to 40
This is the penultimate, second to last, day of planning the goals for my next birthday challenge, 45 Before 45. I have been posting five challenges a day, from June 11-19, until all 45 goals have been introduced.
The Birthday Challenges 36-40
36) Art
This started as a goal that has been on every challenge since the 30 While 30, painting the large canvas. It then grew to a broader painting challenge with some watercolour tasks. Then Alex asked if I was going to do any drawing or sketching goals.- Visit an art museum
- Fill a sketchbook
- Do a series or study on trees
- Practice watercolour everyday for 30 days
- Have a sketchbook for each season for seasonal watercolour paintings
- Read/use one of the many drawing or watercolour tutorial books I have
- Take a painting course or series on Skill Share
- Attend a paint party
- Paint six small canvas acrylic test paintings
- Re-paint the last canvas in a set of six
- Finally paint the large canvas
- Finish an embroidery sample
- Start an embroidery project I've been planning
- Make Christmas gifts
- Try making a resin project
- Make something cute with polymer clay
- Make candles
- Paint strawberry containers
- Try a craft kit
- Make something
- Finish the sweater I started in 2020
- Knit or crochet something
- Try a new craft or creative project
- Teach a craft
38) Cards
A number of years ago I was very involved in card making as a hobby. During that time I collected a number of supplies, some might say a mountain or half a basement. In recent years my time has been focused on other activities, work or hobbies. I still like making cards I just don't. This last Christmas I made some and I realized I was missing card making. During my 45 before 45 I want to take some time to relive some of the joy I had when I was making cards regularly.
To achieve Bronze: Complete one of these tasks, Silver: Complete two more task, Gold: Complete three more tasks.
- Make a new card design
- Have four card making days with my mom
- Make 24 birthday cards
- Send birthday cards
- Make a birthday mailing list
- Attend a card making event
- Make a Christmas card list
- Make and send Christmas cards
- Make a set of cards to gift to someone
- Try two new stamping techniques
39) Sunrises and Sunsets
The night of my high school graduation a dear friend and I stayed up all night. I remember watching the sunrise with a sense that the new day was a new chapter in my life. On my 30th birthday I got up early to watch the sunrise again for similar reasons. Since then I have watched the sunrise on every birthday. I love the significance but I also love the beauty of the sunrise and sunset, and often will stop Alex while we are on a walk to stand and admire the colours and hues in the sky as the sun sets. I want to take more time to admire the sun in those changing moments over the next couple of years.
Bronze: Complete one of these tasks, Silver: Complete two more tasks, Gold: Complete three more tasks.
- Watch the sun rise and set in the same day
- Watch the sunset over the ocean
- See the sun rise in Nova Scotia
- Take an ussie (with Alex) during sunset on a outdoor walk
- Paint a sunset or sunrise
- Traditional birthday sunrise photo for 2024
- Traditional birthday sunrise photo for 2025
- Watch the sun rise or set while camping
- Watch the sun rise or set in a new location
- Watch the sunrise everyday for a week
- Watch the sunrise everyday for a month
40) Beauty
I like me. I want to start this specific challenge with that understood. I like me and most days how I look. This challenge is not about "making myself beautiful" or fixing something about myself. I do enjoy using beauty products, doing my hair, and getting dressed up. I find makeup fun, frustrating at times, but fun. I appreciate a well done face of makeup or clever and fitting hair style. I have some skill with makeup, it is a useful cosplay skill. But there are times I also feel like I don't know what I am doing, especially when it comes to hair and styling. I would like to have more practiced looks and hairstyles in my repertoire. The best way to get those is practice so I want to take some time to work on them.
Bronze: Complete one of these tasks, Silver: Complete two more tasks, Gold: Complete two more tasks.
- Improve my skill with a specific braid style by using everyday for two weeks
- Improve my skill with a different braid style by using everyday for four weeks
- Learn how to curl my hair
- Create an under 10 min make up look and wear it every day for two weeks
- Create a second make up look and wear it every day for four weeks
- Update eye shadow techniques, I do my makeup the same way I did in my 20s, but I am now in my 40s and it seems appropriate to age up my skills.
- Perfect a makeup look for the night that also fits my look
- Learn an easy, tearless, up do
- Use my newly acquired evening look skills for a fancy date night with Alex
- Visit a salon for a hair refresh, dye, and styling
- Have a spa day with family or friend
- Evaluate and update my morning skin care routine
- Evaluate and update my evening skin care routine
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