My Gnome Little World

So I did a thing for my 50th Year (see previous post…link below) where I did 50 things. I did things I never did before, but also traveled, saw friends, learned new things and explored. I enjoyed pushing myself to do new things the most!

Click Below to see “The 50 Things I Did to Celebrate My 50th Year!” https://henderbalz.com/2015/07/

For my 60th I want to grow as a human, be a better person, explore myself and the world, and generally improve who I am, inside and out.

These are my ideas on what to do…and what I’ve done so far, 34 days into the year.

1. Travel – Trip to FL to see friends/home: Jan., Trip to Columbia: Feb, Trip to FL to see friends/home: March, Weekend away for our Anni planned: March, Big Trip planning: May June, FL Trip to see friends/home planned – June

2 Travel to New Places – Columbia, Feb; Turkey & Greece, May/June

3. Regular Massages – So far: Jan , Feb

4. Face masks – feb

5. Work out 4-5 times a week: Joined a Gym Jan, Gone 4 times a week: Jan, Feb, March

6. Join social groups – Joined a girls FB group..Girls Gone International: Jan.

7. Meet people on my own – Did a Gb girl group activity: Feb

8. Drink less alcohol – Did Jan/Feb, but go up and down, on a down swing March 8 now

9. Drink more water 4 glasses / bottles a day – I have, and still trying to drink more

10. Facials – not yet

11. Read better books – not yet, but read every day

13.  Therapy . Not yet 

14. Tell close friends how much you appreciate them – March: sent out Woman’s day post to nearest/dearest

15. Figure out other ways to sell my art – Found a cafe that’s interested: March

16. Keep on making art no matter what – I have stopped for awhile, but will get back on it (Jan/Feb)

17. Update book, edit book, look for publishers, literary agent or self publish (Each one of these will be an individual item on my list)

18. Maybe get laser hair removal (if you know you know)

19. Maybe get a skin peel (I’m afraid).

20. Stop unloading on people. It’s kind of negative. If I need, write it out in a journal instead.

21. Stop complaining about people in my life. Again more negativity. Love and accept.

22. Be positive. I always try…but try harder…but not annoying so.

23. Push doctors to help me figure out some health issues that have been with me for years but doctors just ignore.

24. Maybe get a full body scan.

25. Eat better. This one is hard…because in general I don’t eat bad. I do need to lose weight but the only time I really have lost weight is when I went way too low on calories and worked out 5-7 times a week, sometimes twice a day. So maybe learn how to eat better for my metabolism/age.

26. Figure out my hormone levels. I did this in my 40s, but still having some menopause issues (like weight gain/hard to lose).

27. Be a better sister/friend/wife/aunt/daughter. I’m not sure what this looks like, but I am sure working on the sister thing right now! See #13

28. Understand my anxiety better. See #13

29. Play with my cats more. Pickles needs more play and Mommacita always needs more pets.

30. Make more quality time with Jim…even if I have to force him! Have more patience with him.

31. Continue to grow my white/silver/grey hair out…but keep on temporarily dying it fun colors along the way!

32. Go Diving and snorkel more.

33. Get better at under water photography.

34. Do more with my photography. Entering photography Contest this week, March.

Sixty is a lot of things…but I will number every trip as 1 item on the final list . I probably won’t number every massage and such, but maybe. I won’t put something on the final list that I really did not accomplish, like unloading on people about whatever is stressing or angering me. That will be hard, but I’m already working on it.

A lot of my list will be done on my own, a lot will be with my partner in adventure, best friend, love of my life and husband, Jim. This month we will be married 17 years.

Thanks for taking a trip through…

MY GNOME LITTLE WORLD!

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