55 for 55

So today is my birthday - 55 years old and loving every single day.  It is somewhat a cliche to say this - but it is my blog and I will say what I want . . .  I wasn't sure when I was diagnosed with breast cancer 6 years ago, that I would be here to celebrate my 55th birthday.  But somewhere deep in my gut - I knew that I would beat it - but that isn't something that you say out LOUD - you keep that hidden in the back of your mind or deep in your gut  . . . just in case.  That is the thing with cancer - you can never be sure of anything in the future - there is always that doubt in the back of your mind.

I have decided to celebrate my 55th year by coming up with 55 things to do during my 55th year.  These things will all contain the number 5 and I will either do them for a specific period of time or the whole year - depending on the "thing".   (I stole this idea from the local newspaper this morning  - a women turned 60 and was working on a list of 60 things all involving the number 60 - hers were a little more exotic - like travel to 6 countries)

I think it will take me a little time to come up with the entire list of 55 things - but figure I have the entire year to do it.  So here is a partial list of things (in no special order) I would like to accomplish or start doing before I turn 56...  I will be posting additional items on a weekly basis as I come up with them - and will update all my bloggie friends on how I am doing.      ;-)

1. Lose 5.5 pounds in 5 1/2 months - Goal weight of 124!
2. Do 55 push ups in a row
3. Run 5.5 miles in under 50 minutes
4. Read more than 5 books
5. Bike 55 or more miles on 5 occasions
6. Pray/meditate for 5 1/2 minutes a day
7. Do 55 crunches in a row
8. Take 5.5 days of personal vacation days - just for me
9. Ski at 5 different ski resorts during my winter ski trip
10. Practice my clarinet for 55 minutes 5 days in a row for 5 weeks
11. Take 5 minutes a day to throw away 5 things
12. Dependant on getting a bike trainer - ride my bike for 55 minutes 5 days a week for 5 weeks
13. Compliment my staff 5 times in 5 weeks - they deserve it and I don't do enough of it
14. Ski 55,000 vertical feet during our January ski vacation
15. Drink 5 glasses of water a day - 5 days a week
16. (My husband's suggestion) - spend 55 less minutes on the computer for 5.5 weeks (ME - might not happen) 

more to come . . . .

Let me know if you have any idea's.