Forty by Forty

In exactly 9 months from today (that's 242 days, 5, 808 minutes, 348,480 seconds) I'm going to be forty!

F-O-R-T-Y!!!!  How did this happen?  I still remember turning 13, 16, 21 and 30 years old - weren't those birthdays just yesterday?  

I'll be the first to admit that staring down 40 in the eye is very disheartening for me.  I remember when I turned 30.  I was so excited, I finally felt like I had grown into just the right age to match all the events that had happened in my life.  By the time I was 30 I had (in order of appearance): gone off to college, had a daughter, graduated from college (B.S. in math ed), gotten married, bought my first house, had a son, got my first teaching job, graduated from college (M.Ed. in math ed), gotten a divorce - hell, that was all by 25!! After the divorce, I moved back home, got my 2nd teaching job, bought my 2nd house, became re-acquainted with a friend from high school who later became my husband, got my 3rd teaching job and got married.  Yep, by the time I turned 30 I felt like I finally "fit into" my life.  

None of this is to say that the last 10 years have been bad.  I've had many wonderful things happen to me in my 30's.  I gave birth to two more wonderful children, I learned what a true love and romance is really supposed to be, I've watched all 4 of my children grow into their own sweet (and sometimes not-so-sweet) personalities, I've seen my daughter graduate from high school and I have a very fulfilling and challenging job. 

I'M JUST NOT READY TO BE 40!! 

So, this brings me to the entire purpose of this blog.  It's all in the name!!  Forty by Forty.  As I stare 40 in the face I realize there are things that I feel that I need to accomplish BEFORE I reach the BIG 4 - 0!  This blog is going to track my journey.  The biggest journey that it will follow is my goal to loose 40 lbs by the time I turn 40.  I plan to post all of my triumphs and struggles here.  I will be as honest as possible.  Who knows, maybe this will help someone else on their journey.  

So, there it is.  I'm turning 40 and I want to loose AT LEAST 40 lbs by April 16th, 2015.  I've put it out in the blogging world!!  Now, it's time to get to work!!