(Cue awesome image of GOB from Arrested Development as you read this title, which is what I did, when I wrote it).
So, this is the beginning of what I have decided to call "Fifteen to 40", which will chronicle the next fifteen months of my life until I turn 40 years old. Forty has always been one of those giant looming numbers for people as they age, and I am no exception. The closer I get, the more I think about the things I have done or haven't done with the first forty years. If you were to go back and talk to twenty year old me, she would be pretty disappointed in 38 year old me. But, if I were to go back and talk to her, I would have quite a few words of advice---she didn't always make decisions that were in the best interest of 38 year old me.
I have some big plans for the next fifteen months. I want to live my forties with a better body mass index than I lived my thirties. I want to spend a little less and save a lot more. I want to be a good example to my daughter. I want to build my career into something that makes me want to jump out of bed in the morning. I want to avoid the urge to order pizza for dinner.
So that's where the blog comes in. I read more magazines and blogs than I care to admit to and it is frequently mentioned in "self help" articles that blogging about your plans will help you accomplish them. So here it goes.
Welcome, if anyone is reading, to my countdown. Here's hoping life begins at 40...I'm due to be born in fifteen months...
