You asked for it, so here it is, the full list of activities from my recent 49-4-49 project. For those who do not know, the 49-4-49 project was to do 49 fun activities over one year, starting on my 49th birthday and ending before my 50th birthday last April. The project was a blast, and it encouraged me to make the most of London and all the great experiences it has to offer. The most important object of the project was to have fun, to feed my curiosity and explore life outside of my comfort zone, and as you can see from the list below, I certainly did!
The List
Visit Highgate area of London
See the play ONCE
See the play JERSEY BOYS
Go to Ste Anne’s Spa in Canada
Climb the Monument in the city
Donate blood for the first time in England
Visit WALES for the first time
Hike in Cornwall
Enjoy brunch at the Waffle House
Wander the village of St Albans
Go to Aqua Bar (outdoor bar terrace in Central London)
Volunteer to plant ceramic poppies at the Tower of London
Visit the Greek Island of Paros
Tour Athens
Take a cookery course
Do a trapeze class
Vacation at the Amalfi Coast
Tour Pompeii
Go to the island of Capri
Walk the SHINE marathon
Amuse myself at Thorpe Park (it’s an amusement park)
Visit Tunbridge Wells
Take an ice skating lesson
Enjoy Bryan Adams concert
Eat at NOBU Mayfair
Enjoy a pint at the Punch Bowl
Have tea at the Top 10 tea rooms in London
Visit Somerset House (with Christmas lights and ice skating rink)
Enjoy La Soiree
Visit the Museum of Brands, Advertising and Packaging
See The Art of The Brick
Stroll Maltby Street
See the Book of Mormon
Go Horseback riding
Attend a masquerade party
Visit the London Silver Vaults
Play ping pong at Bounce
Eat at Ottolengi
Take a London Coach workshop
Visit Blackheath
Take a clay pigeon shooting lesson
Do a French bread making course
See BILLY ELLIOT (and got to stand on stage afterwards)
Take an improv comedy course
Do a beef butchery class
Move into my new flat
Climb the O2 arena
Take a cable car across The Thames
Tour the Globe theatre
I hope my list encourages you to make your own list. Good luck!
Anne Taylor is an executive coach in London at DIRECTions Coaching. To improve your life at home and at work, contact Anne now.
