When I began compiling my 40×40 list, I knew most of it was going to be rather challenging. Much of what I decided on, not unlike the women in my life, will take large commitments of time or money. This is perhaps a mistake. But I wanted to think big. I don’t so much mind the failure.

I did insert a limited number of simple goals into my list. The simplest of which I marked item #0, and was to actually complete the list. I have successfully accomplished that assignment and 40 items still remain. The subsequent task I wanted to complete is also next on the list, if ordered by simplicity: I wanted to relaunch this website.

Putting on Street Clothes

You’ll notice, “Design my personal website” was not on my list. As my wife could attest, I can spend weeks prototyping and then tweaking various aspects of a website. To alleviate this distraction, I’m using a free theme called Hemingway. It’s clean, simple, functional and it’s what I need for this virtual space right now. I have, however, slightly altered the theme. Pray I don’t alter it any further.

Did I Remember to Zip My Fly?

For all practical purposes, having a custom layout designed and coded by myself did not matter. The end goal was a personal website relaunch. I needed somewhere to tell the story of my 40×40 list. After a couple of days of minor adjustments, I now have it. And now I’m off to other things.