I'm doing 20 things
I was due to be climbing the Reek today with family and friends but dueto unfortunate circumstances we didn’t get to Ireland planning a trip later in the summer!
Laura Bloomfield's Life List
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1. Write a book
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2. Read all the books on the BBCs 100 book list
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3. Get a sense of fashion for me!
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4. Try Paddle boarding
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5. see the northern lights
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6. be true to myself
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7. Do 26 acts of kindness to honor the lives lost in Newtown
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8. plan more fun activities and trips with family
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9. Walk/ run/ swim 3000 miles in 2013
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10. Climb Croagh Patrick
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11. Take more photos and print them off
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12. Loose Weight and be a healthy size 10/12
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13. Run a marathon before I am 40
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14. Pay off mortgage asap
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15. Learn to fly a plane
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16. bike ride to work
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17. travel the world with my children
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18. Set up a charity and raise money for Sarcoidosis research
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19. Take a ride in a Gondola
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20. Learn Spanish
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How I did it
It made me
V.proud 
How I did it: I just keep training a little more every week till I got up to 18km - at first I could only run for a minute at a time but just kept going!We did different training routes too as often as we could to keep it all new and fresh! Read how I did it…
It made me
Slimmer
How I did it: I just kept going - I bought a Fitbit to get me started and it really made me understand how little excercise I actually did. It then got rather addictive and the weight started falling off. I was feeling better with myself not only because of the weight loss but also because the happy hormones that come hand in hand with exercise! Then the walks got longer and I started to add in running to my walks and only the other night I… Read how I did it…
It made me
Feel good
How I did it: Looked up the web site www.kiva.org and saw all the different requests out there! I had planned to give one to an agricultural request but in the end saw one with only a small amount left to get and only a few hours to spare so went with that one. Read how I did it…
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I was due to be climbing the Reek today with family and friends but dueto unfortunate circumstances we didn’t get to Ireland planning a trip later in the summer!
So have been stuck in this hotel all week with work and got out as soon as I could today to get into Lisbon. I got the Metro a couple of stops and just started wandering about.
What a beautiful beautiful city…......but I felt like a complete outsider wandering round on my own. I missed my husband and family – exploring cities are no fun without your loved ones to explore it with. I grabbed a coffee and watched the world go by but I didnt relax….so yes I am glad I went …but if I ever come back here I am bringing my family with me!
