I'm doing 34 things
I actually made a very decent chicken-and-noodle soup for my husband when he was sick. It was so good, I had several helpings myself haha. Yes, thankfully, he recovered fine.
BubuBenchi's Life List
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1. be happy
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2. stop procrastinating
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3. meditate daily
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4. be more social
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5. Be more organised
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6. Learn Portuguese
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7. update my wardrobe
1 entry . 1 cheer413 people -
8. get my license
3 entries . 1 cheer1,437 people -
9. save money
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10. write a book
1 entry . 1 cheer30,182 people -
11. be a better sister
2 entries . 2 cheers669 people -
12. travel more often
1 entry . 2 cheers136 people -
13. always be in love
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14. paint more
2 cheers1,331 people -
15. learn French
1 cheer12,437 people -
16. To live instead of exist
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17. Learn to cook
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18. be more attractive
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19. have a new hair cut and hair style
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20. be more feminine
1 entry . 1 cheer293 people -
21. remember to be young
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22. Develop a morning routine
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23. give more heart-to-hearts with random people, without planning it
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24. learn to play the harmonica
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25. Buy a House
1 cheer13,859 people -
26. Learn to surf
1 entry . 3 cheers8,071 people -
27. get a tan
3 entries1,459 people -
28. Learn to Salsa
1 cheer1,414 people -
29. throw a party at my house
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30. create my own Altar of Life
1 entry1 person -
31. grow out my hair & donate it to Locks of Love
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32. Have a baby
2 cheers6,260 people -
33. have a house with hidden rooms and trap doors, and some kind of secret tunnel
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34. learn german
1 entry5,235 people
How I did it
It made me
Here comes the sun! 
How I did it: Food:- less sugar (almost no processed sugar)- less bread/pasta/wheat etc- more fruit / veggies- less quantity of food- no unhealthy snacks after 8 pm- lots of drinking (tea, Aquarius, Nestea, water)- less milk productsBut I did not technically give up anything, I occasionally ate ice cream, chocolate, chips, fried eggs, milkshakes etc.Exercise:- swimming often (3-4 times/week)- walking more- believe it or not, more houseworkGeneral lifes… Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: I'm proud to say that I neither stepped on other people nor did I play up to the bosses, but rather, worked hard, was tough but fair on those who worked for me, was proactive with solutions with those above me, and kept the morale high as I could.It must have paid off, as even now that I am no longer there, I count both my bosses and employees as friends. Read how I did it…
It made me
Pleasantly relaxed
How I did it: Couldn't convince my husband to let me have a go, so when I was on holidays alone with my sister in the Philippines, we managed to arrange horse riding up in the Baguio mountains, it's a beautiful way to enjoy both nature's landscapes and love for animals. I found it difficult to discipline my horse though, I didn't understand why I have to kick him in the belly for him to go faster, and I think my horse intuitively guessed I wasn't very … Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
I already speak Spanish, so although I would also like to pick up French, Portuguese and Italian, I understand a lot of it already as they are all Latin languages…
But German is quite another linguistical group, so I’d like to tackle it, also because my father is originally German though at home we speak English (he has spoken English for over fifty years now, since he immigrated to Australia at 17) ; but it would be nice to converse with him in his native tongue (although his English is perfect, he still counts in German, tell-tale sign!).
I have a good foundation already… but need to review basics anyway!
And loved it! In September my boss asked me to go to Italy for two weeks to train our staff and lawyers, very agreeable experience, and in November he asked me to go to Cyprus for the same thing. I worked the whole time I was in Italy, but in Cyprus I at least took a few hours off to soak in the beautiful beaches and visit Aphrodite’s temple…
