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CharityAK

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I'm doing 40 things
  

CharityAK's Life List

  2. 1. Do another triathlon
    11 entries . 24 cheers     		14 people
  3. 2. bike a century
    4 entries . 9 cheers     		178 people
  4. 3. Run a half Marathon
    21 entries . 30 cheers     		1,913 people
  5. 4. Climb the South Face of Pioneer Peak
    5 entries . 4 cheers     		1 person
  6. 5. hike or cycle the Resurrection Pass Trail
    6 entries . 8 cheers     		1 person
  7. 6. master rag and jazz piano
    1 entry . 12 cheers     		1 person
  8. 7. Learn to play the violin
    24 entries . 10 cheers     		1,645 people
  9. 8. Learn to play the mandolin
    2 entries . 9 cheers     		252 people
  10. 9. Finish painting the trim and doors in the hallway
    1 entry . 4 cheers     		1 person
  11. 10. Make-over the Dining Room Set
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  12. 11. Get Casey registered for his SATS and schedule his Senior Pics
    1 cheer     		1 person
  13. 12. Finish Sewing My Fall Wardrobe
    8 entries . 6 cheers     		1 person
  14. 13. Lose the last 3# 7oz that will put me inside a healthy weight range. Then meet with doctor and trainer to set a final goal weight.
    2 entries . 10 cheers     		1 person
  15. 14. Go Whitewater Rafting
    1 entry . 27 cheers     		255 people
  16. 15. Create a cairn on the road side
    6 cheers     		1 person
  17. 16. Learn racquetball
    3 entries . 7 cheers     		7 people
  18. 17. Take a Scuba Class with Craig
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		1 person
  19. 18. Learn to do the crawl stroke with proper breathing
    17 entries . 14 cheers     		1 person
  20. 19. own a Boston (or Steinway!) black grand piano
    16 cheers     		1 person
  21. 20. Get my mile below 7:30 minutes
    15 cheers     		1 person
  22. 21. take the family to Washington DC
    16 cheers     		1 person
  23. 22. finish Caleb's Eagle quilt
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		1 person
  24. 23. make Caleb's celtic quilt
    6 cheers     		1 person
  25. 24. Finish Quilt for orphanage in Mexico
    14 cheers     		1 person
  26. 25. buy Craig a four-wheeler
    2 cheers     		1 person
  27. 26. take voice lessons
    1 entry . 14 cheers     		753 people
  28. 27. Learn to Play the Irish flute
    2 entries . 10 cheers     		4 people
  29. 28. Organize every square inch of the house!
    6 entries . 9 cheers     		1 person
  30. 29. finish my black belt
    1 entry . 18 cheers     		2 people
  31. 30. Do a one-arm push-up
    2 entries . 5 cheers     		16 people
  32. 31. Try snowboarding
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		118 people
  33. 32. Get a Body Fat Analysis Done
    1 cheer     		1 person
  34. 33. purchase a handgun, learn to use it
    2 entries . 7 cheers     		1 person
  35. 34. Write more notes of gratitude and encouragement
    2 entries . 7 cheers     		1 person
  36. 35. Leave a gift on a stranger's doorstep
    1 entry . 9 cheers     		1 person
  37. 36. hike or cycle the Crow Creek trail
    4 entries . 8 cheers     		1 person
  38. 37. hike or cycle the Johnson Lake Pass trail
    6 entries . 7 cheers     		1 person
  39. 38. Canoe the Little Su
    2 entries . 4 cheers     		1 person
  40. 39. sea kayak the Prince William Sound
    4 entries . 17 cheers     		1 person
  41. 40. Complete Client's Wardrobe
    1 entry     		1 person

How I did it
How to cycle the Denali Hwy, approx 150 wilderness miles, 4000 ft summit
It took me
4 days
It made me
Deeply satisfied

How I did it: Reading through my entries is probably the best "how to" I could write. However, I'll summarize here. I was invited to participate in the Women Extreme Team's Denali wilderness bike ride. This is an approx. 150 mile ride through the Denali wilderness. It basically follows the Paxton to Cantwell Denali Highway -an all gravel road with the second highest summit (4000+) in Alaska and heavily hilled. It was a brutal ride, deeply challenging e… Read how I did it…

Aug 06, 09:45AM PDT | 0 comments | 2 cheers


How to catch a halibut
It took me
1 day
It made me
excited

How I did it: We called up a halibut charter in Homer, Alaska, haggled for a decent price and booked a trip for six people on a fairly large boat. We showed up at the harbor at 5:30 am, handed over our fishing licenses and boarded the boat. Headed out of the harbor and cruised to a spot about an hour out. It was overcast and cool, but not the usual freezing and raining - which we deeply appreciated. We got our "how-to" lecture from the Captain and away… Read how I did it…

Aug 06, 09:19AM PDT | 0 comments


How to go clamming
It took me
1 day
It made me

How I did it: We have wanted to go clamming at Clam Gulch (Kenai Peninsula, Alaska) for some time. Since we were driving through en route to a halibut charter, we thought we'd stop and take advantage of a low tide. We bought clam shovels and brought a bucket to collect our clams. The tide ended up not being sufficiently low to expose the clam beds. We were only able to find one clam. But we still had fun looking and digging even if the clams remained s… Read how I did it…

Aug 06, 01:31AM PDT | 0 comments | 1 cheer


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Recent entries
do another triathlon. (read all 11 entries…)
Bike Ride 44 minutes ago

Cycled for an hour, outdoor, hilled course, 25 degrees out. Gonna have to figure out some gear issues. Even the Underarmor cold weather base layer wasn’t sufficient and I couldn’t feel toes, fingers, nose or ears by the time I got back.

Nov 08, 04:29PM PST | 0 comments


Organize every square inch of the house! (read all 6 entries…)
Kitchen id Done! 23 hours ago

Such a big job, but the kitchen is now totally organized. Every drawer. Every cupboard. Fridge. The works. Everything has a perfect little container or compartment. Just need to scrub down surfaces and this room is done!

Nov 07, 05:31PM PST | 0 comments


do another triathlon. (read all 11 entries…)
Today's Run 1 day ago

Nine trail miles. Gimpy foot was really bothering me and I was having a hard time with heart rate as well. Had to walk a bit to keep it under 170. 118 minutes. Made a total of 27 miles for the week.

Nov 07, 11:35AM PST | 0 comments


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be the wife my husband deserves be less critical learn to identify the constellations open a business Stop caring what other people think of me cucumber_melon8 wants to get a job Sleep more kiss stop wasting time see how i will look when im older Keep my bedroom clean and organized woodstockdc wants to surf more often play the sims life stories online for free live on an island go to law school Learn Flemish draw anime Save money, not waste money! hike the entire appalachian trail Play Strippoker Learn to speak Spanish Visit the National Portrait Gallery find my great love be scene get over my fear of public speaking take a photography class Live in France
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