I'm doing 36 things
Went backpacking in Yosemite two weeks ago and it was amazing! Seeing deer run around 5 feet from your tent is pretty intense.
GirlMe's Life List
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1. Lose 10 pounds
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2. Workout at least three times a week
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3. drink 8 glasses of water a day
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4. lower my BMI to 20
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5. stop eating candy
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6. Be honest with myself
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7. take an alphabet of photos
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8. learn photography
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9. Work out more
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10. get a tan
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11. Make a photo album
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12. eat more organic food
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13. overhaul my diet
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14. eat whole foods
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15. run more
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16. Get back into Bikram Yoga.
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17. laugh every day
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18. be successful
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19. Learn to rock climb
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20. travel
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21. visit belize
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22. scuba dive
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23. Visit Ireland
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24. make a cool video
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25. play the piano again
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26. reduce stress
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27. acually finish my "to do" list each day
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28. make more time for my art
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29. volunteer for habitat for humanity
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30. finish my thesis
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31. be patient with my mother
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32. Get published in an academic journal
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33. play guitar
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34. visit New Zealand
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35. stop drinking soda
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36. ride a century
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How I did it
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How I did it: I was listening to NPR one day and they had a segment about how quitting smoking can be contagious. I was curious so I listened. After going through all of the bad things smoking does (e.g., filtering one cup of tar through your lungs each year for one pack-a-day smokers), they talked about how it is much more likely to quit if others around you (s.o.'s, colleagues, siblings, etc) also quit. So all of my colleagues from grad school and… Read how I did it…
Recent entries
It’s been almost 4 months since I’ve had a soda, and I really don’t crave them any more. I’m ready to call this goal accomplished!
