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GirlWednesday

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I'm doing 31 things
  

GirlWednesday's Life List

  2. 1. Drink more water
    8 entries . 19 cheers     		20,244 people
  3. 2. Clear up my skin - for good!
    4 entries . 8 cheers     		2 people
  4. 3. Fit into my old jeans again!
    9 cheers     		47 people
  5. 4. Learn to run for 20 minutes without stopping!
    2 entries . 13 cheers     		1 person
  6. 5. Take control of my finances.
    4 entries . 3 cheers     		33 people
  7. 6. Save a house deposit.
    1 cheer     		6 people
  8. 7. Do the 21 Days of Motivation by the end of the year!
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		2 people
  9. 8. Explore the Outback with a loved one
    8 cheers     		2 people
  10. 9. Join a team
    2 cheers     		21 people
  11. 10. A-Z Author Challenge
    1 entry . 7 cheers     		2 people
  12. 11. Make someone feel remembered.
    11 cheers     		1 person
  13. 12. Read all of Agatha Christie's "Poirot" novels
    3 entries . 4 cheers     		2 people
  14. 13. Be closer to my family
    2 entries . 6 cheers     		161 people
  15. 14. Take up pilates
    3 entries . 8 cheers     		16 people
  16. 15. Start writing again.
    11 cheers     		429 people
  17. 16. Drive along the Great Ocean Road
    4 cheers     		4 people
  18. 17. Make my house a home
    3 entries . 6 cheers     		53 people
  19. 18. Take more care of my hair
    4 cheers     		1 person
  20. 19. Be more tolerant
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		190 people
  21. 20. Act more professionally
    2 entries . 5 cheers     		1 person
  22. 21. Stop pressing snooze so I get to work on time!
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		1 person
  23. 22. Read "The Old Man And The Sea"
    2 entries . 4 cheers     		7 people
  24. 23. Send a thankyou note to my parents.
    5 cheers     		1 person
  25. 24. Go diving.
    3 cheers     		82 people
  26. 25. Appreciate new music
    10 entries . 3 cheers     		2 people
  27. 26. Go to Morocco
    4 cheers     		204 people
  28. 27. Go through a whole day without saying anything nasty about anyone.
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		1 person
  29. 28. Define the person I want to be.
    5 entries . 1 cheer     		1 person
  30. 29. Give blood
    1 cheer     		3,022 people
  31. 30. be organised
    		127 people
  32. 31. Monthly reviews
    1 entry     		1 person

How I did it
How to be in the front row of a concert
It took me
12 months
It made me
Excited!

How I did it: It's taken me forever to do this and I think it was one of my original goals when I first signed up to 43 Things.I had planned to go to a local gig weeks ago with a friend but the obstacles to actually getting there last night were ridiculous.My friend unfortunately hurt herself in the hours leading up to the gig and couldn't walk. She had the tickets and I had planned a day out of the city on a bus with others so I couldn't pick up the t… Read how I did it…

Aug 21, 2010, 10:10PM PDT | 0 comments


How to go roller skating.
It took me
2 months
It made me
Sore...but happy!

How I did it: I made baby steps. Not being a particularly athletic type, I figured I'd get some inspiration by attending a roller derby bout. Once I saw the roller derby girls in action, I knew it would be fun to try. I hadn't skated since I was eight (some time ago now!) so I wasn't sure how I'd go. But a friend convinced me to join her one Saturday afternoon at the local recreation centre where the basketball courts is converted on weekends to a cool… Read how I did it…

May 19, 2010, 02:48AM PDT | 0 comments


How to do something nice for a stranger
It took me
1 day
It made me
Happy

How I did it: I bought the plushest teddy bear I could find and donated it under the Christmas tree for a needy child this festive season.I noticed there were relatively few gifts under the donation tree this year - disproportionate to the piles of stuff people had in their own baskets. I was glad that my friend who was with me said she would donate something later next week. Read how I did it…

Dec 17, 2009, 07:03PM PST | 0 comments | 3 cheers


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Recent entries
Monthly reviews
January review

It’s January 31. In January, I:

- Swapped coffee for green tea
- Swapped Coke for water
- Swapped full fat milk for skim
- Swapped KFC for Subway
- Swapped white bread for wholegrain
- Swapped going home straight after work for exercise
- Signed up for zumba every Monday
- Joined a gym with an intention to go three times a week
- Cleansed, toned and moisturised every morning
- Cleansed, toned and moisturised (almost!) every night
- Swapped couch time for doing new things – horse riding, kayaking, climbing Mt Lofty
- Made an effort with my family with personalized birthday gifts and get well cards

So…I’m pretty proud of myself!

Jan 31, 2012, 02:33AM PST | 0 comments


Do the Mt Lofty walk (read all 3 entries…)
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So, so challenging…but so worth it!

Jan 14, 2012, 07:35PM PST | 0 comments


take up pilates (read all 3 entries…)
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I’m trying yoga tonight and then tomorrow afternoon, I’m going to try my hand at a mix of yoga and pilates (yogalates?) so we’ll see how it goes…

Jan 12, 2012, 08:55PM PST | 2 cheers | 1 comment


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I want to:

The world wants to...

find the most peaceful place on Earth improve my public speaking skills confused101 wants to Beat my depression get up on time learn to play the harmonica cast a spell on someone. go to the oscars watch southpark Strength train paint my kitchen Learn to cook create a non-profit organization make a collage shoemaker wants to have more self control find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year Sing figure out what clothes suit me and fit me Watch a Joan of Arcadia Episode i want to live in the wild embrace Upgrade my PC Become Financially Independent house ATLfemme wants to meet like minded people dream lucidly bellydance build an online portfolio read 12 books in 2010
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