I'm doing 25 things
I’m running out of time to get this done.
I don’t want to fail on a new years resolution that should be so easy.
It’s JUST 30 days. Let’s try again.
HWgirl's Life List
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1. maintain my weight loss
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2. Save money
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3. Be happy again
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4. Look prettier
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5. Learn to drive
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6. Have more fun
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7. Spend less time online
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8. Don't eat any junk food for one month
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9. take ice skating lessons
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10. Have a planned activity for every weekend
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11. Work out at least 3x a week, every week
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12. run a 5k
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13. get a cat
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14. watch the IMDB.com Top 100 movies
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15. Read all the books on my To Read list before adding any more
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16. Read books by all the winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature
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17. Enjoy being at work again
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18. Watch the top 80's cult movies
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19. try new foods
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20. Cook every weekend
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21. learn how to play chess
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22. visit every country in Europe
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23. learn how to use my dSLR
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24. see the northern lights
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25. buy a flat
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How I did it
It made me
Happy 
How I did it: I spent most of this year telling friends that I wanted to go rock climbing. Most people laughed and told me they didn't think it was a good idea (I am accident prone)Eventually though my friend's fiance turned round and asked if I wanted to go with him that week :) I had a moment of fear (hard, it would hurt the bad break to my wrist from last year, I'd look stupid and uncoordinated, I'd hurt myself badly again) but I sucked it up a… Read how I did it…
It made me
Delighted
How I did it: I remember this being one of my only 2012 new years resolutions that I wasn't sure about. I'd only really started thinking about it because I got a new hairdresser last year who was itching to dye my hair blonde from the moment he met me.On impulse in June I got a pixie cut (something else I'd thought about for years) My hairdresser persuaded me that when I next came to get it trimmed I should let him highlight it. Back in the salon 6 wee… Read how I did it…
It made me
Happy
How I did it: I got the idea from a friend of mine who cycles a lot. She agreed to take me on a short ride with her, far away from traffic on nice cycle friendly roads.Before I went though I had to get my dad to pull my mum's old bike out, pump up the tires, adjust the seat and fix a broken brake for me.The first time I rode it as a test while my dad fixed it I actually thought for a few seconds that I HAD forgotten how to ride a bike. It's been years … Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Pretty much exactly the same as the first 2 books. I only went back and read this one because my friend started sending me funny quotes from it and I couldn’t resist joining in.
This one was slightly better than the first 2, there was almost a plot. However, all the insanely annoying elements of the first 2 are also still there.
