Seems I might have the option to keep the three day week for a while longer.
As long as I am frugal with the pennies, I think my health will thank me for it.
I think I can class this goal as achieved for now.
Lizzielowlife's Life List
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1. Learn to fly a power kite
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2. Save more money.
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3. Control my temper more effectively.
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4. Do lawnmower racing competetively.
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5. Go camping more regularly.
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6. Deal with the stress of my job more effectively.
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7. Be more open with my emotions.
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8. Learn to scuba dive and swim with sharks.
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9. Walk with wolves.
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10. Go abroad at least twice a year.
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11. Send Christmas cards to the people I love this year.
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12. Do more of my art.
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13. Go to bed earlier.
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14. Get over my cow phobia.
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15. Go and visit some of my more distant friends.
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16. Go on another American road trip.
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17. Go climbing again.
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18. Stop procrastinating and do more house work.
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19. Learn at least 5 new skills a year.
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20. Be less anxious.
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21. Finish the second Swarf album.
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22. Finish my kiddie's book.
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23. Go to Asia
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24. Be able to snowboard without looking like a complete numpty.
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25. Do more horse riding than I currently do.
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26. Run another half marathon.
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27. Find a job I enjoy.
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28. Ride a camel in the desert.
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29. Buy an MX5 (a red one!)
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30. Get super brilliant at sky diving.
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31. Go Ape.
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32. Have at least one adventure a month!
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33. Keep my newly found sanity.
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34. Improve my French.
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35. Improve my vocabulary.
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36. Allow Sussex Uni to study my Synaesthesia.
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37. Go skiing this Christmas.
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38. Be more sociable.
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39. Manage my time better.
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How I did it: I was proper poorly for the past year.My boss at first, offered a phased return, but once I was back to full time work again, I found that I was just so tired and worn out that I spent my weekends sleeping!This is no way to live.So in the end I asked if I could work part time until I was fully recovered.I was given a new role (one that I have actually wanted to have for years and one that I am exceedingly good at!) and took a 20% pay cut … Read how I did it…
How I did it: Last year, I had my first ever massage.I was INCREDIBLY tense and stressed at the time and Louise, my masseuse was very kind and gentle with me. She listened to all my woes before we got started and she told me that after all I had been through, no wonder I was pretty broken.She used essential oils (lavendar, geranium and olbas) and by the time she was done with me, you could have poured me into a bucket!Louise told me that I was on… Read how I did it…
How I did it: When I am unhappy I can't eat...since I have spent the past year being rather unhappy, the weight fell off.However, now that I am almost back to being happy again, a year of not eating very much has conditioned me to want to eat a lot less.I have developed the habit of only eating when I am truly hungry and never just for the sake of it.I also exercise a lot...I am very sporty, so this has helped me to keep the weight off.I have gone from… Read how I did it…
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I have one planned for next year!
Can’t wait!
But I won’t jinx things by striking it off my list until it actually happens!
I think I have become as confident on the phone as I am ever going to be.
Goal achieved.
