I'm doing 41 things
Day 1
3 days ago
Completed :) Going out for a walk later, already had breakfast. Good start.
Rachael's Life List
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1. Watch "The Wizard of Oz" at the same time as listening to Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon"
1 entry . 2 cheers424 people -
2. wake up at 8am everyday
2 entries . 4 cheers4 people -
3. Pass stages 3 & 4 of my Swedish course
1 entry . 11 cheers1 person -
4. Stop worrying
5 entries . 55 cheers2,017 people -
5. List my 100 favorite movies (movies you'd watch over and over again)
9 entries . 41 cheers82 people -
6. Sew an apron
4 entries . 28 cheers21 people -
7. rasterbate
5 entries . 38 cheers33 people -
8. lose 5 pounds
8 entries . 27 cheers1,147 people -
9. lose weight
13 entries . 41 cheers36,262 people -
10. see the northern lights
6 entries . 77 cheers16,847 people -
11. find my creative niche
6 entries . 52 cheers4 people -
12. See the Gävle Goat
4 entries . 19 cheers2 people -
13. get two kittens
6 entries . 65 cheers4 people -
14. adopt a cat or dog from an animal shelter
2 entries . 67 cheers50 people -
15. Donate blood
2 entries . 42 cheers2,571 people -
16. find out my blood type
1 entry . 26 cheers514 people -
17. Sew a Christmas Quilt
1 entry . 28 cheers1 person -
18. make friends all over the world
2 entries . 30 cheers245 people -
19. Read the book "Dan Brown - The Da Vinci Code"
1 entry . 4 cheers245 people -
20. Keep track of all the movies I watch in 2009
30 entries . 10 cheers29 people -
21. Be fluent in another language
16 entries . 61 cheers215 people -
22. learn Swedish
3 entries . 18 cheers636 people -
23. read a novel in a foreign language
2 entries . 31 cheers76 people -
24. travel europe by train
1 entry . 15 cheers56 people -
25. Travel
10 entries . 50 cheers7,393 people -
26. photograph the alphabet
1 entry . 16 cheers36 people -
27. build a birdhouse
1 entry . 30 cheers14 people -
28. Make a doll's house
2 entries . 48 cheers20 people -
29. ride in a hot air balloon
1 entry . 19 cheers1,975 people -
30. Go to a rock concert
3 entries . 59 cheers164 people -
31. See Ozzfest
1 entry . 10 cheers2 people -
32. Not have a baby for at least three years
6 entries . 29 cheers3 people -
33. Grow my own fruit and vegetables
2 entries . 88 cheers25 people -
34. Read 1,000 books
5 entries . 35 cheers200 people -
35. Keep my family name
4 entries . 33 cheers1 person -
36. Own a VW Camper
2 entries . 63 cheers14 people -
37. Have children (someday)
6 entries . 32 cheers147 people -
38. foster or adopt a child
2 entries . 31 cheers13 people -
39. Make the most of my 20's
3 entries . 78 cheers604 people -
40. watch the IMDB Top 250 movies
2 entries . 15 cheers164 people -
41. Own my own home
3 entries . 73 cheers1,370 people
How I did it
It made me
happy 
How I did it: Read ebooks, borrowed library books, and finished a few books I had kicking around at home. I wanted to read a lot more than I did last year (which wasn't too bad a number of books, really), and I have a lot of lists of books to read, so the choice was always great. And I love my local library, it is a very up-to-date and enjoyable system, not like back in the UK. Read how I did it…
It made me
feel good
How I did it: I'd had a basic step counter before, and it didn't really do the job, the smallest movement would register as a step. So I decided to buy a better one, and I am hoping to use it for a week in every day activity (as it stores your steps for a week), see the average number I am getting and try and increase that number by 100 each week, until I get to 10,000. But I can thoroughly recommend the one I bought, it is an Omron 'Walking Style II',… Read how I did it…
It made me
reassured
How I did it: We'd been watching a program on TV about HIV and Aids, presented by Stephen Fry. It was really good to see, and made me realise both Erik and I should get tested. We've both had previous relationships, and though we wee pretty sure we didn't have HIV, it's still a wise move to get tested. We went to a drop in place at our local hospital, filled out some forms, had our blood taken, and that was that. A week later your results come back, bu… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Trying to make the most of my time
3 days ago
Recently I’ve been waking up at 12, which is far too late in the day, especially since I am in the north of Sweden, and right now we get light from 10 until 3.
I also want to make sure I have enough time to get everything done, and waking up earlier is the start of that.
